DL4 2QA

Heighington & Coniscliffe · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL4
Postcode sector
DL4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL2 2XG 846 m
DL4 2QB 867 m
DL2 2UH 973 m
DL4 1QE 1.0 km
DL4 1HF 1.0 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL4 2QA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL4
Postcode sector
DL4 2
Latitude
54.615176
Longitude
-1.656223
British National Grid easting
422,300
British National Grid northing
524,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Parish or community
E04000296
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00174208
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 001B · E01012334
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 001 · E02002559

Postcode source versions

Explore DL4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
19
Secondary
3
  1. Oakwood Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    1.0 km
  2. Timothy Hackworth Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km
  3. Pear Tree School

    Other independent special school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
505
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 150
  • Criminal damage and arson 78
  • Other theft 59
  • Anti social behaviour 59
  • Public order 37

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL4 2 residents
5,672

Age bands in DL4 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.9%

1,119 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

607 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

1,457 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.8%

1,446 residents

Age 65 and over
17.5%

982 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

3

within 5 km straight-line

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    2.3 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

    THE OLD FIRE HOUSE, WATLING ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6RP

    ODS code A83021

    3.9 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Masons Arms

    BCT · Shildon

    0.8 miles
  • Masons Arms

    BCT · Shildon

    0.8 miles
  • Redworth Road

    BCT · New Shildon

    0.8 miles
  • Middleton Road End

    BCT · Shildon

    0.9 miles
  • Dabble Duck Industrial Estate West End

    BCT · Shildon

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 001B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,524 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 19 primary and 3 secondary schools. Oakwood Learning Centre is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

505 published events cover 12 months, averaging 42.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 150 events.

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