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DL3 8HT

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 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 8HS 29 m
DL3 8HU 70 m
DL3 8LS 101 m
DL3 8HP 116 m
DL3 8HY 127 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 8HT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 8
Latitude
54.523245
Longitude
-1.572547
British National Grid easting
427,766
British National Grid northing
514,300

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
E00062109
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 010A · E01012315
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 010 · E02002568

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
39, Westbourne Grove, Darlington, DL3 8HT 29 June 2018 £240,000
36, Westbourne Grove, Darlington, DL3 8HT 22 July 2016 £312,000
34, Westbourne Grove, Darlington, DL3 8HT 14 December 2012 £285,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
26
Secondary
7

  1. Abbey Infants' School

    Academy converter

    260 m

  2. Abbey Junior School

    Academy converter

    262 m

  3. Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College

    Academy 16-19 converter

    549 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,040
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,344
  • Shoplifting 616
  • Anti social behaviour 593
  • Criminal damage and arson 363
  • Public order 343

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.5
DL3 8 residents
7,753

Age bands in DL3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

1,081 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

641 residents

Age 25 to 44
15.8%

1,223 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.2%

2,252 residents

Age 65 and over
32.7%

2,528 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL3 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    679 m

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    982 m

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.1 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.3 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.5 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.6 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    2.0 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    2.2 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    4.0 km

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Elton Road

    BCT · West End

    0.1 miles

  • Abbey Road

    BCT · West End

    0.2 miles

  • Abbey Junior School

    BCT · West End

    0.2 miles

  • Cleveland Avenue

    BCT · West End

    0.2 miles

  • Neville Road

    BCT · West End

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 010A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,675 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
10 of 10
Living environment
5 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

43 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Abbey Infants' School is the nearest published school at 260 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

4,040 published events cover 12 months, averaging 336.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,344 events.

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