DL1 2PY postcode in Darlington, England

DL1 2PY is a postcode in Darlington, in the North Road ward. It is in the Darlington parliamentary constituency and the Durham police force area, and has been in use since June 1981.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at DL1 2PY can get it Across Darlington: 93% Typical price £150,000 Homes sold in DL1 2, last 12 months. ▲ 8.7% on the year before Nearest station North Road 250 m in a straight line

Where DL1 2PY is, and what is near it

Map of DL1 2PY and what is near it Map of DL1 2PY: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the DL1 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DL1 2EE: also in DL1 2DL1 2EJ: also in DL1 2DL1 2EL: also in DL1 2DL1 2EN: also in DL1 2DL1 2EP: also in DL1 2DL1 2EQ: also in DL1 2DL1 2ER: also in DL1 2DL1 2ES: also in DL1 2DL1 2ET: also in DL1 2DL1 2EU: also in DL1 2DL1 2EW: also in DL1 2DL1 2EX: also in DL1 2DL1 2EY: also in DL1 2DL1 2EZ: also in DL1 2DL1 2FB: also in DL1 2DL1 2FD: also in DL1 2DL1 2FE: also in DL1 2DL1 2FF: also in DL1 2DL1 2FG: also in DL1 2DL1 2FP: also in DL1 2DL1 2FQ: also in DL1 2DL1 2FR: also in DL1 2DL1 2FT: also in DL1 2DL1 2FZ: also in DL1 2DL1 2GH: also in DL1 2DL1 2GJ: also in DL1 2DL1 2GL: also in DL1 2DL1 2GQ: also in DL1 2DL1 2HA: also in DL1 2DL1 2HB: also in DL1 2DL1 2HD: also in DL1 2DL1 2HE: also in DL1 2DL1 2HF: also in DL1 2DL1 2HG: also in DL1 2DL1 2HH: also in DL1 2DL1 2HJ: also in DL1 2DL1 2HL: also in DL1 2DL1 2HN: also in DL1 2DL1 2HP: also in DL1 2DL1 2HQ: also in DL1 2DL1 2HR: also in DL1 2DL1 2HS: also in DL1 2DL1 2HU: also in DL1 2DL1 2HW: also in DL1 2DL1 2HY: also in DL1 2DL1 2JB: also in DL1 2DL1 2JD: also in DL1 2DL1 2JE: also in DL1 2DL1 2JG: also in DL1 2DL1 2JH: also in DL1 2DL1 2JJ: also in DL1 2DL1 2JL: also in DL1 2DL1 2JN: also in DL1 2DL1 2JP: also in DL1 2DL1 2JQ: also in DL1 2DL1 2JR: also in DL1 2DL1 2JS: also in DL1 2DL1 2JT: also in DL1 2DL1 2JW: also in DL1 2DL1 2JY: also in DL1 2DL1 2JZ: also in DL1 2DL1 2LA: also in DL1 2DL1 2LB: also in DL1 2DL1 2LD: also in DL1 2DL1 2LJ: also in DL1 2DL1 2LL: also in DL1 2DL1 2LN: also in DL1 2DL1 2LP: also in DL1 2DL1 2LS: also in DL1 2DL1 2LU: also in DL1 2DL1 2LX: also in DL1 2DL1 2LY: also in DL1 2DL1 2LZ: also in DL1 2DL1 2NA: also in DL1 2DL1 2ND: also in DL1 2DL1 2NE: also in DL1 2DL1 2NG: also in DL1 2DL1 2NH: also in DL1 2DL1 2NJ: also in DL1 2DL1 2NL: also in DL1 2DL1 2NP: also in DL1 2DL1 2NR: also in DL1 2DL1 2NS: also in DL1 2DL1 2NW: also in DL1 2DL1 2NX: also in DL1 2DL1 2NY: also in DL1 2DL1 2PA: also in DL1 2DL1 2PB: also in DL1 2DL1 2PD: also in DL1 2DL1 2PE: also in DL1 2DL1 2PH: also in DL1 2DL1 2PJ: also in DL1 2DL1 2PL: also in DL1 2DL1 2PN: also in DL1 2DL1 2PP: also in DL1 2DL1 2PQ: also in DL1 2DL1 2PS: also in DL1 2DL1 2PT: also in DL1 2DL1 2PU: also in DL1 2DL1 2QA: also in DL1 2DL1 2QD: also in DL1 2DL1 2QF: also in DL1 2DL1 2QS: also in DL1 2DL1 2RD: also in DL1 2DL1 2RE: also in DL1 2DL1 2RF: also in DL1 2DL1 2RG: also in DL1 2DL1 2RH: also in DL1 2DL1 2RQ: also in DL1 2DL1 2RU: also in DL1 2DL1 2TN: also in DL1 2DL1 2TP: also in DL1 2DL1 2TR: also in DL1 2DL1 2TT: also in DL1 2DL1 2TU: also in DL1 2DL1 2TX: also in DL1 2DL1 2TY: also in DL1 2DL1 2UH: also in DL1 2DL1 2UJ: also in DL1 2DL1 2UL: also in DL1 2DL1 2UP: also in DL1 2DL1 2UQ: also in DL1 2DL1 2YA: also in DL1 2DL1 2YB: also in DL1 2DL1 2YD: also in DL1 2DL1 2YE: also in DL1 2DL1 2YF: also in DL1 2DL1 2YG: also in DL1 2DL1 2YH: also in DL1 2DL1 2YJ: also in DL1 2DL1 2YL: also in DL1 2DL1 2YN: also in DL1 2DL1 2YP: also in DL1 2DL1 2YQ: also in DL1 2DL1 2YR: also in DL1 2DL1 2YS: also in DL1 2DL1 2YT: also in DL1 2DL1 2YU: also in DL1 2DL1 2YW: also in DL1 2DL1 2YX: also in DL1 2DL1 2YY: also in DL1 2DL1 2YZ: also in DL1 2 Longfield Academy 1.1 kmGP 1.3 kmHaughton & Springfield DL1 2PY Map of DL1 2PY and what is near it Map of DL1 2PY: its centre point, with the 289 other postcodes in the DL1 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Orchard Court Surgery 1.1 kmLongfield Academy 1.1 kmGP 1.3 kmHaughton & Springfield DL1 2PY
  • DL1 2PY
  • Other postcodes in DL1 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.5382, longitude -1.5533)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DL1 2PY?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DL1 2PY?

