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DL2 3YX

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 3HE 398 m
DL2 3HF 430 m
DL2 3AB 1.2 km
DL2 3QH 1.3 km
DL2 3NT 1.5 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 3YX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 June 1998
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 3
Latitude
54.563115
Longitude
-1.760754
British National Grid easting
415,569
British National Grid northing
518,679

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
E00105878
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 064F · E01020862
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
4
Primary
3
Secondary
1

  1. Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool

    Academy converter

    2.3 km

  2. Ingleton CofE Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.4 km

  3. Staindrop CofE (Controlled) Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Criminal damage and arson 2
  • 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

  • GAINFORD SURGERY

    MAIN ROAD, GAINFORD, DARLINGTON, DL2 3BE

    ODS code A83061

    2.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Alwent Hall

    BCT · Cleatlam

    1.0 miles

  • Alwent Hall

    BCT · Cleatlam

    1.0 miles

  • Lane End

    BCT · Winston

    1.1 miles

  • Lane End

    BCT · Winston

    1.1 miles

  • Station

    BCT · Winston

    1.1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

4 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 1 secondary schools. Gainford Church of England Primary School and Preschool is the nearest published school at 1.4 miles.

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

Recorded crime

3 published events cover 12 months, averaging 0.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Criminal damage and arson with 2 events.

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