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DL3 7AX

College · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darlington
Ward
College
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 7BF 5 m
DL3 7AL 41 m
DL3 7FD 48 m
DL3 7FF 63 m
DL3 7AU 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 7AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2015
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 7
Latitude
54.526547
Longitude
-1.565977
British National Grid easting
428,189
British National Grid northing
514,670

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
College · E05010415
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062112
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 010E · E01035186
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 010 · E02002568

Postcode source versions

Explore DL3

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Darlington Arts Centre, Vane Terrace, Darlington, DL3 7AX 9 December 2015 £490,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    98 m

  2. George Dent Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    333 m

  3. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    607 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,985
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,653
  • Anti social behaviour 783
  • Shoplifting 717
  • Criminal damage and arson 435
  • Public order 413

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL3 7 residents
3,733

Age bands in DL3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.4%

557 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.5%

483 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

898 residents

Age 45 to 64
30.4%

1,176 residents

Age 65 and over
19.5%

756 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

    457 m

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    650 m

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    875 m

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.1 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.2 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.2 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    1.6 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.8 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    3.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Trinity Road

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Glaisdale Court

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Cleveland Avenue

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Stanhope Green

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Stanhope Green

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 010E, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,293 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

42 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College is the nearest published school at 98 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,985 published events cover 12 months, averaging 415.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,653 events.

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