DL4 2QB

Heighington & Coniscliffe · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Shildon
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL4
Postcode sector
DL4 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL4 2RB 468 m
DL4 2NE 516 m
DL4 2JT 549 m
DL4 2JQ 585 m
DL4 2JZ 606 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL4 2QB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL4
Postcode sector
DL4 2
Latitude
54.617665
Longitude
-1.643505
British National Grid easting
423,120
British National Grid northing
524,781

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

1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
New House Farm, Shildon, DL4 2QB 31 March 2022 £750,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
4
  1. Timothy Hackworth Primary School

    Community school

    1.2 km
  2. Oakwood Learning Centre

    Other independent special school

    1.7 km
  3. St John's Church of England Aided Primary School, Shildon

    Voluntary aided school

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 321
  • Anti social behaviour 149
  • Criminal damage and arson 138
  • Other theft 87
  • Burglary 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL4 2 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

6

within 5 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    1.9 km

  • AUCKLAND MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83021

    4.1 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

    COBBLERS HALL, CARERS WAY, BURN LANE, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 4SE

    ODS code A83066

    4.3 km

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    4.3 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    4.6 km

  • STATION VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    29A ESCOMB ROAD, BISHOP AUCKLAND, DL14 6AB

    ODS code A83015

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Redworth Road-Industrial Estate

    BCT · Shildon

    0.3 miles
  • Redworth Road-Industrial Estate

    BCT · Shildon

    0.3 miles
  • All Saints - Redworth Road

    BCT · Shildon

    0.4 miles
  • All Saints - Redworth Road

    BCT · Shildon

    0.4 miles
  • All Saints - Dale Road

    BCT · Shildon

    0.4 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.

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 £750,000 from 1 recorded sale in DL4 2QB. 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Timothy Hackworth Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 76.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 321 events.

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