Map of DH4 6QY postcode

General information
Postcode DH4 6QY
Post Town Houghton le Spring
Nearest station Durham (6 km)
Bus stops
Moor House Farm (SW)
Garage (SW)
Pittington Road (NW)
Pittington Road (SE)
Garage (NE)
Former Masons Arms (W)
Number of UPRNs 15 View
Known addresses
Claremont, Rainton Gate
Coniston, Rainton Gate
Enfield, Rainton Gate
Hill Crest, Rainton Gate
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 54.80603
Longitude -1.508637
Easting 431682
Northing 545795
Grid reference NZ316457
UTM reference 30U 595856 6074226
what3words timeless.cigar.stilted
Plus code 9C6WRF4R+CG
Altitude 89 metres (291 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:29
Sunset (today) 21:48
Distance away
Distance to sea 12.8 KMs (7.9 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishWest Rainton and LeamsideE04010710
Ward Sherburn E05009079
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
County County Durham E11000007
Constituency (2024) City of Durham E14001173
MPMary Kelly FoyLabour
Police forceDurham
Water companyNorthumbrian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Durham
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated June 2025
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Population (2011) 21
Households (2011) 10
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
16,260 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£38,000
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural town and fringe
Census output area (2021)E00105176
Census output area (2011)E00105176
Lower layer super output area (2021)County Durham 027BE01020726
Lower layer super output area (2011)County Durham 027BE01020726
Middle layer super output area (2021)Sherburn & West RaintonE02004311
Middle layer super output area (2011)Sherburn & West RaintonE02004311
Travel to work areaDurham and Bishop AucklandE30000203
Property sales
Average property price in Durham £150,498
Annual change 4.8%
View all properties sold in the DH postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Coniston, Rainton GateSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2023£137,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2000£52,000
Claremont, Rainton GateSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2022£111,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Feb 2007£160,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 1996£50,000
Hill Crest, Rainton GateDetached (freehold)Nov 2007£172,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 2001£75,000
Enfield, Rainton GateSemi-detached (freehold)Jan 1996£13,500


View all properties sold in the DH4 6 sector

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