DL2 4AX

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 4AF 18 m
DL2 4AA 46 m
DL2 2JX 145 m
DL2 2NY 156 m
DL3 8TG 314 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL2 4AX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL2
Postcode sector
DL2 4
Latitude
54.522423
Longitude
-1.611256
British National Grid easting
425,261
British National Grid northing
514,194

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E04000302
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062208
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
30
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Embleton View

    Other independent special school

    330 m
  2. Hummersknott Academy

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  3. Mowden Junior School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
223
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 71
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Shoplifting 32
  • Other theft 18
  • Criminal damage and arson 11

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
Postcode sector residents
Not available
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 not available.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.2 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.5 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    3.1 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    3.4 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    4.0 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    4.1 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    4.2 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    4.5 km

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

  • Gate Lane

    BCT · Low Coniscliffe

    0.1 miles
  • Gate Lane

    BCT · Low Coniscliffe

    0.2 miles
  • Broken Scar Treatment Works

    BCT · Hummersknott

    0.2 miles
  • Broken Scar Treatment Works

    BCT · Hummersknott

    0.3 miles
  • Jubilee Cottages

    BCT · Hummersknott

    0.4 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

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

Schools

Published establishments

30 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Embleton View is the nearest published school at 330 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

223 published events cover 12 months, averaging 18.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 71 events.

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