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DL1 1FA

Stephenson · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Stephenson
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 1FU 67 m
DL1 1LQ 96 m
DL1 1DR 102 m
DL1 1HP 108 m
DL1 1JP 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 1FA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 1
Latitude
54.530514
Longitude
-1.540284
British National Grid easting
429,849
British National Grid northing
515,122

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Stephenson · E05010430
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062260
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 009C · E01012342
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 009 · E02002567

Postcode source versions

Explore DL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Darlington College

    Further education

    98 m

  2. Gurney Pease Academy

    Academy converter

    517 m

  3. St Aidan's Church of England Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    724 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,630
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,285
  • Anti social behaviour 984
  • Shoplifting 818
  • Criminal damage and arson 737
  • Public order 493

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL1 1 residents
7,265

Age bands in DL1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,290 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

720 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.8%

2,098 residents

Age 45 to 64
22.6%

1,539 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

1,154 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    969 m

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.2 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    1.2 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    1.3 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.5 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.7 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    2.0 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.5 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.5 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Darlington College

    BCT · Haughton Road

    0.1 miles

  • Darlington College

    BCT · Haughton Road

    0.1 miles

  • Haughton Road

    BCT · Hundens Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Haughton Road

    BCT · Hundens Lane

    0.1 miles

  • Byron Road

    BCT · Hundens Lane

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 009C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,679 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Darlington College is the nearest published school at 98 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

6,630 published events cover 12 months, averaging 552.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,285 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.