DL2 2RZ

Brinkburn & Faverdale · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 2US 49 m
DL2 2WD 83 m
DL2 2TT 86 m
DL2 2WB 90 m
DL2 2WE 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 2RZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2
Latitude
54.546009
Longitude
-1.601665
British National Grid easting
425,867
British National Grid northing
516,822

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00174205
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 001E · E01033481
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 001 · E02002559

Postcode source versions

Explore DL2

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
4, Rokeby Road, Darlington, DL2 2RZ 17 October 2025 £210,000
27, Rokeby Road, Darlington, DL2 2RZ 31 January 2025 £285,000
1, Rokeby Road, Darlington, DL2 2RZ 18 December 2023 £199,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
18
Secondary
5
  1. Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Academy converter

    811 m
  2. Wyvern Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    978 m
  3. West Park Academy

    Academy converter

    989 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
929
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 350
  • Anti social behaviour 195
  • Criminal damage and arson 123
  • Shoplifting 71
  • Public order 58

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
92.9%

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

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.0 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.5 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    2.7 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    3.3 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    3.5 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    4.3 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    4.4 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    5.0 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Thomas Sopwith Way

    BCT · West Park

    0.3 miles
  • Browdie Road

    BCT · West Park

    0.3 miles
  • Ellerton Close

    BCT · Branksome

    0.3 miles
  • Jedburgh Drive

    BCT · Branksome

    0.3 miles
  • Holderness Drive

    BCT · West Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 001E, 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

22,897 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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
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 £274,995 from 30 recorded sales in DL2 2RZ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Darlington is £158,188 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

Schools

32 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 5 secondary schools. Mount Pleasant Primary School is the nearest published school at 811 m.

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

Recorded crime

929 published events cover 12 months, averaging 77.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 350 events.

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