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DL3 6AW

Northgate · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Northgate
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 6AR 43 m
DL3 6ND 43 m
DL3 6AL 44 m
DL3 6AD 72 m
DL3 6AN 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 6AW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 1997
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 6
Latitude
54.532174
Longitude
-1.556475
British National Grid easting
428,800
British National Grid northing
515,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Northgate · E05010424
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062311
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 016F · E01012354
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 016 · E02007058

Postcode source versions

Explore DL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. Corporation Road Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    17 m

  2. Reid Street Primary School

    Academy converter

    534 m

  3. George Dent Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    549 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,348
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,136
  • Anti social behaviour 947
  • Shoplifting 851
  • Criminal damage and arson 635
  • Public order 491

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL3 6 residents
7,754

Age bands in DL3 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,323 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

909 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.4%

2,642 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.6%

2,022 residents

Age 65 and over
12.8%

1,008 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

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    574 m

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    659 m

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    790 m

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.1 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.3 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.4 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    1.6 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.9 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Corporation Road School

    BCT · North Lodge

    0.1 miles

  • Elmfield Centre

    BCT · North Lodge

    0.1 miles

  • Marshall Street

    BCT · The Denes

    0.1 miles

  • Elmfield Centre

    BCT · North Lodge

    0.1 miles

  • Barningham Street

    BCT · The Denes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 016F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

956 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
1 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Corporation Road Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 17 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,348 published events cover 12 months, averaging 529 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,136 events.

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