DL3 8TL

Hurworth · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Stockton West
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 8TN 163 m
DL3 8TJ 211 m
DL3 8EL 279 m
DL3 8EJ 282 m
DL3 8QY 284 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 8TL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 8
Latitude
54.507395
Longitude
-1.573222
British National Grid easting
427,733
British National Grid northing
512,536

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Hurworth · E05010421
Parish or community
E04012650
Westminster constituency
Stockton West · E14001519
Output area
E00188244
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 015A · E01012338
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 015 · E02002573

Postcode source versions

Explore DL3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
25
Secondary
7
  1. Skerne Park Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.5 km
  2. Polam Hall School

    Free schools

    1.5 km
  3. Abbey Infants' School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
603
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 221
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Public order 39
  • Vehicle crime 34

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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 straight-line

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    2.2 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    2.3 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.3 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    2.4 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    2.4 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    2.8 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    3.0 km

  • ROCKLIFFE COURT SURGERY

    ROCKLIFFE COURT, HURWORTH PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL2 2DS

    ODS code A83048

    3.3 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Blackwell House

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.0 miles
  • Bland's Corner Roundabout

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.0 miles
  • Bland's Corner Roundabout

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.1 miles
  • Blackwell House

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.1 miles
  • Briar Walk

    BCT · Blackwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 015A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

14,745 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Schools

43 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 7 secondary schools. Skerne Park Academy is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

603 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 221 events.

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