DL3 0XW

Heighington & Coniscliffe · 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 0XD 368 m
DL3 0XB 685 m
DL3 0XE 848 m
DL3 0UY 894 m
DL3 0XH 955 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 0XW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 2004
Terminated
1 September 2005
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 0
Latitude
54.559439
Longitude
-1.568597
British National Grid easting
427,997
British National Grid northing
518,329

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E04000312
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062386
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 001D · E01012366
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 001 · E02002559

Postcode source versions

Explore DL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
21
Secondary
7
  1. Longfield Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.6 km
  2. West Park Academy

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Harrowgate Hill Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
213
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 76
  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Other theft 22
  • Public order 22
  • Criminal damage and arson 19

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

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    2.5 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.9 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    3.0 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    3.2 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    3.6 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    3.6 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    4.2 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    4.4 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Argos

    BCT · Faverdale

    0.7 miles
  • Argos

    BCT · Faverdale

    0.7 miles
  • Hayle Court

    BCT · Harrowgate Farm

    0.7 miles
  • Aldi Distribution Centre

    BCT · Faverdale

    0.8 miles
  • High Grange

    BCT · High Grange

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 001D, 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

19,657 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 7 secondary schools. Longfield Academy is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

213 published events cover 12 months, averaging 17.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 76 events.

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