DL2 1PW

Morton-on-Swale & Appleton Wiske · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darlington
Local authority
North Yorkshire
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 1PN 640 m
DL2 1AU 836 m
DL2 1BA 982 m
DL2 1BQ 988 m
DL2 1AZ 991 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 1PW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 1
Latitude
54.495277
Longitude
-1.458003
British National Grid easting
435,204
British National Grid northing
511,239

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007239
Output area
E00140478
Lower layer super output area
Hambleton 003B · E01027592
Middle layer super output area
Hambleton 003 · E02005752

Postcode source versions

Explore DL2

36 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Stable Cottage, Over Dinsdale, Darlington, DL2 1PW 13 December 2024 £310,000
2, Howe Hill Cottages, Over Dinsdale, Darlington, DL2 1PW 24 June 2022 £400,000
Over Dinsdale Hall, Over Dinsdale, Darlington, DL2 1PW 30 June 2021 £1,400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. St. George's Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    2.2 km
  2. Hurworth House School Aspris Children's services

    Other independent special school

    4.7 km
  3. Hurworth Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
25
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 9
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Criminal damage and arson 4
  • Other crime 2
  • Other theft 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
77

38 female, 39 male

Postcode households
32
Residents per household
2.4
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL2 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
9.7%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
9.7%

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

1

within 5 km

  • MIDDLETON AND DINSDALE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83070

    2.3 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Archer Road

    BCT · Middleton One Row

    0.6 miles
  • The Devonport

    BCT · Middleton One Row

    0.6 miles
  • Ropner Gardens

    BCT · Middleton St George

    0.8 miles
  • Almora Hall

    BCT · Middleton St George

    1.1 miles
  • Middleton Hall

    BCT · Middleton St George

    1.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Hambleton 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,347 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £355,000 from 2 recorded sales in DL2 1PW. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for North Yorkshire is £270,569 in June 2026, up 3.1% year on year.

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. St. George's Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

25 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 9 events.

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