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DL3 6DS

Brinkburn & Faverdale · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Brinkburn & Faverdale
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 0QD 17 m
DL3 0QJ 60 m
DL3 0GX 63 m
DL3 0QH 72 m
DL3 6DR 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 6DS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1998
Terminated
1 November 2009
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 6
Latitude
54.537506
Longitude
-1.559663
British National Grid easting
428,590
British National Grid northing
515,892

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Brinkburn & Faverdale · E05010413
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062072
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 006A · E01012309
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
39
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. Rise Carr College

    Pupil referral unit

    502 m

  2. Reid Street Primary School

    Academy converter

    599 m

  3. Corporation Road Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    645 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,184
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,768
  • Anti social behaviour 754
  • Shoplifting 751
  • Criminal damage and arson 491
  • Public order 407

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

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    501 m

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    729 m

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    1.1 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.2 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    1.7 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.7 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.9 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    2.4 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    2.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Fairfield Street

    BCT · Brinkburn

    0.1 miles

  • Fairfield Street

    BCT · Brinkburn

    0.1 miles

  • Harrison Terrace

    BCT · Brinkburn

    0.2 miles

  • Harrison Terrace

    BCT · Brinkburn

    0.2 miles

  • Brinkburn Dene

    BCT · The Denes

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 006A, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

28,478 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
10 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. Rise Carr College is the nearest published school at 502 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,184 published events cover 12 months, averaging 432 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,768 events.

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