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

DL2 2ZJ 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 2ZJ 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

- **44 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Darlington 001E: 120 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **North Road (Darlington), 2.8 km**: About 34 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **No property in DL2 2ZJ 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=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Darlington 001E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **£159,988 average price**: For the whole of Darlington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 760 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL2 2ZJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **Low road and rail noise at DL2 2ZJ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ
- **7.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mount Pleasant Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mount-pleasant-primary-school-e143449) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wyvern Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wyvern-academy-e143845) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [West Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-park-academy-e137042) | Primary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-cockerton-church-of-england-primary-school-e142962) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 37% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Family Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-family-catholic-primary-school-e139533) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marchbank Free School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marchbank-free-school-e139691) | Special | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | – |
| [Mowden Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mowden-junior-school-e138176) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Mowden Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/mowden-infant-school-e138175) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, January 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £304,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £232,745 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 30 m |
| September 2025 | £272,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 60 m |
| August 2025 | £249,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 70 m |
| June 2025 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £382,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2024 | £229,995 | Semi-detached, new build, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WEST PARK PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: SMILE AT WEST PARK (730 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Invention Row Harrowgate Darlington (760 m, Aldi); M&S West Park Darlington SF (820 m, Marks and Spencer)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £159,988** (July 2026). Darlington’s average house price was £159,988 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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. 23rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 001E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.7** (2025). Darlington 001E has a deprivation score of 11.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,762nd least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £229,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Darlington 001E was £229,995 in 2025. Joint 9,430th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,762** (2021). Darlington 001E had 1,762 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 11,142nd 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Darlington 001E, 95.5% 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: 54.5429, -1.5950

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), July 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=-1.5950,54.5429,DL22ZJ

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