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DL1 5LU

Park West · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL1 5JD 94 m
DL1 5JA 110 m
DL1 5JR 117 m
DL1 5JX 143 m
DL1 5LY 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL1 5LU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL1
Postcode sector
DL1 5
Latitude
54.520486
Longitude
-1.555057
British National Grid easting
428,900
British National Grid northing
514,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Park West · E05010426
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062328
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 014A · E01012356
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. Polam Hall School

    Free schools

    428 m

  2. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    502 m

  3. Borough Road Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    740 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,471
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,926
  • Anti social behaviour 858
  • Shoplifting 604
  • Criminal damage and arson 568
  • Public order 434

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

    363 m

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    521 m

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    793 m

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    879 m

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.5 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    1.8 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    2.1 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.1 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    3.5 km

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Leisure

    BCT · Darlington

    0.2 miles

  • Park Street

    BCT · Bank Top

    0.2 miles

  • Waverley Terrace

    BCT · Darlington

    0.2 miles

  • Waverley Terrace

    BCT · Darlington

    0.2 miles

  • Sainsbury's

    BCT · West End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 014A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,413 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
8 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Polam Hall School is the nearest published school at 428 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,471 published events cover 12 months, averaging 455.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,926 events.

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