DL2 2YJ

Hurworth · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Stockton West
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 2SD 0 m
DL2 2QW 814 m
DL3 8TJ 1.1 km
DL3 8TL 1.1 km
DL2 2SE 1.1 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 2YJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 March 2001
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2
Latitude
54.497744
Longitude
-1.573585
British National Grid easting
427,716
British National Grid northing
511,462

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Hurworth · E05010421
Parish or community
E04012650
Westminster constituency
Stockton West · E14001519
Output area
E00188244
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 015A · E01012338
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 015 · E02002573

Postcode source versions

Explore DL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
20
Secondary
5
  1. Clervaux Garden School

    Other independent special school

    1.4 km
  2. Croft Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Skerne Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Anti social behaviour 4
  • Other theft 2
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    2.5 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    3.0 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    3.0 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    3.3 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    3.4 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    3.4 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    3.9 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    4.1 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Bland's Corner Roundabout

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.6 miles
  • Bland's Corner Roundabout

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.7 miles
  • Blackwell House

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.7 miles
  • Blackwell House

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.7 miles
  • Briar Walk

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.8 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 015A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,745 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 20 primary and 5 secondary schools. Clervaux Garden School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 7 events.

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