Most deprived 10%
IMD England
Around average · 7.9 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.
1779
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1779 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 DL3 9SF
England & WalesCrime trends · near DL3 9SF
Counts are for Cockerton 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
15
YoY —
22145
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
24
YoY +85%
28152
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY -67%
1272
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.6%
Other White3.2%
+ other · 2.2%
Religion
No religion50.9%
Christian42.5%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.8%
Age groups
50–6419.2%
35–4915.9%
25–3413.7%
10–159.7%
65–749.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.3%
Households
One person: other19.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.0%
One person: aged 66+14.4%
All members 66+7.7%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.7%
+ 7 other households · 34.1%
Coordinates & Location for DL3 9SF
Postcode
DL3 9SF
Coordinates
54.5381, -1.5962
Grid reference
NZ262159
Easting
426,225
Northing
515,945
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WGCQ3+6G
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
Cockerton
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 006F E01012314
E01012314MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Darlington 006 E02002564
E02002564LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Darlington 006F E01012314
E01012314MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Darlington 006 E02002564
E02002564Urban: 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
7:26 AM
Sunrise
6:19 PM
Sunset
10 hours 53 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:26 AM
Sunset (today)
6:19 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 53 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 9SF 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 E01012314 and MSOA E02002564 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 1779
Present — Active
Postcode DL3 9SF 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 9SF
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 46%
Attainment 8
37.7
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
37%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 8%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
67%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 19%
Attainment 8
53.5
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16FSM 23%
Attainment 8
47.8
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