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DL5 6QA

Heighington & Coniscliffe · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Heighington & Coniscliffe
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL5 6GJ 45 m
DL5 6GL 108 m
DL5 6GN 112 m
DL5 6GH 122 m
DL5 6GS 132 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL5 6QA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 6
Latitude
54.605115
Longitude
-1.599030
British National Grid easting
426,000
British National Grid northing
523,400

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Darlington · E06000005
Electoral ward
Heighington & Coniscliffe · E05010419
Parish or community
E04000296
Westminster constituency
Darlington · E14001190
Output area
E00174202
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 001B · E01012334
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 001 · E02002559

Postcode source versions

Explore DL5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
22
Primary
13
Secondary
3

  1. Heighington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  2. Greenfield Academy

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. UTC South Durham

    University technical college

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
464
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 174
  • Criminal damage and arson 71
  • Anti social behaviour 60
  • Shoplifting 33
  • Public order 30

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DL5 6 residents
4,265

Age bands in DL5 6

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

657 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

408 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

815 residents

Age 45 to 64
31%

1,347 residents

Age 65 and over
25.7%

1,116 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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    2.1 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    2.2 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    3.0 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Eastfields Road

    BCT · School Aycliffe

    0.2 miles

  • Eastfields Road

    BCT · School Aycliffe

    0.2 miles

  • High Barn Road

    BCT · School Aycliffe

    0.2 miles

  • High Barn Road

    BCT · School Aycliffe

    0.3 miles

  • High Barn Road

    BCT · School Aycliffe

    0.3 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

22 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 3 secondary schools. Heighington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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

Recorded crime

464 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 174 events.

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