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DL2 3DJ

Lower Teesdale · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darlington
Ward
Lower Teesdale
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Bishop Auckland
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 3DW 27 m
DL2 3DN 43 m
DL2 3EB 120 m
DL2 3DP 147 m
DL2 3DL 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 3DJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 1994
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 3
Latitude
54.546625
Longitude
-1.739178
British National Grid easting
416,971
British National Grid northing
516,849

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Lower Teesdale · E05016182
Parish or community
E04010632
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105881
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 064F · E01020862
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 064 · E02004345

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Property

At this postcode

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Piggy Lane, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3DJ 17 January 2014 £348,800
4, Piggy Lane, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3DJ 16 November 2007 £167,000
4, Piggy Lane, Gainford, Darlington, DL2 3DJ 6 May 2005 £169,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0

  1. Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool

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    72 m

  2. Ingleton CofE Primary School

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    3.7 km

  3. Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School

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    3.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
49
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 13
  • Anti social behaviour 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 7
  • Burglary 6
  • Other theft 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

3 female, 5 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
2.0
DL2 3 residents
4,206

Age bands in DL2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.3%

545 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.8%

360 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.3%

669 residents

Age 45 to 64
32.2%

1,325 residents

Age 65 and over
29.5%

1,211 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

1

within 5 km

  • GAINFORD SURGERY

    MAIN ROAD, GAINFORD, DARLINGTON, DL2 3BE

    ODS code A83061

    523 m

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Spa Road

    BCT · Gainford

    0.1 miles

  • Spa Road

    BCT · Gainford

    0.1 miles

  • Lord Nelson

    BCT · Gainford

    0.2 miles

  • Lord Nelson

    BCT · Gainford

    0.3 miles

  • A67-Fromer School

    BCT · Gainford

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 064F, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,531 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
2 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool is the nearest published school at 72 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

49 published events cover 12 months, averaging 4.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 13 events.

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