DL2 2RB postcode in North Yorkshire, England

DL2 2RB is a postcode in North Yorkshire, in the North Richmondshire ward. It is in the Richmond and Northallerton parliamentary constituency and the North Yorkshire police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where DL2 2RB is, and what is near it

Map of DL2 2RB and what is near it Map of DL2 2RB: its centre point, with the 347 other postcodes in the DL2 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DL2 2JX: also in DL2 2DL2 2JY: also in DL2 2DL2 2NG: also in DL2 2DL2 2NW: also in DL2 2DL2 2NY: also in DL2 2DL2 2QB: also in DL2 2DL2 2QD: also in DL2 2DL2 2QE: also in DL2 2DL2 2QG: also in DL2 2DL2 2QH: also in DL2 2DL2 2QJ: also in DL2 2DL2 2QL: also in DL2 2DL2 2QN: also in DL2 2DL2 2QP: also in DL2 2DL2 2QQ: also in DL2 2DL2 2QY: also in DL2 2DL2 2QZ: also in DL2 2DL2 2RA: also in DL2 2DL2 2RD: also in DL2 2DL2 2RR: also in DL2 2DL2 2RU: also in DL2 2 Darlington station 4.7 kmHurworth DL2 2RB Map of DL2 2RB and what is near it Map of DL2 2RB: its centre point, with the 347 other postcodes in the DL2 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Hurworth DL2 2RB
  • DL2 2RB
  • Other postcodes in DL2 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Each point is where its source places it, not an exact building, 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 54.5091, longitude -1.6179)

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; Get Information about Schools; NaPTAN; NHS GP practices. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre.

Who looks after DL2 2RB?

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.

Sources: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

At this postcode

What broadband can you get at DL2 2RB?

Every home and business at DL2 2RB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DL2 2RB 100% North Yorkshire 83%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DL2 2RB 100% North Yorkshire 96%
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Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026.

When are the bins collected at DL2 2RB?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for DL2 2RB.

Check the bin days for DL2 2RB on BinDayBuddy

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

Is DL2 2RB 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 DL2 2RB.

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 flood risk, published 6 July 2026.

From surface water, across North Yorkshire

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DL2 2RB: 10,517 properties in North Yorkshire are at high risk (2.3% of all its properties). All the figures for North Yorkshire

Source: Environment Agency surface water, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026.

Flood warnings

The centre of DL2 2RB 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 risk, warning areas read 17 October 2026.

At this postcode

Homes sold in DL2 2RB

HM Land Registry records one standard sale in DL2 2RB, in 2025. That is too few to give a price.

  1. 2025 to 2026, too few sales to price, one sale
Five-year spans from the year shown (the last runs to now), with the number of sales beneath. Middle price of standard sales, all home types, not adjusted for inflation. A dash: fewer than 3 sales, too few to price.

The latest sales

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DL2 2RB from January 2024 to September 2026, the latest on 28 March 2025.

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, 1995 on, files dated 28 October 2026.

At this postcode

Who lives at DL2 2RB?

At the 2021 Census, 15 people (8 female, 7 male) lived at DL2 2RB, in 7 households.

Census 2021DL2 2RBDL2 2 sector
People157,761
Households73,308
People per household2.12.3

ONS changes small counts a little to protect privacy. People include anyone in a care home or other communal home here. The DL2 2 sector is its 288 postcodes with Census figures, added up.

Source: Census 2021 postcode estimates, Census 2021.

At this postcode

How much energy do homes at DL2 2RB use?

In 2024, the median domestic electricity meter at DL2 2RB used 5,337 kWh. DESNZ publishes no gas figure for it: the homes here may not be on mains gas, or have fewer than 5 gas meters between them, or two of them use most of the gas.

2024DL2 2RBDL2 district
Electricity meters59,445
Electricity, median meter a year5,337 kWh2,645 kWh
Gas metersNot published7,735
Gas, median meter a yearNot published11,159 kWh

Domestic meters only. Electricity from late January 2024 to late January 2025; gas from mid-May 2024 to mid-May 2025, weather corrected. Some small businesses on a home-sized gas meter are counted.

Source: DESNZ postcode energy statistics, 2024, published 18 December 2025.

At its centre point

Is DL2 2RB in a conservation area?

The centre of DL2 2RB 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.

Near here

Which schools are near DL2 2RB?

The nearest open primary and secondary schools to DL2 2RB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment. Special schools and alternative provision, which children join by referral, are not listed.

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL2 2RB, and how we find them

Source: Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026. Each school opens its own record there.

Near here

Where is the nearest station to DL2 2RB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL2 2RB is Darlington Rail Station, 4.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Darlington Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle
  • North Road Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

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

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Greencroft, 389 m away.

More stations near DL2 2RB, and how we find them

Source: NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.

Near here

Which GP surgeries are near DL2 2RB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL2 2RB, 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

Sources: NHS GP practices, read 17 October 2026; Care Quality Commission, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Where can I charge an electric car near DL2 2RB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DL2 2RB on the map as of 23 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: OpenStreetMap charging points, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Near here

Which dentists are near DL2 2RB?

The nearest to the centre of DL2 2RB, 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 22 October 2026.

Near here

Which hospitals are nearest to DL2 2RB?

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 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which care homes are near DL2 2RB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DL2 2RB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission, directory of 22 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026.

Near here

Which pharmacies are near DL2 2RB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL2 2RB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published October 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 pharmacy lists.

Near here

Which vets are near DL2 2RB?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL2 2RB 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 first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons requires practices to arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief.

Source: OpenStreetMap vets, map as of 23 October 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Across the DL2 2 sector

What do homes sell for near DL2 2RB?

Homes in DL2 2 sold for a typical £232,500 in the 12 months to September 2026, across 155 sales, HM Land Registry's figures show. The 12 months before gave £249,995 from 299 sales: not a change larger than chance would explain, given which homes happened to sell.

£232,500 typical price, the 12 months to September 2026
£249,995 12 months to September 2025
  • Detached £328,000 61 sales
  • Semi-detached £200,000 55 sales
  • Terraced £190,000 33 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £98,750 6 sales

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

Across the whole DL2 district: a typical £248,000 from 331 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 October 2026.

In its neighbourhood

What council tax band are homes near DL2 2RB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around DL2 2RB. The largest share of them, 21%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (25%). 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 DL2 2RB

Band D in North Yorkshire for 2026‑27: £2,544. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,696 (band A) to £4,241 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,262.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 60 (10%)£1,696
Band Babout 80 (14%)£1,979
Band Cabout 120 (21%)£2,262
Band Dabout 110 (19%)£2,544
Band Eabout 90 (16%)£3,110
Band Fabout 80 (14%)£3,675
Band Gabout 40 (7%)£4,241
Band Hwithheld£5,089

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 19% 1945 to 1964
  5. 21% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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

Source: Band D council tax, published 25 March 2026.

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DL2 2RB is in (ONS area E01027743), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency council tax bands, at 31 March 2026.

Within a mile

How much crime is there near DL2 2RB?

Police.uk records 5 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL2 2RB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Other theft1 report

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: police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026.

The official record for DL2 2RB

Ward
North Richmondshire
Parish
Cleasby
Region
Yorkshire and The Humber
Country
England
In use since
January 1980

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

Where to check what we do not hold

Around DL2 2RB

Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

Source: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026.

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Where the facts on this page come from

Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Office for National Statistics. This uses Care Quality Commission information.

Licences: Open Government Licence v3.0; Open Parliament Licence v3.0; Open Database Licence (ODbL) 1.0; Each council's own terms for its collection system.

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