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DL1 2NU

North Road · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
North Road
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 2PE 0 m
DL1 2NX 24 m
DL1 2NY 55 m
DL1 2PB 93 m
DL1 2UQ 114 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 2NU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
1 May 2013
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 2
Latitude
54.535083
Longitude
-1.545904
British National Grid easting
429,482
British National Grid northing
515,628

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
North Road · E05010423
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00188177
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 009A · E01012307
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
39
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. Gurney Pease Academy

    Academy converter

    386 m

  2. Northwood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    491 m

  3. Darlington College

    Further education

    614 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,236
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,174
  • Anti social behaviour 931
  • Shoplifting 742
  • Criminal damage and arson 646
  • Public order 495

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.

GP practices

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    586 m

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    1.2 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.3 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.4 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.6 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    1.8 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

    2.1 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Cleveland Trading Estate

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.0 miles

  • Cleveland Trading Estate

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.0 miles

  • North Road

    BCT · North Road (Darlington)

    0.2 miles

  • Albert Hill WMC

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.2 miles

  • Albert Hill WMC

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.2 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

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Gurney Pease Academy is the nearest published school at 386 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,236 published events cover 12 months, averaging 519.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,174 events.

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