West Rainton

West Rainton is covered by postcode districts DH4 and DH5. It is in the County Durham council area, England.

Typical price £145,000 Homes sold in West Rainton, last 12 months. ▼ 52.5% on the year before Gigabit broadband 46 of 53 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in West Rainton, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in West Rainton, by flood risk Of the 53 postcodes in West Rainton that ONS places, 53 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: West Rainton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A690 DH4 6FS: not on the flood risk listDH4 6NN: not on the flood risk listDH4 6NP: not on the flood risk listDH4 6NR: not on the flood risk listDH4 6NS: not on the flood risk listDH4 6NT: not on the flood risk listDH4 6NU: not on the flood risk listDH4 6NX: not on the flood risk listDH4 6PA: not on the flood risk listDH4 6PD: not on the flood risk listDH4 6PE: not on the flood risk listDH4 6PF: not on the flood risk listDH4 6PP: not on the flood risk listDH4 6PQ: not on the flood risk listDH4 6PR: not on the flood risk listDH4 6QL: not on the flood risk listDH4 6QR: not on the flood risk listDH4 6QS: not on the flood risk listDH4 6QU: not on the flood risk listDH4 6QX: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RE: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RG: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RH: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RJ: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RL: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RN: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RP: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RQ: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RR: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RS: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RT: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RU: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RW: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RX: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RY: not on the flood risk listDH4 6RZ: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SA: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SB: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SD: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SE: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SF: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SG: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SH: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SJ: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SP: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SQ: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SR: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SS: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SW: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SX: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SY: not on the flood risk listDH4 6SZ: not on the flood risk listDH5 9RG: not on the flood risk list West Rainton Map of every postcode in West Rainton, by flood risk Of the 53 postcodes in West Rainton that ONS places, 53 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: West Rainton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A690 West Rainton
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 53

Of the 53 postcodes in West Rainton that ONS places, 53 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.8135, longitude -1.5042. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in West Rainton?

Homes sold for a typical £145,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 52.5% on the 12 months before. At 46 of the 53 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 53 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Durham, 6.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in West Rainton?

Homes in West Rainton sold for a typical £145,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, down 52.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£145,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£304,998 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 52.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £322,500 10 sales
  • Semi-detached £123,750 15 sales
  • Terraced £130,500 9 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DH4 district, West Rainton's main postcode district: a typical £155,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in West Rainton: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in West Rainton?

1 of the 53 postcodes now in use in West Rainton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 15 of the 44 homes sold in West Rainton were newly built (34%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DH4 district, 23%.

The newest postcodes

DH4 6REsince April 2022

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn West RaintonAcross the DH4 district
The 12 months to August 2026 1 of 35 (3%) 28 of 389 (7%)
The 12 months to August 2025 15 of 44 (34%) 136 of 592 (23%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in West Rainton?

Ofcom reports on 53 of the 53 postcodes in West Rainton. At 46 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit46 of 53
Postcodes where every home can get superfast50 of 53

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is West Rainton at risk of flooding?

None of the 53 postcodes in West Rainton is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in West Rainton?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in West Rainton. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from West Rainton?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in West Rainton is Durham Rail Station, 6.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Durham Rail Station Railway station 6.3 kmDrive
  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 6.6 kmDrive
  • Seaham Rail Station Railway station 10.5 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in West Rainton?

The GP practices at the postcodes in West Rainton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is West Rainton safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 316 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in West Rainton over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 30 September 2025
  2. 23 October 2025
  3. 20 November 2025
  4. 32 December 2025
  5. 12 January 2026
  6. 27 February 2026
  7. 35 March 2026
  8. 23 April 2026
  9. 33 May 2026
  10. 28 June 2026
  11. 23 July 2026
  12. 30 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences124 reports
Anti-social behaviour54 reports
Criminal damage and arson49 reports
Other theft26 reports
Public order22 reports
Burglary12 reports
Other crime10 reports
Shoplifting6 reports

Also: vehicle crime 5, drugs 5, possession of weapons 2, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs West Rainton?

Council
County Durham
Parliamentary constituency
City of Durham
Police force area
Durham
Region
North East
Country
England
MP
Mary Kelly Foy (Labour)

All 53 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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West Rainton postcodes

53 postcodes in use in West Rainton, by district:

DH4 postcode district,52 postcodesDH5 postcode district,1 postcode

Those districts are all in the DH postcode area.

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Places near West Rainton

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside West Rainton's £145,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Fence Houses3.4 km, £142,000Hetton-le-Hole3.4 km, £151,000Great Lumley3.7 km, £190,000Houghton-le-Spring3.8 km, £152,475Sherburn4.2 km, £150,000Easington Lane4.3 km, £100,000Bournmoor4.7 km, £205,000Durham5.2 km, £225,000 All places A to Z

Questions about West Rainton

What is it like to live in West Rainton?
Homes sold for a typical £145,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 52.5% on the 12 months before. At 46 of the 53 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 53 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Durham, 6.3 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for West Rainton?
West Rainton is covered by postcode districts DH4 and DH5, across 53 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is West Rainton in?
West Rainton is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for West Rainton?
West Rainton is in the City of Durham parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mary Kelly Foy (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in West Rainton?
Homes in West Rainton sold for a typical £145,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, down 52.5% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in West Rainton?
In West Rainton, primary schools at its postcodes include West Rainton Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Hetton Academy, 2.9 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does West Rainton have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in West Rainton is Durham, 6.3 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in West Rainton?
Ofcom reports on 53 of the 53 postcodes in West Rainton. At 46 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is West Rainton at risk of flooding?
None of the 53 postcodes in West Rainton is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in West Rainton?
1 of the 53 postcodes now in use in West Rainton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 15 of the 44 homes sold in West Rainton were newly built (34%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DH4 district, 23%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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