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Sherburn & West Rainton

Middle area

North east County Durham. 9,503 people in 34 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Sherburn & West Rainton’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£180,000
1,036th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,129
1,986th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.7%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 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 highest
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 highest
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
Claimant rate65 middle areas, County Durham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 0.8% to 5.8%. The middle area is 3.3%. Sherburn & West Rainton is 2.7%.
2.7%joint 24th lowest

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
£140,447
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,436
23rd lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.2×
15th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.8
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.

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

In Sherburn & West Rainton, 2.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.