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DL1 3BA

Harrowgate Hill · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Darlington
Ward
Harrowgate Hill
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 3BB 37 m
DL1 3DB 62 m
DL1 3DD 74 m
DL1 2YH 110 m
DL1 2JP 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 3BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 3
Latitude
54.546004
Longitude
-1.546401
British National Grid easting
429,442
British National Grid northing
516,843

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Harrowgate Hill · E05010417
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062153
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 002D · E01012324
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 002 · E02002560

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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24 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, Thompson Street East, Darlington, DL1 3BA 9 February 2026 £130,000
9, Thompson Street East, Darlington, DL1 3BA 28 February 2025 £110,000
35, Thompson Street East, Darlington, DL1 3BA 3 April 2023 £127,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. Harrowgate Hill Primary School

    Community school

    183 m

  2. Longfield Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    560 m

  3. St Bede's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    593 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,924
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,002
  • Anti social behaviour 524
  • Criminal damage and arson 317
  • Shoplifting 280
  • Public order 194

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

16 female, 15 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.6
DL1 3 residents
8,807

Age bands in DL1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.8%

1,340 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

863 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

1,945 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

2,453 residents

Age 65 and over
22.2%

1,883 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL1 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

9

within 5 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    883 m

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    1.4 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    2.0 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    2.2 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.4 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    2.5 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    2.8 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.9 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    3.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Thompson Street

    BCT · Harrowgate Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Thompson Street

    BCT · Harrowgate Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Lowson Street

    BCT · Harrowgate Hill

    0.1 miles

  • Cavendish Drive

    BCT · Northwood Park

    0.1 miles

  • St Thomas Aquinas Church

    BCT · North Road (Darlington)

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 002D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,904 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
2 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
5
Medium risk addresses
1
Low risk addresses
3
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £119,000 from 6 recorded sales in DL1 3BA. 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

Published establishments

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Harrowgate Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 183 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,924 published events cover 12 months, averaging 243.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,002 events.

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