DL3 0JL

Cockerton · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 0TT 40 m
DL3 0TS 63 m
DL3 0TR 71 m
DL3 0TX 98 m
DL3 0TW 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 0JL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 0
Latitude
54.539452
Longitude
-1.581126
British National Grid easting
427,200
British National Grid northing
516,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Cockerton · E05010414
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062074
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 006B · E01012310
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 006 · E02002564

Postcode source versions

Explore DL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
25
Secondary
6
  1. Holy Family Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    433 m
  2. St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    545 m
  3. Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Academy converter

    839 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,373
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 833
  • Anti social behaviour 405
  • Criminal damage and arson 274
  • Shoplifting 248
  • Public order 159

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL3 0 residents
14,168

Age bands in DL3 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

2,489 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,589 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.7%

3,590 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.4%

4,279 residents

Age 65 and over
17.9%

2,612 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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    625 m

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.2 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    1.3 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    1.9 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    2.0 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    2.8 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    2.9 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    3.5 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Sandriggs

    BCT · Cockerton

    0.0 miles
  • Stooperdale Avenue

    BCT · Cockerton

    0.1 miles
  • Sandriggs

    BCT · Cockerton

    0.1 miles
  • Stooperdale Avenue

    BCT · Cockerton

    0.1 miles
  • Bowen Road

    BCT · Cockerton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 006B, 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

19,524 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
6 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 6 secondary schools. Holy Family Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 433 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,373 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 833 events.

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