DL3 6LS

Northgate · 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 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 6DE 50 m
DL3 6AH 61 m
DL3 6JH 67 m
DL3 6LR 81 m
DL3 6LP 89 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 6LS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 6
Latitude
54.527530
Longitude
-1.556989
British National Grid easting
428,770
British National Grid northing
514,783

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
E00062309
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 016G · E01012355
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
44
Primary
26
Secondary
7
  1. George Dent Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    411 m
  2. Corporation Road Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    504 m
  3. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    570 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,398
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,158
  • Anti social behaviour 947
  • Shoplifting 847
  • Criminal damage and arson 652
  • Public order 498

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
100%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    135 m

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    719 m

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    826 m

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    858 m

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    1.3 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    1.4 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.5 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.5 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    2.9 km

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Four Riggs

    BCT · Darlington

    0.1 miles
  • Four Riggs

    BCT · Darlington

    0.1 miles
  • Northgate

    BCT · Darlington

    0.1 miles
  • Northgate

    BCT · Darlington

    0.1 miles
  • Northgate

    BCT · Darlington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 016G, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,963 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
10 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. George Dent Nursery School is the nearest published school at 411 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,398 published events cover 12 months, averaging 533.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,158 events.

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