Most deprived 30–40%
IMD England
Around average · 10.5 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
North East
Region
Deprivation Index (IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11427
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11427 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near DL2 1AY
England & WalesCrime trends · near DL2 1AY
Counts are for Sadberge & Middleton St George electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
23
YoY +35%
29199
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
18
YoY -14%
28152
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1062
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
22
YoY —
22134
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.3%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 2.6%
Religion
Christian59.9%
No religion32.9%
Not answered6.2%
+ other · 1.0%
Age groups
50–6420.9%
65–7416.6%
35–4914.9%
75–8411.4%
85 years and over8.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.8%
Households
Single family household, all members 66+20.5%
One person: aged 66+17.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children16.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.8%
One person: other7.3%
+ 9 other households · 23.9%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 2.3 km straight lineabout 29 min
Tees-side Airport Rail Station
Rail
- 2.4 km straight lineabout 30 min
Durham Tees Valley Rail Station
Rail · Entrance
- 2.5 km straight lineabout 31 min
Dinsdale Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 1.1 km straight lineabout 13 min
Archer Road
Bus · I · south-west
- 1.3 km straight lineabout 16 min
The Devonport
Bus · I · north-west
Coordinates & Location for DL2 1AY
Darlington
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
DL2 1AY
Coordinates
54.4988, -1.4399
Grid reference
NZ363116
Easting
436,375
Northing
511,638
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WFHX6+G2
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Darlington
ITL Region
Darlington
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Darlington
Local Authority
Council AreaStockton West E14001519
Constituency
E14001519Durham
Police Force
England
Ward
Sadberge & Middleton St George
Constituency code
E14001519
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Middleton St George
International Territorial Level
Darlington
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Darlington
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 16C
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Darlington 015D E01012345
E01012345MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Darlington 015 E02002573
E02002573LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Darlington 015D E01012345
E01012345MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Darlington 015 E02002573
E02002573Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
7:33 AM
Sunrise
6:09 PM
Sunset
10 hours 36 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:33 AM
Sunset (today)
6:09 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 36 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DL2 1AY introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01012345 and MSOA E02002573 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 11427
Present — Active
Postcode DL2 1AY is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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