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DL1 3QU

Whinfield · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 3QX 85 m
DL1 3QT 93 m
DL1 3QS 148 m
DL1 3QR 180 m
DL1 3RE 184 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 3QU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 3
Latitude
54.550688
Longitude
-1.516867
British National Grid easting
431,349
British National Grid northing
517,377

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
E00062172
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 003B · E01012329
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 003 · E02002561

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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52 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Galloway, Darlington, DL1 3QU 19 June 2026 £132,500
3, Galloway, Darlington, DL1 3QU 20 March 2026 £202,000
24, Galloway, Darlington, DL1 3QU 22 September 2025 £232,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
31
Primary
21
Secondary
3

  1. Whinfield Primary School

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    661 m

  2. Beaumont Hill Academy

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    1.3 km

  3. Haughton Academy

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    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
785
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 283
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Public order 55
  • Burglary 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
56

27 female, 29 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
1.7
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 0.6% 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

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    720 m

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    2.6 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    3.7 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    3.8 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    3.8 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    3.9 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    4.1 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    4.3 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    4.8 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

  • Rossway

    BCT · Whinfield

    0.1 miles

  • Rossway

    BCT · Whinfield

    0.1 miles

  • Barmpton Mews

    BCT · Whinfield

    0.1 miles

  • Caledonian Way

    BCT · Whinfield

    0.2 miles

  • Caledonian Way

    BCT · Whinfield

    0.2 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.

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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
2
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 £162,000 from 10 recorded sales in DL1 3QU. 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

31 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 3 secondary schools. Whinfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 661 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

785 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 283 events.

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