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DH3 4YX

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 4NX 48 m
DH3 4NS 254 m
DH3 4BF 276 m
DH3 4HG 308 m
DH3 3SJ 473 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH3 4YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 January 2001
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH3
Postcode sector
DH3 4
Latitude
54.853302
Longitude
-1.553744
British National Grid easting
428,750
British National Grid northing
551,035

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
E04010659
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104460
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 015A · E01020590
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
38
Primary
30
Secondary
6

  1. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  2. Park View School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Cestria Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,271
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 341
  • Shoplifting 322
  • Anti social behaviour 156
  • Criminal damage and arson 135
  • Public order 97

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 straight-line

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    1.3 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    1.4 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    1.9 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    2.8 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.0 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.4 km

  • VILLAGES MEDICAL GROUP

    21 GARDINER CRESCENT, PELTON FELL, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 2NJ

    ODS code A83637

    3.6 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    3.8 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIT 1, THE LAVENDER CENTRE, PELTON LANE, PELTON, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 1HS

    ODS code A83033

    3.9 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    4.0 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.5 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    4.7 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Golf Club - bridge

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

  • Golf Club - bridge

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.2 miles

  • Riverside Cricket Ground

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.4 miles

  • Riverside Cricket Ground

    BCT · Chester-le-Street

    0.4 miles

  • White House

    BCT · Bournmoor

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 015A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

12,221 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 30 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Chester-Le-Street is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,271 published events cover 12 months, averaging 105.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 341 events.

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