DL2 2QA

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
DL3 8TW 274 m
DL3 8QZ 342 m
DL3 8QT 479 m
DL3 8QY 484 m
DL3 8QU 509 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 2QA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2
Latitude
54.508432
Longitude
-1.584563
British National Grid easting
426,998
British National Grid northing
512,647

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
Yorkshire and the Humber · E12000003
Local authority district
North Yorkshire · E06000065
Parish or community
E04007528
Output area
E00141290
Lower layer super output area
Richmondshire 001A · E01027743
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
38
Primary
22
Secondary
6
  1. Hummersknott Academy

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    1.6 km
  2. Abbey Infants' School

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    1.6 km
  3. Carmel College

    Academy converter

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
171
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 51
  • Anti social behaviour 34
  • Other theft 19
  • Vehicle crime 17
  • Public order 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

1 female, 3 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
4.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL2 2 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
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.2 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    2.7 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    2.7 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    2.9 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    2.9 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    2.9 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.9 km

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    3.8 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    4.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Briar Walk

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.3 miles
  • Briar Walk

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.3 miles
  • Blackwell House

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.4 miles
  • Cleasby Road

    BCT · Stapleton

    0.4 miles
  • Cleasby Road

    BCT · Stapleton

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Richmondshire 001A, 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

17,995 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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
1
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

Schools

38 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 6 secondary schools. Hummersknott Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

171 published events cover 12 months, averaging 14.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 51 events.

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