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DL1 2LW

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 2LN 2 m
DL1 2LS 50 m
DL1 2LZ 55 m
DL1 2LP 77 m
DL1 2LY 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 2LW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2010
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 2
Latitude
54.534846
Longitude
-1.537809
British National Grid easting
430,006
British National Grid northing
515,605

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

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
William House, Nestfield Street, Darlington, DL1 2LW 8 April 2024 £770,000
William House, Nestfield Street, Darlington, DL1 2LW 16 June 2021 £200,000

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

    142 m

  2. Darlington College

    Further education

    579 m

  3. Northwood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    810 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,241
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,819
  • Anti social behaviour 834
  • Criminal damage and arson 586
  • Shoplifting 577
  • Public order 374

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+
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 straight-line

  • 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

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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £770,000 from 1 recorded sale in DL1 2LW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Darlington is £158,188 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Gurney Pease Academy is the nearest published school at 142 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,241 published events cover 12 months, averaging 436.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,819 events.

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