DL3 7RR Darlington
Live postcode, introduced April 1987. Ward: Park East. Region: North East.
Streets
- Coniscliffe Road, Darlington: 8 addresses
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 A (86% of about 1,620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Darlington Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 11.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- Friends Meeting House, Darlington, grade II*
- 2-5, FRIENDS' SCHOOL YARD, grade II
- 2,4 AND 6, NORTHUMBERLAND STREET, grade II
- 26, CONISCLIFFE ROAD, grade II
- 38 AND 40, CONISCLIFFE ROAD, grade II
- FORECOURT WALL TO NO 36, grade II
- LLOYD'S BANK, grade II
- NO 21 (INCLUDING WROUGHT IRON HAND AND AREA RAILINGS), grade II
- ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH OF ST AUGUSTINE, grade II
- THE PRESBYTERY, grade II
- WALLS OF THE FRIENDS MEETING HOUSE AROUND SOUTH WEST CORNER OF QUAKER BURIAL GROUND, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 12 - 18 Skinnergate, permissioned (220 m)
- Northgate House, not permissioned (720 m)
- Darlington Hospital South, not permissioned (730 m)
- Cattle Mart, not permissioned (830 m)
- 182 Northgate, permissioned (930 m)
- Melland Street, not permissioned (1.0 km)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
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: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 52 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% 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 | 860 m |
| North Road (Darlington) 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.5 km | |
| Dinsdale 88,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 19 stops within 400 m, 51 within 800 m; nearest Larchfield House West End | 120 m |
| Car parks | 8 within 800 m; nearest Feethams Multi-storey Car Park | 290 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 700 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 8.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 57.9 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Blacketts Medical Practice | 410 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Darlington Pharmacy Bondgate | 380 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Skinnergate Dental Practice | 180 m |
| Hospital | Darlington Memorial Hospital | 810 m |
| Police station | Darlington Police Station | 610 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 410 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Stanhope Green 1.4 ha | 320 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | South Park 81 ha | 650 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 200 m² | 490 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 350 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Bedford Street Allotments 8,860 m² | 670 m |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 89 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Friends Meeting House, Darlington, a listed building (Grade II*), 110 m north-east. 148 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Friends Meeting House, Darlington | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m north-east |
| Bondgate Methodist Church | Listed building, Grade II* | 280 m north |
| 14, Horsemarket | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m east |
| Barclays Bank | Listed building, Grade II* | 330 m north-east |
| South Park, Darlington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 900 m south |
| West Cemetery, Darlington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Geneva Wood | Wood | 1.7 km south-east |
| Baydale Wood | Wood | 1.8 km south-west |
| Sugar Hill | Hill | 2.0 km north-west |
| Hell Kettles | Lake or reservoir | 3.5 km south |
| Green Lane Plantation | Wood | 3.5 km south-east |
| Monk End Wood | Wood | 3.7 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.3 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 8 | 8 |
None of the postcode's 8 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic or railways.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 4% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 25% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 7% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 48% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 13% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 34% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 34% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 67% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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 Coniscliffe Road.