CheckNear.me

DL5 6RF

Heighington & Coniscliffe · Darlington · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Newton Aycliffe
Ward
Heighington & Coniscliffe
Local authority
Darlington
Constituency
Darlington
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 6

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DL5 6RH 84 m
DL5 6RA 90 m
DL5 6RG 107 m
DL5 6RD 113 m
DL5 6PE 116 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DL5 6RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DL
Postcode district
DL5
Postcode sector
DL5 6
Latitude
54.594853
Longitude
-1.618677
British National Grid easting
424,737
British National Grid northing
522,251

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
E00062205
Lower layer super output area
Darlington 001C · E01012335
Middle layer super output area
Darlington 001 · E02002559

Postcode source versions

Explore DL5

Use the wider postcode district to compare the same evidence across more locations.

Property

At this postcode

View all property records
29 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Lynholme, Millbank, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6RF 19 July 2024 £245,000
15, Millbank, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6RF 22 March 2024 £200,000
4, Millbank, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe, DL5 6RF 28 July 2023 £275,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
18
Primary
12
Secondary
2

  1. Heighington Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    278 m

  2. UTC South Durham

    University technical college

    2.7 km

  3. Greenfield Academy

    Academy converter

    3.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
109
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 40
  • Burglary 12
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Criminal damage and arson 12
  • Other theft 8

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
48

25 female, 23 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DL5 6 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+
95.8%
Gigabit-capable
29.2%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
95.8%
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

4

within 5 km

  • PEASE WAY MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 PEASE WAY, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5NH

    ODS code A83074

    3.8 km

  • BEWICK CRESCENT SURGERY

    27 BEWICK CRESCENT, NEWTON AYCLIFFE, DL5 5LH

    ODS code A83037

    3.9 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83066

    4.6 km

  • HALLGARTH SURGERY

    CHEAPSIDE, SHILDON, DL4 2HP

    ODS code A83008

    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

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Heighington

    0.1 miles

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Heighington

    0.1 miles

  • Hall Lane

    BCT · Heighington

    0.2 miles

  • Redworth Hall Hotel

    BCT · Redworth

    0.6 miles

  • Redworth Hall Hotel

    BCT · Redworth

    0.7 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Darlington 001C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,572 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £222,500 from 4 recorded sales in DL5 6RF. 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

Published establishments

18 open schools are in scope, including 12 primary and 2 secondary schools. Heighington Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 278 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

109 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 40 events.

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