DL1 1RJ

Northgate · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darlington
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 1QQ 75 m
DL1 1JZ 110 m
DL1 1JY 136 m
DL1 1QF 143 m
DL1 1LA 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 1RJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1981
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 1
Latitude
54.530408
Longitude
-1.547949
British National Grid easting
429,353
British National Grid northing
515,107

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Northgate · E05010424
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062061
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 016H · E01035187
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 016 · E02007058

Postcode source versions

Explore DL1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Sherwoods (darlington) Ltd, Chesnut Street, Darlington, DL1 1RJ 3 October 2018 £2,900,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
25
Secondary
6
  1. Darlington College

    Further education

    408 m
  2. Borough Road Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    532 m
  3. Corporation Road Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    574 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,530
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,253
  • Anti social behaviour 980
  • Shoplifting 812
  • Criminal damage and arson 684
  • Public order 511

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

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    794 m

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    799 m

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    979 m

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.0 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.2 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.5 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.0 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.0 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Bannatyne's Health Club

    BCT · Haughton Road

    0.1 miles
  • East Mount Road

    BCT · Haughton Road

    0.1 miles
  • East Mount Road

    BCT · Haughton Road

    0.1 miles
  • Bannatyne's Health Club

    BCT · Haughton Road

    0.1 miles
  • Odeon Cinema

    BCT · North Lodge

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 016H, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

484 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
1 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Darlington College is the nearest published school at 408 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,530 published events cover 12 months, averaging 544.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,253 events.

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