DL3 6NL

Northgate · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darlington
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 6NN 23 m
DL3 6NJ 25 m
DL3 6NW 47 m
DL3 6NQ 56 m
DL3 6NS 70 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 6NL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 6
Latitude
54.532992
Longitude
-1.558954
British National Grid easting
428,639
British National Grid northing
515,390

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
E00062316
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 016E · E01012353
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 016 · E02007058

Postcode source versions

Explore DL3

109 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
41, Kitchener Street, Darlington, DL3 6NL 8 May 2026 £56,000
75, Kitchener Street, Darlington, DL3 6NL 19 December 2025 £56,000
51, Kitchener Street, Darlington, DL3 6NL 12 December 2025 £77,000

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

    199 m
  2. Reid Street Primary School

    Academy converter

    366 m
  3. George Dent Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    518 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,029
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,039
  • Anti social behaviour 901
  • Shoplifting 806
  • Criminal damage and arson 596
  • Public order 476

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
76

39 female, 37 male

Postcode households
44
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL3 6 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

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

9

within 5 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    503 m

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    641 m

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    782 m

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.2 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.3 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    1.4 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.5 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    2.0 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    2.6 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Marshall Street

    BCT · The Denes

    0.1 miles
  • Corporation Road School

    BCT · North Lodge

    0.1 miles
  • Barningham Street

    BCT · The Denes

    0.1 miles
  • Brinkburn Dene

    BCT · The Denes

    0.1 miles
  • Brinkburn Dene

    BCT · The Denes

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 016E, 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

3,631 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 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

Property market

The five-year median is £68,125 from 18 recorded sales in DL3 6NL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Darlington is £158,188 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

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 199 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,029 published events cover 12 months, averaging 502.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,039 events.

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