# DL3 8QL: area report for a postcode in Darlington

DL3 8QL 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 DL3 8QL for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) › [DL3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl3) › [DL3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **6 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 40% on July. Darlington 011E: 43 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **Darlington, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **No property in DL3 8QL 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=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **England’s least deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Darlington 011E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **£159,770 average price**: For the whole of Darlington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL3 8QL**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **Low road and rail noise at DL3 8QL**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **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=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Polam Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-hall-school-e142174) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-infants-school-e136988) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e139531) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Skerne Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skerne-park-academy-e139195) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-junior-school-e136989) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeth-sixth-form-college-e150514) | Sixth form and further education | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Carmel College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/carmel-college-e137622) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 52.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hummersknott Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hummersknott-academy-e136838) | Secondary | 1.8 km (23 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 50.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £549,995 | Detached, new build, freehold | 90 m |
| June 2025 | £555,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2024 | £625,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| June 2026 | £660,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2023 | £340,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 300 m |
| April 2025 | £335,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 320 m |
| May 2026 | £390,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 370 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 011E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 3.4** (2025). Darlington 011E has a deprivation score of 3.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,329th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £337,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Darlington 011E was £337,500 in 2025. Joint 12,557th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,891** (2021). Darlington 011E had 1,891 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,418th 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: 99.2%** (January 2026). In Darlington 011E, 99.2% 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.

## DL3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £175,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL3 was £175,000 in 2025. Joint 211th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,044** (2021). DL3 had 43,044 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 355th most 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: 2%** (2022). About 2% of people in DL3 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: 96.9%** (January 2026). In DL3, 96.9% 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: 54.5112, -1.5720

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=-1.5720,54.5112,DL38QL

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