None of the homes and businesses at DL1 2PY can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DL1 2PY 0% Darlington 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DL1 2PY 0% Darlington 98%
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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DL1 2PY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Darlington Borough Council's days for DL1 2PY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DL1 2PY on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DL1 2PY at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DL1 2PY.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Darlington

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DL1 2PY: 2,224 properties in Darlington are at high risk (3.5% of all its properties). All the figures for Darlington

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DL1 2PY is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DL1 2PY?

Homes in DL1 2 sold for a typical £150,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 101 sales, up 8.7% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£150,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£138,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.7% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £225,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £150,000 49 sales
  • Terraced £113,000 29 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DL1 district: a typical £147,188 from 514 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in DL1 2PY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DL1 2PY from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Food hygiene ratings at DL1 2PY

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at DL1 2PY. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DL1 2PY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 860 homes in the neighbourhood around DL1 2PY. Over half of them (100%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (58%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DL1 2PY

Band D in Darlington for 2026‑27: £2,494. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,663 (band A) to £1,663 (band A); band A, the most common, is £1,663.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 860 (100%)£1,663
Band Bwithheld£1,940
Band Cwithheld£2,217
Band Dfewer than 5£2,494
Band Efewer than 5£3,048
Band Ffewer than 5£3,602
Band Gfewer than 5£4,156
Band Hwithheld£4,988

When the homes were built

  1. 58% Before 1900
  2. 13% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 7% 1965 to 1982
  6. 20% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Darlington before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DL1 2PY is in (ONS area E01012349), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DL1 2PY?

The nearest open schools to DL1 2PY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL1 2PY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DL1 2PY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL1 2PY is North Road Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • North Road Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Darlington Rail Station Railway station 2.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Morrisons, 74 m away.

More stations near DL1 2PY, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DL1 2PY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL1 2PY, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DL1 2PY?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DL1 2PY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Blink Charging Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • Blink Charging Charging point · No details mapped 1.8 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DL1 2PY?

The nearest to the centre of DL1 2PY, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DL1 2PY?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DL1 2PY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DL1 2PY, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DL1 2PY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL1 2PY, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DL1 2PY?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL1 2PY on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DL1 2PY in a conservation area?

The centre of DL1 2PY is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DL1 2PY?

Police.uk records 583 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL1 2PY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences145 reports
Anti-social behaviour134 reports
Shoplifting83 reports
Criminal damage and arson44 reports
Vehicle crime43 reports
Public order39 reports

Also: other theft 33, burglary 32, robbery 8, possession of weapons 8, other crime 7, theft from the person 3, bicycle theft 3, drugs 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DL1 2PY

Ward
North Road
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Darlington
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1981

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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