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DL2 3PY

Lower Teesdale · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3PX 732 m
DL12 8UD 1.1 km
DL2 3PU 1.3 km
DL12 8TT 1.3 km
DL2 3PZ 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 3PY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 March 2012
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 3
Latitude
54.550660
Longitude
-1.858534
British National Grid easting
409,249
British National Grid northing
517,276

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
E04010713
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105918
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 064H · E01020867
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 064 · E02004345

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
3
Secondary
2

  1. Green Lane Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    3.4 km

  2. Teesdale School and Sixth Form

    Academy sponsor led

    3.5 km

  3. Barnard Castle School

    Other independent school

    3.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Other theft 1

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • BARNARD CASTLE SURGERY

    VICTORIA ROAD, BARNARD CASTLE, DL12 8HT

    ODS code A83046

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Whorlton

    1.0 miles

  • Crossroads

    BCT · Whorlton

    1.0 miles

  • Lane End

    BCT · Stainton

    1.2 miles

  • Lane End

    BCT · Stainton

    1.2 miles

  • Farm

    BCT · Westwick

    1.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 064H, 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

16,829 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

6 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 2 secondary schools. Green Lane Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 2.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Other theft with 1 events.

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