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DL2 1DL

Eastbourne · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Eastbourne
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 1RD 137 m
DL2 1RG 188 m
DL2 1QZ 229 m
DL2 1GQ 248 m
DL2 1RQ 258 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 1DL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 1
Latitude
54.508071
Longitude
-1.534960
British National Grid easting
430,210
British National Grid northing
512,627

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Eastbourne · E05010416
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062117
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 013B · E01012318
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 013 · E02002571

Postcode source versions

Explore DL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
25
Secondary
6

  1. St John's Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    916 m

  2. Firthmoor Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. The Rydal Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,803
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 684
  • Anti social behaviour 325
  • Criminal damage and arson 272
  • Public order 97
  • Other theft 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL2 1 residents
6,789

Age bands in DL2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.9%

1,089 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

599 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.7%

1,482 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.1%

2,059 residents

Age 65 and over
23.5%

1,610 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

10

within 5 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.1 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.7 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.9 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    2.6 km

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    2.8 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    3.4 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    3.6 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    3.6 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    4.0 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    4.3 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Arena

    BCT · Neasham Road

    0.1 miles

  • Arena

    BCT · Neasham Road

    0.2 miles

  • Hildon Drive

    BCT · Neasham Road

    0.2 miles

  • Brankin Road

    BCT · Firthmoor

    0.2 miles

  • Brankin Drive

    BCT · Neasham Road

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 013B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,890 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
10 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John's Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 916 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,803 published events cover 12 months, averaging 150.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 684 events.

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