DL2 1LB

Sadberge & Middleton St George · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darlington
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Stockton West
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 1LP 45 m
DL2 1BP 62 m
DL2 1BW 67 m
DL2 1DY 80 m
DL2 1LD 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 1LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 1
Latitude
54.513848
Longitude
-1.468817
British National Grid easting
434,488
British National Grid northing
513,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E04012651
Westminster constituency
Stockton West · E14001519
Output area
E00062266
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 015C · E01012344
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 015 · E02002573

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9, Salisbury Place, Middleton St George, Darlington, DL2 1LB 24 August 2021 £168,000
6, Salisbury Place, Middleton St George, Darlington, DL2 1LB 19 January 2021 £212,500
6, Salisbury Place, Middleton St George, Darlington, DL2 1LB 28 April 2017 £205,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
11
Secondary
2
  1. St. George's Church of England Academy

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    88 m
  2. Firthmoor Primary School

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    3.5 km
  3. St Teresa's Catholic Primary School

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    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
285
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 106
  • Anti social behaviour 81
  • Criminal damage and arson 29
  • Burglary 16
  • Other theft 16

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

16 female, 16 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
3.6
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL2 1 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
100%
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

2

within 5 km

  • MIDDLETON AND DINSDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    YARM RD, MIDDLETON ST. GEORGE, DARLINGTON, DL2 1BY

    ODS code A83070

    1.4 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    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

  • Dinsdale Rail Station

    BCT · Middleton St George

    0.0 miles
  • Dinsdale Rail Station

    RLY · Middleton St George

    0.1 miles
  • Dinsdale Rail Station

    RSE · Middleton St George

    0.1 miles
  • Felix House Surgery

    BCT · Middleton St George

    0.1 miles
  • New Row

    BCT · Middleton St George

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 015C, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,544 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
6 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

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 £168,000 from 1 recorded sale in DL2 1LB. 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

15 open schools are in scope, including 11 primary and 2 secondary schools. St. George's Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 88 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

285 published events cover 12 months, averaging 23.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 106 events.

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