DL1 1PL

College · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 7AT 58 m
DL3 7BL 58 m
DL3 7AR 65 m
DL3 7AS 69 m
DL3 7BQ 79 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 1PL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 1
Latitude
54.527709
Longitude
-1.564249
British National Grid easting
428,300
British National Grid northing
514,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
College · E05010415
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062112
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 010E · E01035186
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 010 · E02002568

Postcode source versions

Explore DL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
25
Secondary
6
  1. George Dent Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    163 m
  2. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    225 m
  3. Reid Street Primary School

    Academy converter

    585 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,464
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,808
  • Anti social behaviour 845
  • Shoplifting 769
  • Criminal damage and arson 503
  • Public order 440

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    343 m

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    542 m

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    974 m

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.1 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.1 km

  • 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

    1.5 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.8 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    3.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Darlington

    0.0 miles
  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Darlington

    0.0 miles
  • Maude Street

    BCT · Darlington

    0.1 miles
  • Maude Street

    BCT · Darlington

    0.1 miles
  • Hawkesbury Mews

    BCT · Pierremont

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 010E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,293 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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

41 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. George Dent Nursery School is the nearest published school at 163 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,464 published events cover 12 months, averaging 455.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,808 events.

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