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DL2 3RT

Lower Teesdale · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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
DL11 7UL 25 m
DL2 3AA 474 m
DL2 3DP 550 m
DL2 3DR 573 m
DL2 3DW 666 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 3RT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 September 2012
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 3
Latitude
54.545659
Longitude
-1.749757
British National Grid easting
416,287
British National Grid northing
516,739

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
E04010590
Westminster constituency
Bishop Auckland · E14001101
Output area
E00105849
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 067G · E01020863
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 067 · E02007022

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
4
Primary
4
Secondary
0

  1. Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool

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    623 m

  2. Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School

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    3.8 km

  3. Ingleton CofE Primary School

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    3.9 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
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.

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%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • GAINFORD SURGERY

    MAIN ROAD, GAINFORD, DARLINGTON, DL2 3BE

    ODS code A83061

    1.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Spa Road

    BCT · Gainford

    0.5 miles

  • Spa Road

    BCT · Gainford

    0.5 miles

  • Lord Nelson

    BCT · Gainford

    0.7 miles

  • Lord Nelson

    BCT · Gainford

    0.7 miles

  • A67-Fromer School

    BCT · Gainford

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 067G, 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

13,566 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
1 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

4 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool is the nearest published school at 623 m.

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

Recorded crime

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.