DL1 3BJ

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 2JP 30 m
DL3 0EN 31 m
DL1 2JR 47 m
DL3 0EL 51 m
DL3 0HY 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 3BJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 3
Latitude
54.545626
Longitude
-1.548600
British National Grid easting
429,300
British National Grid northing
516,800

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
E00062290
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 004B · E01012350
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 004 · E02002562

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. Harrowgate Hill Primary School

    Community school

    118 m
  2. Longfield Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    462 m
  3. Rise Carr College

    Pupil referral unit

    696 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,803
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 951
  • Anti social behaviour 502
  • Criminal damage and arson 307
  • Shoplifting 258
  • Public order 184

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

    792 m

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    1.5 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.9 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

    2.3 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

    2.7 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.8 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    3.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Thompson Street

    BCT · Harrowgate Hill

    0.0 miles
  • Thompson Street

    BCT · Harrowgate Hill

    0.0 miles
  • St Thomas Aquinas Church

    BCT · North Road (Darlington)

    0.1 miles
  • Lowson Street

    BCT · Harrowgate Hill

    0.1 miles
  • St Thomas Aquinas Church

    BCT · North Road (Darlington)

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 004B, 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

4,689 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Harrowgate Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 118 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,803 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 951 events.

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