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DL3 9UJ

Cockerton · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Darlington
Ward
Cockerton
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 9UT 49 m
DL3 9UR 81 m
DL3 9UX 83 m
DL3 9UQ 89 m
DL3 9UU 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 9UJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 9
Latitude
54.540506
Longitude
-1.600559
British National Grid easting
425,942
British National Grid northing
516,210

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Cockerton · E05010414
Parish or community
E43000249
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00062102
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 006F · E01012314
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 006 · E02002564

Postcode source versions

Explore DL3

Property

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Branksome Green, Darlington, DL3 9UJ 15 May 2023 £85,000
34, Branksome Green, Darlington, DL3 9UJ 4 August 2022 £95,000
44, Branksome Green, Darlington, DL3 9UJ 3 July 2020 £8,250,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
19
Secondary
6

  1. Wyvern Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    398 m

  2. Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Academy converter

    424 m

  3. Marchbank Free School

    Free schools special

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,202
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 431
  • Anti social behaviour 259
  • Criminal damage and arson 157
  • Shoplifting 114
  • Public order 69

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
75

42 female, 33 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.8% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL3 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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
43.2%

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

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.6 km

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    2.0 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    2.4 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    3.1 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    3.1 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    3.9 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    3.9 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    4.6 km

  • WHINFIELD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WHINBUSH WAY, DARLINGTON, DL1 3RT

    ODS code A83005

    4.9 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

  • Ellerton Close

    BCT · Branksome

    0.1 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Branksome

    0.1 miles

  • Woburn Avenue

    BCT · Branksome

    0.1 miles

  • Jedburgh Drive

    BCT · Branksome

    0.1 miles

  • Wimborne Close

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 006F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,779 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

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
2
Low risk addresses
1
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

Property market

The five-year median is £90,000 from 2 recorded sales in DL3 9UJ. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Darlington is £158,188 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wyvern Academy is the nearest published school at 398 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,202 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 431 events.

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