DL2 2DQ Darlington
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hurworth. Region: North East.
Streets
- Tees View, Hurworth-on-Tees: 4 addresses
- Meadowbank Close, Croft-on-Tees: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Darlington in 2026-27: Band D £2,494 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,663 | £1,940 | £2,217 | £2,494 | £3,048 | £3,602 | £4,156 | £4,988 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (26% of about 1,320 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 2 at medium risk and 0 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 2 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 2 medium, 0 low and 0 very low.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 5 addresses are between 31 m and 32 m above sea level (31 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Darlington 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.9 km |
| North Road (Darlington) 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km | |
| Dinsdale 88,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 8 within 800 m; nearest The Comet Hurworth Place | 250 m |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 1.1 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 8.5 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 62.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Rockliffe Court Surgery | 670 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest The Pharmacy | 660 m |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Hospital | Woodlands Hospital Offsite Rxp | 5.0 km |
| Police station | Durham Police - Firthmoor Section Office | 3.9 km |
| Cash machines | K & H Family Stores Cashzone | 4.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | South Park 81 ha | 2.5 km |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,430 m² | 710 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5.9 ha | 760 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,770 m² | 660 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Croft Bridge, a listed building (Grade I), 300 m south. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Croft Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m south |
| Croft Bridge | Listed building, Grade I | 300 m south |
| Church of St Peter | Listed building, Grade I | 320 m south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Crow Wood | Wood | 910 m south-west |
| Hell Kettles | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km north-west |
| Canny Well Wood | Wood | 1.2 km south-west |
| Crossbank Hill | Hill | 1.3 km east |
| Sweet Well Wood | Wood | 1.5 km south-west |
| Monk End Wood | Wood | 1.6 km north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 4.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 5 |
4 of the postcode's 5 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 37% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 61% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 36% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 20% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 45% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 0% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 40% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 28% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 67% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 0% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 40% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Tees View.