DL2 2LP

Heighington & Coniscliffe · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 2LX 36 m
DL2 2LN 56 m
DL2 2LL 57 m
DL2 2LW 65 m
DL2 2LR 247 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 2LP
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2008
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2
Latitude
54.534743
Longitude
-1.655694
British National Grid easting
422,378
British National Grid northing
515,550

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E04000297
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062207
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 001B · E01012334
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 001 · E02002559

Postcode source versions

Explore DL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
12
Primary
7
Secondary
3
  1. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    57 m
  2. Embleton View

    Other independent special school

    3.5 km
  3. Wyvern Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
37
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 8
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Vehicle crime 5
  • Shoplifting 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL2 2 residents
7,757

Age bands in DL2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.1%

1,436 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

723 residents

Age 25 to 44
23%

1,826 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

2,224 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

1,718 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOCTORS LANE SURGERY

    ALDBROUGH ST. JOHN, RICHMOND, DL11 7TH

    ODS code B82029

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Ulnaby Lane

    BCT · High Coniscliffe

    0.1 miles
  • St Edwin's Church

    BCT · High Coniscliffe

    0.2 miles
  • St Edwin's Close

    BCT · High Coniscliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Carlbury Hall

    BCT · Carlbury

    0.6 miles
  • Carlbury Hall

    BCT · Carlbury

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 001B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,524 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

12 open schools are in scope, including 7 primary and 3 secondary schools. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 57 m.

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

Recorded crime

37 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 8 events.

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