| Postcode | DH4 6RG | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Houghton le Spring | 
| Nearest station | Durham (6 km) | 
| Bus stops | Former Masons Arms (S) Old Durham Road (SW) Old Durham Road (NE) Former Masons Arms (W) Garage (NE) Pittington Road (SE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 8 View | 
| Known addresses | Bells Hill Service Station, West Rainton Langdale, West Rainton Tara, West Rainton The Magpies, West Rainton | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 54.810725 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.502976 | |
| Easting | 432042 | |
| Northing | 546320 | |
| Grid reference | NZ320463 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 596209 6074756 | |
| what3words | inventors.weep.drops | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricist scrubber upchuck | |
| Plus code | 9C6WRF6W+7R | |
| Altitude | 94 metres (310 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 12.2 KMs (7.6 miles) | 
| Parish | West Rainton and Leamside | E04010710 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Lumley & West Rainton | E05016183 | 
| Unitary Authority | County Durham | E06000047 | 
| County | County Durham | E11000007 | 
| Constituency (2024) | City of Durham | E14001173 | 
| MP | Mary Kelly Foy | Labour | 
| Police force | Durham | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Durham | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 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 | 
| Population (2011) | 11 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | West Rainton | E63007270 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00105178 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 027B | E01020726 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 027B | E01020726 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Sherburn & West Rainton | E02004311 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Sherburn & West Rainton | E02004311 | 
| Travel to work area | Durham and Bishop Auckland | E30000203 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Langdale, West Rainton | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £222,500 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2016 | £167,000 | |
| Bells Hill Service Station, West Rainton | Other (freehold) | Feb 2021 | £395,000 | 
| The Magpies, West Rainton | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2016 | £198,000 | 
| Tara, West Rainton | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2009 | £185,000 |