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DL2 2XS

Brinkburn & Faverdale · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Darlington
Ward
Brinkburn & Faverdale
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 2XR 65 m
DL2 2RX 84 m
DL2 2XF 98 m
DL2 2ZL 115 m
DL2 2WH 120 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 2XS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2024
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2
Latitude
54.544403
Longitude
-1.596827
British National Grid easting
426,181
British National Grid northing
516,645

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Brinkburn & Faverdale · E05010413
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

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Property

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Dine Holm, Darlington, DL2 2XS 29 August 2025 £313,500
8, Dine Holm, Darlington, DL2 2XS 8 August 2025 £323,000
7, Dine Holm, Darlington, DL2 2XS 25 July 2025 £330,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
21
Secondary
6

  1. Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Academy converter

    498 m

  2. West Park Academy

    Academy converter

    715 m

  3. Wyvern Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    746 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,124
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 417
  • Anti social behaviour 234
  • Criminal damage and arson 153
  • Shoplifting 80
  • Public order 71

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
50%

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

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.7 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.2 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    2.4 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    3.0 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    3.1 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    3.9 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    4.0 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    4.6 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    4.7 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Thomas Sopwith Way

    BCT · West Park

    0.0 miles

  • Browdie Road

    BCT · West Park

    0.1 miles

  • Holderness Drive

    BCT · West Park

    0.2 miles

  • West Park Hospital

    BCT · West Park

    0.2 miles

  • Wimborne Close

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 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.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £318,250 from 10 recorded sales in DL2 2XS. 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

36 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 6 secondary schools. Mount Pleasant Primary School is the nearest published school at 498 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,124 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 417 events.

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