DL3 9XQ

Mowden · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL3 9XS 67 m
DL3 9XP 100 m
DL3 8UQ 129 m
DL3 9XR 148 m
DL3 9XW 153 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL3 9XQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2015
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL3
Postcode sector
DL3 9
Latitude
54.527859
Longitude
-1.597159
British National Grid easting
426,170
British National Grid northing
514,804

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
E00062278
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 011D · E01012348
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 011 · E02002569

Postcode source versions

Explore DL3

38 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
7, Highgrove Close, Darlington, DL3 9XQ 17 July 2024 £480,000
19, Highgrove Close, Darlington, DL3 9XQ 15 August 2022 £350,000
28, Highgrove Close, Darlington, DL3 9XQ 7 August 2020 £358,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
39
Primary
23
Secondary
6
  1. Mowden Junior School

    Academy converter

    472 m
  2. Marchbank Free School

    Free schools special

    558 m
  3. Mowden Infant School

    Academy converter

    573 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,065
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 327
  • Anti social behaviour 234
  • Criminal damage and arson 129
  • Shoplifting 102
  • Other theft 78

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
82

40 female, 42 male

Postcode households
31
Residents per household
2.6
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
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

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE

    NUNNERY LANE, DARLINGTON, DL3 8SQ

    ODS code A83031

    1.2 km

  • MOORLANDS SURGERY

    139A WILLOW ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 9JP

    ODS code A83010

    1.5 km

  • ORCHARD COURT SURGERY

    ORCHARD COURT, ORCHARD ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL3 6HZ

    ODS code A83006

    2.0 km

  • BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    63-65 BONDGATE, DARLINGTON, DL3 7JR

    ODS code A83034

    2.5 km

  • DENMARK STREET SURGERY

    DENMARK STREET, DARLINGTON, DL3 0PD

    ODS code A83047

    3.2 km

  • CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 5JN

    ODS code A83040

    3.2 km

  • PARKGATE SURGERY

    PARK PLACE, DARLINGTON, DL1 5LW

    ODS code A83641

    3.2 km

  • NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY

    186 NEASHAM ROAD, DARLINGTON, DL1 4YL

    ODS code A83013

    3.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Mowden Shops

    BCT · Mowden

    0.1 miles
  • Mowden Shops

    BCT · Mowden

    0.2 miles
  • Chester Grove

    BCT · Mowden

    0.2 miles
  • Garthorne Avenue

    BCT · Mowden

    0.2 miles
  • Garthorne Avenue

    BCT · Mowden

    0.2 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £415,000 from 2 recorded sales in DL3 9XQ. 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

39 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 6 secondary schools. Mowden Junior School is the nearest published school at 472 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,065 published events cover 12 months, averaging 88.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 327 events.

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