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Sherburn & West Rainton

Middle area

North east County Durham. 9,503 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 34 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 44% of people in Sherburn & West Rainton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£180,000
Joint 1,036th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,129
1,986th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
44%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Sherburn & West Rainton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sherburn & West Rainton at a rate of 102.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences349
Other crime167
Anti-social behaviour162
Criminal damage and arson132
Burglary80
Vehicle crime47
Shoplifting26
Drug offences14
Robbery1
Theft from the person0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Sherburn & West Rainton compares

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Median sale price65 middle areas, County Durham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from £50,000 to £336,500. The middle area is £142,500. Sherburn & West Rainton is £180,000.
£180,000joint 15th most expensive
Population65 middle areas, County Durham · 2021
Population: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 5,536 to 13,300. The middle area is 7,722. Sherburn & West Rainton is 9,129.
9,12914th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares65 middle areas, County Durham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 61.0%. Sherburn & West Rainton is 44.0%.
44%joint 26th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage65 middle areas, County Durham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 11.3% to 99.4%. The middle area is 92.7%. Sherburn & West Rainton is 96.9%.
96.9%9th highest

Is Sherburn & West Rainton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Sherburn & West Rainton at a rate of 102.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 102 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Sherburn & West Rainton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (349), other crime (167) and anti-social behaviour (162).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of County Durham

These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Sherburn & West Rainton alone. See County Durham

Average house price
£140,788
Up 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,436
23rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.2×
Joint 15th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.8
Joint 48th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Sherburn & West Rainton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Sherburn & West Rainton was £180,000 in 2025.

Sherburn & West Rainton had 9,129 usual residents at the census.

About 44% of people in Sherburn & West Rainton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Sherburn & West Rainton, 96.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.