# DL6 Postcode district covering Northallerton, in North Yorkshire. DL6 is a postcode district covering Northallerton, in North Yorkshire. Median sale price £245,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 71.1 per 1,000 people. Postcode district. Code DL6. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl) Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DL6 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population) ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL6 was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 705th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 15,212** (2021). DL6 had 15,212 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,019th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 20%** (2022). About 20% of people in DL6 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 80.5%** (January 2026). In DL6, 80.5% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DL6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 20% of people in DL6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DL6) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 265 homes were sold in DL6 in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DL6) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DL6. - [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DL6) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DL6 had 15,212 usual residents at the census. ## How DL6 compares Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers. | Measure | DL6 | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £245,000 | 7th most expensive | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2025 | | Population | 15,212 | 6th least populated | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 20% | 5th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 17 postcode districts, DL · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 80.5% | 8th lowest | 17 postcode districts, DL · Jan 2026 | ## Is DL6 safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DL6 at a rate of 71.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 111.8 per 1,000 people across the DL postcode area. In August 2026 alone, 81 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DL6. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (422), anti-social behaviour (250) and other crime (189). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DL6 was 82.9 per 1,000 people. Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates. Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest. ## Deprivation in DL6, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DL6 has no single figure. Of its 10 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 6: 3 neighbourhoods - Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood - Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in DL6 | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Hambleton 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027627) | 1,732 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 4.9% | | [Hambleton 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027590) | 2,454 | 46.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 96.3% | | [Hambleton 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027613) | 1,721 | 40.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 42.8% | | [Hambleton 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027617) | 1,041 | 32.0 per 1,000 | 6 | 32.5% | | [Hambleton 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027607) | 1,147 | 12.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 98.0% | | [Hambleton 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01034961) | 1,523 | 101.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.9% | | [Hambleton 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027610) | 1,590 | 44.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 100.0% | | [Hambleton 012D](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027609) | 1,358 | 97.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.2% | | [Hambleton 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027612) | 1,641 | 105.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% | | [Hambleton 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/neighbourhood/e01027608) | 1,699 | 285.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 69.9% | ## Your MP - [Richmond and Northallerton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/richmond-and-northallerton): Rishi Sunak (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 96% of the people here. - [Thirsk and Malton](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/thirsk-and-malton): Kevin Hollinrake (Conservative), MP since July 2024. 4.2% of the people here. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Middle areas in DL6 [Brompton, Appleton & Thimbleby](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/brompton-appleton-and-thimbleby), [Northallerton North & East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/northallerton-north-and-east), [Northallerton Town & Romanby](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire/northallerton-town-and-romanby) ## Postcode sectors in DL6 [DL6 1 (205 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6-1), [DL6 2 (284 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6-2), [DL6 3 (197 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6-3) ## Council [North Yorkshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) ## Towns in DL6 [Northallerton](https://openindex.co.uk/town/northallerton) ## Postcode districts next to DL6 [DL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl2), [DL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl7), [TS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts9), [TS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts15), [YO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7), [YO62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62) ## More in the DL postcode area [All DL postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) ## DL6 in brief DL6 is a postcode district covering Northallerton, in North Yorkshire. About 16,070 people lived in DL6 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £245,000 in 2025 across 265 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 71.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in DL6 was £245,000 in 2025. DL6 had 15,212 usual residents at the census. About 20% of people in DL6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In DL6, 80.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Postcode district - Code: DL6 - Postcode area: [DL](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl) - Constituency: [Richmond and Northallerton †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/richmond-and-northallerton) - Council: [North Yorkshire †](https://openindex.co.uk/north-yorkshire) - Area: 204 km² - People, mid-2024: 16,070* - Neighbourhoods: 10 - Output areas: 54 * People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact. † Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [DL7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl7), [TS15](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts15), [YO7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo7), [TS9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts9), [YO62](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/yo62), [DL2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl2) ## Latest updates for DL6 - August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026. - September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026. - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DL6 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6#f-house-sales-median-price. Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it. Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl6