DL2 2PU

North Richmondshire · North Yorkshire · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
North Yorkshire
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 2NZ 30 m
DL2 2PT 109 m
DL7 0JS 300 m
DL7 0JU 376 m
DL7 0JR 394 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 2PU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1983
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2
Latitude
54.442279
Longitude
-1.549737
British National Grid easting
429,300
British National Grid northing
505,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007514
Output area
E00141329
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 001B · E01027751
Middle layer super output area
Richmondshire 001 · E02005782

Postcode source versions

Explore DL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1
  1. North and South Cowton Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.6 km
  2. East Cowton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km
  3. Croft Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    4.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
28
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 16
  • Burglary 3
  • Criminal damage and arson 3
  • Other theft 2
  • Vehicle crime 2

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

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Paddock Nurseries

    BCT · North Cowton

    0.0 miles
  • Paddock Nurseries

    BCT · North Cowton

    0.1 miles
  • Straggleton Gates

    BCT · North Cowton

    0.2 miles
  • Straggleton Gates

    BCT · North Cowton

    0.2 miles
  • Cockleberry Sawmills

    BCT · Dalton-on-Tees

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Richmondshire 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

22,106 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. North and South Cowton Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

28 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 16 events.

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