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DL2 2YR

Brinkburn & Faverdale · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 2WE 50 m
DL2 2RX 90 m
DL2 2WH 90 m
DL2 2TT 105 m
DL2 2US 144 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 2YR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 2
Latitude
54.545120
Longitude
-1.599138
British National Grid easting
426,031
British National Grid northing
516,724

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

Explore DL2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
6

  1. Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Academy converter

    637 m

  2. West Park Academy

    Academy converter

    839 m

  3. Wyvern Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    840 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
971
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 365
  • Anti social behaviour 205
  • Criminal damage and arson 128
  • Shoplifting 71
  • Public order 62

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

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.8 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.3 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    2.5 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    3.1 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    3.3 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    4.1 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    4.2 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    4.8 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Thomas Sopwith Way

    BCT · West Park

    0.1 miles

  • Browdie Road

    BCT · West Park

    0.2 miles

  • Holderness Drive

    BCT · West Park

    0.2 miles

  • Ellerton Close

    BCT · Branksome

    0.3 miles

  • Wimborne Close

    BCT · Branksome

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Mount Pleasant Primary School is the nearest published school at 637 m.

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

Recorded crime

971 published events cover 12 months, averaging 80.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 365 events.

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