DL1 3GE

Whinfield · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darlington
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 3GF 8 m
DL1 3HD 39 m
DL1 3HL 64 m
DL1 3HB 74 m
DL1 3HR 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 3GE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 3
Latitude
54.543661
Longitude
-1.516996
British National Grid easting
431,346
British National Grid northing
516,595

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Whinfield · E05010431
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062182
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 003B · E01012329
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 003 · E02002561

Postcode source versions

Explore DL1

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Savoy Court, Darlington, DL1 3GE 25 November 2024 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. Whinfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    260 m
  2. Beaumont Hill Academy

    Academy special converter

    775 m
  3. Haughton Academy

    Academy converter

    775 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,229
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 444
  • Anti social behaviour 270
  • Criminal damage and arson 133
  • Public order 81
  • Burglary 69

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.

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

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    595 m

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    2.3 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    3.1 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    3.3 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    3.3 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    3.4 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    3.5 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    4.1 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    4.4 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rivergarth

    BCT · Whinfield

    0.1 miles
  • Welbeck Avenue

    BCT · Whinfield

    0.1 miles
  • Jesmond Road

    BCT · Whinfield

    0.1 miles
  • Rivergarth

    BCT · Whinfield

    0.1 miles
  • Jesmond Road

    BCT · Whinfield

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 003B, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,423 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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

Property market

The five-year median is £265,000 from 1 recorded sale in DL1 3GE. 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Whinfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 260 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,229 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 444 events.

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