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DL3 9RA

Mowden · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Mowden
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 9QW 29 m
DL3 9QL 81 m
DL3 9QN 94 m
DL3 9QS 97 m
DL3 9XJ 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 9RA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
1 December 1983
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 9
Latitude
54.526907
Longitude
-1.592070
British National Grid easting
426,500
British National Grid northing
514,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Mowden · E05010422
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062273
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 011D · E01012348
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
40
Primary
24
Secondary
6

  1. Mowden Junior School

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    348 m

  2. Mowden Infant School

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    349 m

  3. Carmel College

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    454 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,043
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Anti social behaviour 225
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Other theft 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL3 9 residents
9,850

Age bands in DL3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,474 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.2%

844 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.7%

1,891 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.8%

2,536 residents

Age 65 and over
26.1%

2,384 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

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    836 m

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.2 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    1.8 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    2.1 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    2.8 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    2.8 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    2.9 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    3.4 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Mowden Shops

    BCT · Mowden

    0.1 miles

  • Mowden Shops

    BCT · Mowden

    0.1 miles

  • Garthorne Avenue

    BCT · Mowden

    0.1 miles

  • Garthorne Avenue

    BCT · Mowden

    0.1 miles

  • Chester Grove

    BCT · Mowden

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 011D, 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

32,603 of 33,755

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

40 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 6 secondary schools. Mowden Junior School is the nearest published school at 348 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,043 published events cover 12 months, averaging 86.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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