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Framwellgate & Newton Hall
vs Lumley & West Rainton

Lumley & West Rainton has the younger population: 15% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Framwellgate & Newton Hall. Homes in Lumley & West Rainton sold for a median of £215,000, 8% above Framwellgate & Newton Hall. Framwellgate & Newton Hall has more green space nearby (19% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of County Durham with Framwellgate & Newton Hall highlighted
Framwellgate & Newton Hall
295 postcodes
Map of County Durham with Lumley & West Rainton highlighted
Lumley & West Rainton
294 postcodes
Map of County Durham
County Durham
city average

People

Framwellgate & Newton Hall has 14,324 residents in 6,179 households; Lumley & West Rainton has 9,595 in 4,393. Lumley & West Rainton has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 1.2 percentage points more than Framwellgate & Newton Hall (County Durham: 21%). Framwellgate & Newton Hall has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 3.8 percentage points more than Lumley & West Rainton (County Durham: 34%).

14,324Residents (2021)
9,595Residents (2021)
522,068Residents (2021)
6,179Households
4,393Households
234,764Households
13.4%Aged 15–29
15.4%Aged 15–29
17.9%Aged 15–29
23.5%Aged 65 and over
24.7%Aged 65 and over
21.3%Aged 65 and over
34.4%Living alone
30.6%Living alone
33.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 57% of homes in Framwellgate & Newton Hall and 45% in Lumley & West Rainton. Framwellgate & Newton Hall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 6.4 percentage points more than Lumley & West Rainton (County Durham: 63%). Framwellgate & Newton Hall has the higher share of private renting: 14%, 2.5 percentage points more than Lumley & West Rainton (County Durham: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £200,000 in Framwellgate & Newton Hall and £215,000 in Lumley & West Rainton, against £145,000 across County Durham.

£200,000Median sale price
£215,000Median sale price
£145,000Median sale price
73.6%Owner-occupied
67.2%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
14.4%Private renting
11.9%Private renting
17.1%Private renting
11.6%Social renting
20.9%Social renting
20.0%Social renting
20.3%Detached houses
26.2%Detached houses
20.8%Detached houses
57.1%Semi-detached houses
45.3%Semi-detached houses
38.2%Semi-detached houses
11.1%Terraced houses
24.1%Terraced houses
35.4%Terraced houses
9.7%Flats
3.2%Flats
4.1%Flats

Surroundings

Framwellgate & Newton Hall has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 19%, 5.3 percentage points more than Lumley & West Rainton (County Durham: 21%). A typical postcode has 64 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Framwellgate & Newton Hall, and 17 in Lumley & West Rainton. The typical postcode is 439 m from the nearest school in Framwellgate & Newton Hall and 379 m in Lumley & West Rainton. The typical postcode is 2,283 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Framwellgate & Newton Hall and 3,846 m in Lumley & West Rainton. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 80% of premises in Framwellgate & Newton Hall and 83% in Lumley & West Rainton.

19.0%Green space within 500 m
13.7%Green space within 500 m
20.5%Green space within 500 m
64Services within 15 min (median)
17Services within 15 min (median)
29Services within 15 min (median)
439 mNearest school (median)
379 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
2.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
3.8 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
2Postcodes in flood risk areas
640Postcodes in flood risk areas
80.1%Gigabit broadband (premises)
82.5%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 74 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Framwellgate & Newton Hall and 86 in Lumley & West Rainton, against 124 across County Durham. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

74Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
86Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
124Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Framwellgate & Newton Hall

Framwellgate & Newton Hall is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 14,324 people in 6,179 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 38% above the County Durham median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the County Durham average.

Lumley & West Rainton

Lumley & West Rainton is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 9,595 people in 4,393 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £215,000 over the past two years, 48% above the County Durham median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% below the County Durham average.

More comparisons.

Framwellgate & Newton Hall and Lumley & West Rainton next to other wards of County Durham.

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