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DL3 8RA

Park West · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Park West
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 8QH 67 m
DL3 8QQ 271 m
DL3 8QJ 280 m
DL3 8QL 306 m
DL3 8DX 331 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 8RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 8
Latitude
54.513347
Longitude
-1.569036
British National Grid easting
428,000
British National Grid northing
513,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Park West · E05010426
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062353
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 011E · E01012361
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 011 · E02002569

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. Polam Hall School

    Free schools

    803 m

  2. St Augustine's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    993 m

  3. Abbey Infants' School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,433
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 828
  • Anti social behaviour 370
  • Shoplifting 342
  • Public order 227
  • Criminal damage and arson 205

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    1.5 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    1.7 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    1.7 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    1.8 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    1.8 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    2.1 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    2.4 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    3.0 km

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    3.7 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Blackwell Grange Hotel

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.1 miles

  • Blackwell Grange Hotel

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.2 miles

  • South Park

    BCT · West End

    0.2 miles

  • South Park

    BCT · West End

    0.2 miles

  • Blackwell Post Office

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 011E, 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

32,400 of 33,755

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

44 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 7 secondary schools. Polam Hall School is the nearest published school at 803 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,433 published events cover 12 months, averaging 202.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 828 events.

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