DL2 2LS

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 2NQ 161 m
DL2 2LJ 180 m
DL2 2LH 197 m
DL2 2LR 218 m
DL2 2LN 410 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 2LS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 May 2011
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2
Latitude
54.531245
Longitude
-1.651767
British National Grid easting
422,634
British National Grid northing
515,162

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
13
Primary
8
Secondary
3
  1. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    437 m
  2. Embleton View

    Other independent special school

    3.1 km
  3. Wyvern Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
33
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Burglary 6
  • Shoplifting 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Other theft 3

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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • DOCTORS LANE SURGERY

    ALDBROUGH ST. JOHN, RICHMOND, DL11 7TH

    ODS code B82029

    4.4 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    4.7 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • St Edwin's Close

    BCT · High Coniscliffe

    0.1 miles
  • St Edwin's Church

    BCT · High Coniscliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Ulnaby Lane

    BCT · High Coniscliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Carlbury Hall

    BCT · Carlbury

    0.8 miles
  • Carlbury Hall

    BCT · Carlbury

    0.9 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

13 open schools are in scope, including 8 primary and 3 secondary schools. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 437 m.

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

Recorded crime

33 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 8 events.

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