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DH4 6XP

Lumley & West Rainton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lumley & West Rainton
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DH4 6PY 165 m
DH4 6UL 430 m
DH4 6PB 436 m
DH4 6UE 452 m
DH4 6SN 460 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DH4 6XP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1999
Terminated
1 March 2001
Postcode area
DH
Postcode district
DH4
Postcode sector
DH4 6
Latitude
54.836809
Longitude
-1.508822
British National Grid easting
431,647
British National Grid northing
549,219

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
E04010710
Westminster constituency
City of Durham · E14001173
Output area
E00105179
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 027C · E01020727
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 027 · E02004311

Postcode source versions

Explore DH4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
23
Secondary
3

  1. Dubmire Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    934 m

  2. Woodlea Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. Lumley Junior School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
473
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 183
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Vehicle crime 41
  • Criminal damage and arson 38
  • Burglary 36

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    2.1 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    2.2 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

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

    ODS code A89023

    2.6 km

  • WEST RAINTON SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83024

    2.9 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    3.4 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    3.5 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    3.6 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    4.0 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    4.6 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Durham Street

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.4 miles

  • Leamside Lane End

    BCT · Great Lumley

    0.5 miles

  • Front Street Fence Houses

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.6 miles

  • Front Street-Station Avenue South

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.6 miles

  • Front Street-Station Avenue North

    BCT · Fence Houses

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 027C, 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

3,765 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

29 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 3 secondary schools. Dubmire Primary is the nearest published school at 934 m.

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

Recorded crime

473 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 183 events.

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