DL1 2RW

Stephenson · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 2RL 111 m
DL1 2RR 168 m
DL1 2BL 218 m
DL1 2ED 218 m
DL1 2EF 247 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 2RW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 2
Latitude
54.532962
Longitude
-1.527105
British National Grid easting
430,700
British National Grid northing
515,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062159
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 005B · E01012326
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 005 · E02002563

Postcode source versions

Explore DL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
25
Secondary
6
  1. Red Hall Primary School

    Community school

    639 m
  2. Heathfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    754 m
  3. Beaumont Hill Academy

    Academy special converter

    857 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,052
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,083
  • Anti social behaviour 504
  • Criminal damage and arson 366
  • Shoplifting 246
  • Public order 182

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

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    1.5 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    1.8 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.8 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    2.0 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    2.0 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    2.2 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    2.6 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    3.3 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Blackett Road

    BCT · Haughton Road

    0.2 miles
  • Blackett Road

    BCT · Haughton Road

    0.2 miles
  • Red Hall Drive

    BCT · Red Hall

    0.2 miles
  • Red Hall Drive

    BCT · Red Hall

    0.2 miles
  • McMullen Road

    BCT · Haughton Road

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 005B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,073 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
7 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 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Red Hall Primary School is the nearest published school at 639 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,052 published events cover 12 months, averaging 254.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,083 events.

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