DL1 2UQ

North Road · 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 2NY 74 m
DL1 2UJ 79 m
DL1 2NX 106 m
DL1 2PE 114 m
DL1 2UL 152 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 2UQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 2003
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 2
Latitude
54.534068
Longitude
-1.546162
British National Grid easting
429,466
British National Grid northing
515,515

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
E00062061
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 016H · E01035187
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 016 · E02007058

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

    421 m
  2. Darlington College

    Further education

    524 m
  3. Northwood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    599 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,392
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,206
  • Anti social behaviour 960
  • Shoplifting 784
  • Criminal damage and arson 663
  • Public order 506

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+
0%
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 straight-line

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    661 m

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    1.1 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.2 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.3 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.5 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.9 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    1.9 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

    2.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Cleveland Trading Estate

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.1 miles
  • Cleveland Trading Estate

    BCT · Albert Hill

    0.1 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 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.

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

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Gurney Pease Academy is the nearest published school at 421 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,392 published events cover 12 months, averaging 532.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,206 events.

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