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DL1 2LN

Stephenson · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darlington
Ward
Stephenson
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 2LS 51 m
DL1 2LZ 55 m
DL1 2LP 78 m
DL1 2LY 120 m
DL1 2FZ 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 2LN
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 2
Latitude
54.534855
Longitude
-1.537839
British National Grid easting
430,004
British National Grid northing
515,606

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
E00062060
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 009A · E01012307
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 009 · E02002567

Postcode source versions

Explore DL1

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Victoria House Hospital, Barton Street, Darlington, DL1 2LN 5 January 2001 £1,860,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. Gurney Pease Academy

    Academy converter

    140 m

  2. Darlington College

    Further education

    579 m

  3. Northwood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    808 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,295
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,831
  • Anti social behaviour 840
  • Shoplifting 597
  • Criminal damage and arson 592
  • Public order 379

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL1 2 residents
12,031

Age bands in DL1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

2,126 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,260 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.5%

2,790 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

3,148 residents

Age 65 and over
21.6%

2,563 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+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    1.0 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.5 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    1.5 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    1.6 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.7 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.9 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    2.0 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.6 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St William's RC Church

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.0 miles

  • St William's RC Church

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.1 miles

  • River View Industrial Estate

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.1 miles

  • St James' Church

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.1 miles

  • St James' Church

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 009A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,072 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Gurney Pease Academy is the nearest published school at 140 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,295 published events cover 12 months, averaging 441.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,831 events.

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