DH4 6NR

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH4 6NR	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with DH4 6NR

Church Row - 15 properties, USRN 11713238

South Street - 2 properties, USRN 11706359

Benridge Bank - 1 property, USRN 11706503

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8159 / 54°48'57"N

Longitude: -1.4985 / 1°29'54"W

UTM Reference: 30U 596487 6075335

OS Easting: 432329

OS Northing: 546894

OS Grid: NZ323468

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KDZR.DF

Mapcode Global: WHC4K.Y6MX

Open Location Code: 9C6WRG82+8J

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gt05

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

rural town
a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 16260 / 32844

5th decile
slightly more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DH4 6NR on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:53
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:42
Sunrise	04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:43
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:38
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:28

Hours of daylight today	04:07 to 22:13
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:13 to 04:08
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	11:12
Moon Rises	22:54

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH4 6NR, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH4 6NR

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
17 June 2024	17 Church Row, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£159,000
25 October 2022	14 Church Row, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£115,000
2 November 2020	17 Church Row, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£67,000
27 January 2020	19 Church Row, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£74,000
30 August 2017	18 Church Row, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,000
28 March 2014	Dene House, Church Row, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
8 February 2013	4 Church Row, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,000
25 January 2013	3 Church Row, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£106,500
1 April 2011	3 Church Row, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£48,000
3 November 2009	14 Church Row, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£116,500
18 May 2007	2 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£143,000
18 May 2007	2 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£143,000
11 May 2007	14 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£120,000
11 August 2006	16 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£121,000
26 September 2005	Dene House, Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£127,000
26 January 2005	17 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£129,000
24 January 2003	19 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£69,950
20 December 2002	Chelmer, Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£35,000
16 September 2002	17 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£67,500
5 July 2002	21 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Semi-detached	Freehold	£69,000
8 March 2002	5 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£80,000
8 June 2001	19 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£46,250
20 November 2000	15 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£25,000
14 July 2000	4 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£46,950
30 April 1999	19 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£41,500
31 March 1999	4 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£29,000
14 July 1995	19 Church Street, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6NR	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£39,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DH4 6NR

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

City of Durham

MP

Mary Foy Labour

DH4 6NR also falls within the Civil Parish of West Rainton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DH4 6NR

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00105180		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020726	County Durham 027B	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02004311	County Durham 027	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E04010710	West Rainton	Civil Parishes	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E05016183	Lumley & West Rainton	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 May 2025	DLUHC
E06000047	County Durham	Unitary Authorities	Administrative	1 April 2009	DLUHC
E12000001	North East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001173	City of Durham	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000008	Durham	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000203	Durham and Bishop Auckland	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33001832		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000025	North East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 January 2011	BEIS
E38000234	NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 84H	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E40000012	North East and Yorkshire	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E54000050	Cumbria and North East	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63007270	West Rainton	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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