| Postcode | DH4 6RQ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Houghton le Spring | 
| Nearest station | Durham (6 km) | 
| Bus stops | Former Masons Arms (W) Former Masons Arms (S) Garage (NE) School Avenue (SW) School Avenue (NE) Garage (SW) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 73 View | 
| Known addresses | 4 Woodland View, West Rainton 8 Woodland View, West Rainton 10 Woodland View, West Rainton 11 Woodland View, West Rainton 13 Woodland View, West Rainton 15 Woodland View, West Rainton 17 Woodland View, West Rainton 19 Woodland View, West Rainton 21 Woodland View, West Rainton 23 Woodland View, West Rainton 26 Woodland View, West Rainton 27 Woodland View, West Rainton 28 Woodland View, West Rainton 32 Woodland View, West Rainton 33 Woodland View, West Rainton 34 Woodland View, West Rainton 44 Woodland View, West Rainton 45 Woodland View, West Rainton 48 Woodland View, West Rainton 50 Woodland View, West Rainton 52 Woodland View, West Rainton 53 Woodland View, West Rainton 54 Woodland View, West Rainton 58 Woodland View, West Rainton 59 Woodland View, West Rainton 60 Woodland View, West Rainton | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 54.81111 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.504994 | |
| Easting | 431912 | |
| Northing | 546362 | |
| Grid reference | NZ319463 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 596078 6074796 | |
| what3words | swung.still.barstool | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricist secluded thumping | |
| Plus code | 9C6WRF6W+C2 | |
| Altitude | 91 metres (299 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 12.4 KMs (7.7 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) | 136 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 58 | |
| 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) | E00105176 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| 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 | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Woodland View, West Rainton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £110,000 | 
| 45 Woodland View, West Rainton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2024 | £82,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2007 | £101,000 | |
| 54 Woodland View, West Rainton | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2023 | £80,000 | 
| 50 Woodland View, West Rainton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2023 | £103,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2010 | £109,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 2007 | £85,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 2004 | £33,000 | |
| 27 Woodland View, West Rainton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2022 | £127,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2007 | £110,000 | |
| 59 Woodland View, West Rainton | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2022 | £122,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £75,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2013 | £65,000 | |
| 34 Woodland View, West Rainton | Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2022 | £88,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2020 | £44,000 | |
| 52 Woodland View, West Rainton | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2021 | £95,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | May 2004 | £77,500 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2000 | £19,950 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 1996 | £27,500 | |
| 32 Woodland View, West Rainton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £67,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2016 | £74,500 | |
| 4 Woodland View, West Rainton | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £99,950 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2015 | £89,000 |