DH4 6RY

a postcode in County Durham

Introduced in January 1980

DH4 6RY	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 6RY

Fair View - 62 properties, USRN 11706351

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8137 / 54°48'49"N

Longitude: -1.504 / 1°30'14"W

UTM Reference: 30U 596136 6075085

OS Easting: 431975

OS Northing: 546648

OS Grid: NZ319466

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KDYS.56

Mapcode Global: WHC4K.V8ZL

Open Location Code: 9C6WRF7W+FC

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94ft95

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

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

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Young Families in Industrial Towns
Families and Later Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 3026 / 32844

1st decile
most deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH4 6RY on Sunday 5 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:49
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:41
Sunrise	04:36
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:44
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:39
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:32

Hours of daylight today	04:06 to 22:14
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:14 to 04:07
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	09:48
Moon Rises	22:46

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

Residential Property Sales in DH4 6RY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
29 January 2024	139 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
30 June 2023	78 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£85,000
4 February 2022	95 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£79,000
22 October 2021	85 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£145,000
14 October 2021	113 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£79,000
12 May 2021	99 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£113,500
9 October 2020	147 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£90,000
6 December 2019	76 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£83,500
28 September 2018	54 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£64,000
24 September 2018	86 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
24 August 2018	139 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,000
13 July 2018	103 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,500
19 December 2017	109 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£66,000
8 November 2017	109 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£45,000
1 December 2016	85 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£100,000
18 September 2015	103 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£69,000
17 September 2010	76 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£72,500
10 July 2009	54 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,000
26 February 2009	78 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£52,000
31 May 2007	103 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£79,000
5 January 2007	54 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£78,000
30 June 2006	147 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£43,520
17 October 2003	60 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£53,500
22 June 2001	99 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£33,000
13 July 1998	99 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£30,000
30 June 1995	99 Fair View, West Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH4 6RY	Semi-detached	Freehold	£32,500

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 6RY

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

City of Durham

MP

Mary Foy Labour

DH4 6RY 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 6RY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00105182		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01020727	County Durham 027C	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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