DL3 7PL

Pierremont · 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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 7BJ 41 m
DL3 7PJ 41 m
DL3 7PW 59 m
DL3 7PN 71 m
DL3 7DA 86 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 7PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 7
Latitude
54.527931
Longitude
-1.561126
British National Grid easting
428,502
British National Grid northing
514,826

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062310
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 016G · E01012355
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 016 · E02007058

Postcode source versions

Explore DL3

5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Forsyth House, 20, Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7PL 5 June 2017 £700,000
16, Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7PL 17 November 2006 £249,000
14, Woodland Road, Darlington, DL3 7PL 26 June 2006 £143,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
26
Secondary
6
  1. George Dent Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    158 m
  2. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    360 m
  3. Corporation Road Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    552 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,120
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,032
  • Anti social behaviour 914
  • Shoplifting 856
  • Criminal damage and arson 609
  • Public order 464

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.

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+
66.7%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
66.7%
Gigabit-capable
66.7%
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

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    157 m

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    610 m

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    961 m

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.1 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    1.2 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.3 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    1.3 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.7 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    3.1 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

  • Maude Street

    BCT · Darlington

    0.0 miles
  • Maude Street

    BCT · Darlington

    0.0 miles
  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Darlington

    0.1 miles
  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Darlington

    0.1 miles
  • Four Riggs

    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
1
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

42 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. George Dent Nursery School is the nearest published school at 158 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,120 published events cover 12 months, averaging 510 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,032 events.

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