| Postcode | DH2 1TY | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Chester le Street | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (4 km) | 
| Bus stops | Bradley Close (SW) Wensley Close (SE) Wensley Close (NW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 31 View | 
| Known addresses | 17 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 19 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 21 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 23 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 25 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 27 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 29 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 31 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 35 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 36 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 37 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 38 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 39 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 40 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 41 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 43 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 44 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 48 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 50 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 52 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 54 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 56 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 58 Melbeck Drive, Ouston 62 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 54.887484 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.607973 | |
| Easting | 425246 | |
| Northing | 554819 | |
| Grid reference | NZ252548 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 589291 6083158 | |
| what3words | barefoot.horns.lifeguard | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricism submarine unhappily | |
| Plus code | 9C6WV9PR+XR | |
| Altitude | 65 metres (213 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 15.8 KMs (9.8 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 | April 1985 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 77 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 29 | |
| 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) | Urpeth | E63007231 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00104627 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 002D | E01020623 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 002D | E01020623 | 
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | Detached (leasehold) | Dec 2024 | £245,000 | 
| Detached (leasehold) | Apr 1997 | £58,500 | |
| Detached (leasehold) | Mar 1995 | £57,500 | |
| 35 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2022 | £140,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2006 | £136,500 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2000 | £65,250 | |
| 36 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Aug 2022 | £120,000 | 
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Feb 2009 | £99,000 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jun 2003 | £69,000 | |
| 44 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | Terraced (leasehold) | Jun 2022 | £110,000 | 
| 19 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £126,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | May 2016 | £110,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2014 | £97,500 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2007 | £118,500 | |
| 56 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2020 | £155,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2017 | £150,000 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | May 2003 | £93,950 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Jan 2001 | £65,500 | |
| Terraced (leasehold) | Sep 1997 | £51,000 | |
| 50 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jul 2020 | £135,000 | 
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Aug 2007 | £145,000 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Sep 2003 | £96,000 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | May 2001 | £44,500 | |
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Jan 1997 | £40,000 | |
| 40 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2018 | £106,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2013 | £96,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 1999 | £44,950 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 1996 | £38,500 | |
| 54 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | Other (freehold) | May 2018 | £5,000 | 
| Semi-detached (leasehold) | Apr 2001 | £83,000 | |
| 41 Melbeck Drive, Ouston | Other (freehold) | Jan 2018 | £4,800 |