| Postcode | DH2 1SG | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chester le Street | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | Penhill Close (W) Institute Terrace (N) Institute Terrace (S) Red Lion (SW) Red Lion (N) Bungalows (NE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 43 View | 
| Known addresses | 43 Penhill Close, Ouston 44 Penhill Close, Ouston 46 Penhill Close, Ouston 51 Penhill Close, Ouston 52 Penhill Close, Ouston 53 Penhill Close, Ouston 57 Penhill Close, Ouston 59 Penhill Close, Ouston 61 Penhill Close, Ouston 62 Penhill Close, Ouston 63 Penhill Close, Ouston 64 Penhill Close, Ouston 65 Penhill Close, Ouston 66 Penhill Close, Ouston 68 Penhill Close, Ouston 69 Penhill Close, Ouston 70 Penhill Close, Ouston 71 Penhill Close, Ouston 73 Penhill Close, Ouston 74 Penhill Close, Ouston 77 Penhill Close, Ouston 78 Penhill Close, Ouston 79 Penhill Close, Ouston 82 Penhill Close, Ouston | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 54.881455 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.602763 | |
| Easting | 425584 | |
| Northing | 554150 | |
| Grid reference | NZ255541 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 589639 6082494 | |
| what3words | cosmic.rotate.workshops | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricism strike unlisted | |
| Plus code | 9C6WV9JW+HV | |
| Altitude | 79 metres (259 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 15.5 KMs (9.6 miles) | 
| Parish | Urpeth | E04010706 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Pelton | E05016187 | 
| Unitary Authority | County Durham | E06000047 | 
| County | County Durham | E11000007 | 
| Constituency (2024) | North Durham | E14001389 | 
| MP | Luke Akehurst | Labour | 
| Police force | Durham | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Durham | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | June 1981 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 114 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 41 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Ouston (County Durham) | E63007232 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00104632 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 002C | E01020622 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 002C | E01020622 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Ouston & Beamish | E02004290 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Ouston & Beamish | E02004290 | 
| Travel to work area | Newcastle | E30000245 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 63 Penhill Close, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Oct 2022 | £190,000 | 
| 77 Penhill Close, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Apr 2021 | £147,500 | 
| 65 Penhill Close, Ouston | Terraced (leasehold) | Nov 2019 | £139,000 | 
| 68 Penhill Close, Ouston | Terraced (leasehold) | Jul 2019 | £114,500 | 
| Terraced (leasehold) | Jul 2002 | £63,000 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Dec 1995 | £42,500 | |
| 62 Penhill Close, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | May 2019 | £170,000 | 
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jan 2017 | £158,000 | |
| 44 Penhill Close, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jul 2018 | £180,000 | 
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Apr 2016 | £168,000 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Sep 2011 | £169,000 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Oct 2003 | £145,000 | |
| 70 Penhill Close, Ouston | Terraced (freehold) | Jun 2018 | £130,000 | 
| Other (freehold) | May 2018 | £5,650 | |
| Other (leasehold) | May 2018 | £133,000 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Mar 2014 | £134,950 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jan 2007 | £129,950 | |
| 57 Penhill Close, Ouston | Other (freehold) | Jul 2017 | £5,650 | 
| 64 Penhill Close, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Aug 2016 | £143,000 | 
| 73 Penhill Close, Ouston | Terraced (leasehold) | Dec 2014 | £140,000 |