DL2 2YD

Park West · 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
DL3 8EX 17 m
DL3 8EZ 52 m
DL3 8PG 70 m
DL3 8HA 86 m
DL3 8PA 92 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 2YD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2002
Terminated
1 August 2005
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2
Latitude
54.519203
Longitude
-1.570581
British National Grid easting
427,896
British National Grid northing
513,851

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Park West · E05010426
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062352
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 010C · E01012360
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 010 · E02002568

Postcode source versions

Explore DL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
44
Primary
26
Secondary
7
  1. Abbey Infants' School

    Academy converter

    468 m
  2. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    572 m
  3. Polam Hall School

    Free schools

    619 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,472
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,169
  • Shoplifting 527
  • Anti social behaviour 506
  • Public order 315
  • Criminal damage and arson 281

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    1.1 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    1.2 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.4 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.5 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.5 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.7 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.8 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    2.5 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    4.2 km

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Hartford Road

    BCT · West End

    0.0 miles
  • Ashcroft Road

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles
  • Hartford Road

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles
  • Greenmount Road

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles
  • Linden Avenue

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 010C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,434 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Abbey Infants' School is the nearest published school at 468 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,472 published events cover 12 months, averaging 289.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,169 events.

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