# DL2 2JY: area report for a postcode in Darlington

DL2 2JY is a postcode in Darlington.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Darlington. Open the map at DL2 2JY for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) › [DL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl2) › [DL2 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl2-2)

## Around this postcode

- **4 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 33% on July. Darlington 001B: 63 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **North Road (Darlington), 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **No property in DL2 2JY listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Darlington 001B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **£159,770 average price**: For the whole of Darlington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL2 2JY**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **Low road and rail noise at DL2 2JY**: Road 49 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY
- **8.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Embleton View](https://openindex.co.uk/school/embleton-view-e145127) | Special | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Hummersknott Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hummersknott-academy-e136838) | Secondary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Mowden Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mowden-junior-school-e138176) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2025 | £350,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £375,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| July 2026 | £485,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 280 m |
| December 2025 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 450 m |
| July 2026 | £197,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 490 m |

## Within 1 km

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £159,770** (August 2026). Darlington’s average house price was £159,770 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,166** (2025). Full-time workers living in Darlington earned a median of £36,166 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 98th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.4×** (2025). A home in Darlington costs 4.4 times local full-time pay. Joint 23rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.7** (2025). Darlington has a deprivation score of 25.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 71st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Darlington 001B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.1** (2025). Darlington 001B has a deprivation score of 12.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,212th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £290,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Darlington 001B was £290,000 in 2025. Joint 15,254th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,705** (2021). Darlington 001B had 2,705 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 453rd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 81.6%** (January 2026). In Darlington 001B, 81.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DL2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £247,498** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL2 was £247,498 in 2025. 734th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 18,384** (2021). DL2 had 18,384 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,194th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 29%** (2022). About 29% of people in DL2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 79.3%** (January 2026). In DL2, 79.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington)
- Centre: 54.5199, -1.6164

Council: [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/darlington): Lola McEvoy (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.6164,54.5199,DL22JY

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