DL2 3TL

Heighington & Coniscliffe · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 3UW 79 m
DL2 3TJ 91 m
DL2 3TN 528 m
DL2 3TA 644 m
DL2 3SJ 649 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 3TL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1986
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 3
Latitude
54.541562
Longitude
-1.684664
British National Grid easting
420,500
British National Grid northing
516,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E04000307
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062210
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 001B · E01012334
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 001 · E02002559

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0
  1. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School

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    2.1 km
  2. Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool

    Academy converter

    3.6 km
  3. Eppleby Forcett Church of England Primary School

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    4.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
35
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 8
  • Violence and sexual offences 7
  • Shoplifting 4
  • Vehicle crime 4
  • Criminal damage and arson 4

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

  • GAINFORD SURGERY

    MAIN ROAD, GAINFORD, DARLINGTON, DL2 3BE

    ODS code A83061

    3.1 km

Nearby transport

  • White Cross

    BCT · Piercebridge

    0.4 miles
  • The Fox Hole

    BCT · Piercebridge

    0.4 miles
  • White Cross

    BCT · Piercebridge

    0.4 miles
  • The Fox Hole

    BCT · Piercebridge

    0.4 miles
  • Carlbury Hall

    BCT · Carlbury

    0.6 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 001B, 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

22,524 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools. High Coniscliffe CofE Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.3 miles.

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

Recorded crime

35 published events cover 12 months, averaging 2.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 8 events.

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