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DL3 9UL

Cockerton · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 9UN 82 m
DL3 9UF 125 m
DL3 9UR 137 m
DL3 9UQ 162 m
DL3 9UJ 174 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 9UL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 9
Latitude
54.539984
Longitude
-1.603099
British National Grid easting
425,778
British National Grid northing
516,151

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
E00062092
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 006F · E01012314
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 006 · E02002564

Postcode source versions

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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

    483 m

  2. Mount Pleasant Primary School

    Academy converter

    588 m

  3. Marchbank Free School

    Free schools special

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,083
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 396
  • Anti social behaviour 232
  • Criminal damage and arson 144
  • Shoplifting 97
  • Public order 66

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL3 9 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
100%
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

8

within 5 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.8 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

    2.5 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    3.2 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    3.3 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    4.0 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    4.1 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    4.7 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

  • Woburn Avenue

    BCT · Branksome

    0.0 miles

  • Jedburgh Drive

    BCT · Branksome

    0.1 miles

  • Ellerton Close

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 miles

  • Shops

    BCT · Branksome

    0.2 miles

  • Wimborne Close

    BCT · Branksome

    0.3 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
0
Low risk addresses
2
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

34 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wyvern Academy is the nearest published school at 483 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,083 published events cover 12 months, averaging 90.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 396 events.

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