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DL1 5AB

Park East · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Park East
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 5BP 70 m
DL1 5LX 72 m
DL1 5AA 76 m
DL1 5JJ 81 m
DL1 4AA 90 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 5AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2002
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 5
Latitude
54.520703
Longitude
-1.548025
British National Grid easting
429,355
British National Grid northing
514,027

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Park East · E05010425
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062343
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 014B · E01012357
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 014 · E02002572

Postcode source versions

Explore DL1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Borough Road Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    548 m

  2. The Rydal Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    617 m

  3. Polam Hall School

    Free schools

    867 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,780
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,002
  • Anti social behaviour 899
  • Shoplifting 706
  • Criminal damage and arson 610
  • Public order 441

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL1 5 residents
6,436

Age bands in DL1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.3%

1,297 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.6%

848 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.7%

1,927 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

1,678 residents

Age 65 and over
14.5%

974 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    111 m

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    290 m

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    517 m

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    1.0 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.8 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    2.0 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.2 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.4 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    3.2 km

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Darlington Rail Station

    BCT · Bank Top

    0.0 miles

  • Darlington Rail Station

    BCT · Bank Top

    0.0 miles

  • Darlington Rail Station

    RLY · Darlington

    0.0 miles

  • Darlington Rail Station - Park Lane

    RSE · Darlington

    0.0 miles

  • Waverley Terrace

    BCT · Darlington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 014B, 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

4,202 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Borough Road Nursery School is the nearest published school at 548 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,780 published events cover 12 months, averaging 481.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,002 events.

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