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DH4 6AB

Lumley & West Rainton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Houghton Le Spring
Ward
Lumley & West Rainton
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 6AA 68 m
DH4 6AE 89 m
DH4 6AD 100 m
DH4 6HR 121 m
DH4 6BF 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 6AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 6
Latitude
54.846515
Longitude
-1.506820
British National Grid easting
431,768
British National Grid northing
550,300

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

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Cork Cottage, Fencehouses, Houghton Le Spring, DH4 6AB 24 November 2014 £170,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
25
Secondary
4

  1. Woodlea Primary School

    Academy converter

    540 m

  2. Dubmire Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    629 m

  3. Bournmoor Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
766
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 268
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 87
  • Burglary 63
  • Vehicle crime 55

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
2

1 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.0
DH4 6 residents
10,516

Age bands in DH4 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.4%

1,831 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,114 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

2,770 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.2%

2,871 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

1,961 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DH4 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    1.8 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    2.3 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    2.4 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    2.5 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    2.5 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    2.6 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, WOODLAND VIEW, WEST RAINTON, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 6RQ

    ODS code A83024

    3.9 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.2 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    4.4 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

    FRANCIS WAY, HETTON-LE-HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH5 9EZ

    ODS code A89004

    4.4 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.5 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.6 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lambton Lane

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.0 miles

  • Front Street-Lambton Lane

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.1 miles

  • Front Street-Lambton Lane

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.1 miles

  • War Memorial - Bingo Hall

    BCT · New Lambton

    0.1 miles

  • War Memorial - Bingo Hall

    BCT · New Lambton

    0.2 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

32 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Woodlea Primary School is the nearest published school at 540 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

766 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 268 events.

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