DL3 8DD postcode in Darlington, England

DL3 8DD is a postcode in Darlington, in the Hummersknott ward. It is in the Darlington parliamentary constituency and the Durham police force area, and has been in use since March 1982.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Darlington: 93% Typical price £303,000 Homes sold in DL3 8, last 12 months. ▲ 1% on the year before Nearest station North Road 3.1 km in a straight line

Where DL3 8DD is, and what is near it

Map of DL3 8DD and what is near it Map of DL3 8DD: its centre point, with the 218 other postcodes in the DL3 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DL3 8AP: also in DL3 8DL3 8AR: also in DL3 8DL3 8AS: also in DL3 8DL3 8AT: also in DL3 8DL3 8AU: also in DL3 8DL3 8AW: also in DL3 8DL3 8AX: also in DL3 8DL3 8AY: also in DL3 8DL3 8AZ: also in DL3 8DL3 8BA: also in DL3 8DL3 8BB: also in DL3 8DL3 8BD: also in DL3 8DL3 8BE: also in DL3 8DL3 8BG: also in DL3 8DL3 8BH: also in DL3 8DL3 8BJ: also in DL3 8DL3 8BL: also in DL3 8DL3 8BN: also in DL3 8DL3 8BP: also in DL3 8DL3 8BQ: also in DL3 8DL3 8BW: also in DL3 8DL3 8DB: also in DL3 8DL3 8EN: also in DL3 8DL3 8JB: also in DL3 8DL3 8JD: also in DL3 8DL3 8JE: also in DL3 8DL3 8JT: also in DL3 8DL3 8JU: also in DL3 8DL3 8JX: also in DL3 8DL3 8JY: also in DL3 8DL3 8JZ: also in DL3 8DL3 8LA: also in DL3 8DL3 8LB: also in DL3 8DL3 8LD: also in DL3 8DL3 8LE: also in DL3 8DL3 8LF: also in DL3 8DL3 8LG: also in DL3 8DL3 8LQ: also in DL3 8DL3 8NG: also in DL3 8DL3 8NJ: also in DL3 8DL3 8NW: also in DL3 8DL3 8RH: also in DL3 8DL3 8RJ: also in DL3 8DL3 8RL: also in DL3 8DL3 8RN: also in DL3 8DL3 8RP: also in DL3 8DL3 8RQ: also in DL3 8DL3 8RR: also in DL3 8DL3 8RS: also in DL3 8DL3 8RT: also in DL3 8DL3 8RU: also in DL3 8DL3 8RW: also in DL3 8DL3 8RX: also in DL3 8DL3 8RZ: also in DL3 8DL3 8SA: also in DL3 8DL3 8SB: also in DL3 8DL3 8SD: also in DL3 8DL3 8SE: also in DL3 8DL3 8SF: also in DL3 8DL3 8SJ: also in DL3 8DL3 8SL: also in DL3 8DL3 8SN: also in DL3 8DL3 8SP: also in DL3 8DL3 8SQ: also in DL3 8DL3 8SR: also in DL3 8DL3 8SW: also in DL3 8DL3 8TB: also in DL3 8DL3 8TD: also in DL3 8DL3 8TE: also in DL3 8DL3 8TF: also in DL3 8DL3 8TG: also in DL3 8DL3 8TT: also in DL3 8DL3 8TU: also in DL3 8DL3 8UA: also in DL3 8DL3 8UD: also in DL3 8DL3 8UE: also in DL3 8DL3 8UF: also in DL3 8DL3 8UG: also in DL3 8DL3 8UH: also in DL3 8DL3 8UJ: also in DL3 8DL3 8UL: also in DL3 8DL3 8UN: also in DL3 8DL3 8UQ: also in DL3 8DL3 8UW: also in DL3 8DL3 8UZ: also in DL3 8 Mowden Junior School 800 mDarlington station 3.3 kmHummersknott DL3 8DD Map of DL3 8DD and what is near it Map of DL3 8DD: its centre point, with the 218 other postcodes in the DL3 8 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Hummersknott DL3 8DD
  • DL3 8DD
  • Other postcodes in DL3 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 54.5249, longitude -1.5976)

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 DL3 8DD?

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 DL3 8DD?

Every home and business at DL3 8DD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Darlington: 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Darlington: 98%

The line marks the figure across Darlington.

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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 DL3 8DD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Darlington Borough Council's days for DL3 8DD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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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 DL3 8DD 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 DL3 8DD.

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 DL3 8DD: 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 DL3 8DD 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 DL3 8DD?

Homes in DL3 8 sold for a typical £303,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 82 sales, up 1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£303,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£300,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £390,000 28 sales
  • Semi-detached £285,000 47 sales
  • Terraced 2 sales, too few to price
  • Flat or maisonette £135,000 5 sales

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

Across the whole DL3 district: a typical £168,000 from 511 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 DL3 8DD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DL3 8DD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 8 August 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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

What council tax band are homes near DL3 8DD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around DL3 8DD. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (43%). 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 DL3 8DD

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 £4,156 (band G); band E, the most common, is £3,048.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 90 (12%)£1,663
Band Babout 30 (4%)£1,940
Band Cabout 60 (8%)£2,217
Band Dabout 70 (9%)£2,494
Band Eabout 250 (32%)£3,048
Band Fabout 240 (31%)£3,602
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£4,156
Band Hwithheld£4,988

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 42% 1965 to 1982
  6. 43% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 DL3 8DD is in (ONS area E01012336), 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 DL3 8DD?

The nearest open schools to DL3 8DD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL3 8DD, 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 DL3 8DD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL3 8DD is North Road Rail Station, 3.1 km away in a straight line.

  • North Road Rail Station Railway station 3.1 kmCycle
  • Darlington Rail Station Railway station 3.3 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hanover Close, 256 m away.

More stations near DL3 8DD, 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 DL3 8DD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL3 8DD, 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 DL3 8DD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DL3 8DD on the map as of 20 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 contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DL3 8DD?

The nearest to the centre of DL3 8DD, 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 DL3 8DD?

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 DL3 8DD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DL3 8DD, 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 DL3 8DD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL3 8DD, 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 DL3 8DD?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL3 8DD 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 DL3 8DD in a conservation area?

The centre of DL3 8DD 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 DL3 8DD?

Police.uk records 61 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL3 8DD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour27 reports
Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Shoplifting5 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Public order2 reports

Also: burglary 2, vehicle crime 2, theft from the person 1, drugs 1, possession of weapons 1, other crime 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 DL3 8DD

Ward
Hummersknott
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
March 1982

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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