Least deprived 10%
IMD England
Low · 1.1 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£150,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,734 sales
-6.1%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
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.
32931
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 32931 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 & WalesProperty sales · DL3 9BB
HM Land Registry · Darlington
Average price
£190,718
Median price: £150,000
Median -6.1% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 1,734 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Jun '26Jun '26: 1 sales · avg £260,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£347k£294k£240k
Oct '23Apr '24Jul '24Jun '25Jun '26
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Police Recorded Crime near DL3 9BB
England & WalesCrime trends · near DL3 9BB
Counts are for Mowden 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
3
YoY —
530
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY —
630
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.4%
Indian2.2%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 4.3%
Religion
Christian60.5%
No religion31.7%
Not answered4.4%
Hindu1.6%
Sikh1.1%
+ other · 0.8%
Age groups
50–6422.5%
35–4917.1%
65–7416.8%
75–8410.6%
25–348.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.8%
Households
One person: aged 66+19.4%
All members 66+17.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.5%
One person: other10.8%
+ 7 other households · 24.8%
Coordinates & Location for DL3 9BB
Postcode
DL3 9BB
Coordinates
54.5288, -1.5823
Grid reference
NZ271149
Easting
427,129
Northing
514,917
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WGCH9+G3
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Darlington
Travel to Work
Darlington
ITL Region
Darlington
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Darlington
Local Authority
Council AreaDarlington E14001190
Constituency
E14001190Durham
Police Force
England
Ward
Mowden
Constituency code
E14001190
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Darlington, unparished area
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 011C E01012347
E01012347MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Darlington 011 E02002569
E02002569LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Darlington 011C E01012347
E01012347MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Darlington 011 E02002569
E02002569Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
7:24 AM
Sunrise
6:21 PM
Sunset
10 hours 57 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:24 AM
Sunset (today)
6:21 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 57 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 DL3 9BB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01012347 and MSOA E02002569 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 32931
Present — Active
Postcode DL3 9BB 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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Schools near DL3 9BB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 8%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
53.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 3%
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 23%
Attainment 8
47.8
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
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