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DH3 4FJ

Lumley & West Rainton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lumley & West Rainton
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH3 4FH 49 m
DH3 4FE 88 m
DH3 4FG 119 m
DH3 4PF 120 m
DH3 4QA 130 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 4FJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 4
Latitude
54.861005
Longitude
-1.521162
British National Grid easting
430,836
British National Grid northing
551,906

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Lumley & West Rainton · E05016183
Parish or community
E04010599
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104455
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 015B · E01020591
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 015 · E02004295

Postcode source versions

Explore DH3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
34
Secondary
7

  1. Bournmoor Primary School

    Community school

    606 m

  2. Woodlea Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

  3. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
395
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 124
  • Anti social behaviour 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 62
  • Burglary 36
  • Public order 27

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DH3 4 residents
5,901

Age bands in DH3 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.2%

819 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

518 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

1,082 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

1,679 residents

Age 65 and over
29%

1,671 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

13

within 5 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

    CHESTER ROAD, SHINEY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4RB

    ODS code A89028

    1.6 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

    KELSO GROVE, SHINEY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4RW

    ODS code A89030

    1.8 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

    3 SWISS COTTAGES, VIGO LANE, WASHINGTON, NE38 9AB

    ODS code A89617

    2.3 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    2.5 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.7 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, FRONT STREET, GREAT LUMLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 4LE

    ODS code A83029

    3.0 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    3.3 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    3.4 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

    MIDDLE CHARE SURGERY, MIDDLE CHARE, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3QD

    ODS code A83028

    3.4 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4DN

    ODS code A89023

    4.0 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GALLERIES HEALTH CENTRE, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89012

    4.3 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, THE GALLERIES, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89025

    4.3 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    DURHAM ROAD, BIRTLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 2QT

    ODS code A85008

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Temporary Park and Ride

    BCT · Bournmoor

    0.2 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Bournmoor

    0.2 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Bournmoor

    0.2 miles

  • Lambton Pleasure Park

    BCT · Bournmoor

    0.4 miles

  • Ellesmere

    BCT · Bournmoor

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 015B, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,957 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 7 secondary schools. Bournmoor Primary School is the nearest published school at 606 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

395 published events cover 12 months, averaging 32.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 124 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.