DL1 3LY

Heighington & Coniscliffe · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 3LX 42 m
DL1 3LU 105 m
DL3 0XL 115 m
DL1 3NP 330 m
DL1 3LS 413 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 3LY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2011
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 3
Latitude
54.579836
Longitude
-1.557753
British National Grid easting
428,684
British National Grid northing
520,603

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E04000291
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062381
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 001D · E01012366
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 001 · E02002559

Postcode source versions

Explore DL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
23
Primary
15
Secondary
3
  1. Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    2.1 km
  2. UTC South Durham

    University technical college

    2.2 km
  3. Forest Park School

    Other independent special school

    2.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
83
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 18
  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Vehicle crime 11
  • Anti social behaviour 9
  • Public order 6

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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    4.3 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    4.3 km

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    4.5 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Foresters Arms

    BCT · Coatham Mundeville

    0.0 miles
  • Foresters Arms

    BCT · Coatham Mundeville

    0.1 miles
  • Broadway

    BCT · Coatham Mundeville

    0.6 miles
  • Broadway

    BCT · Coatham Mundeville

    0.6 miles
  • Brafferton FLX

    BCT · Brafferton

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 001D, 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

19,657 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
4 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

23 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 3 secondary schools. Aycliffe Village Primary and Nursery School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

83 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 18 events.

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