DL5 6AS postcode in Heighington, Darlington

DL5 6AS is a postcode in Heighington, in the Heighington & Coniscliffe ward of Darlington. It is in the Darlington parliamentary constituency and the Durham police force area, and has been in use since August 2019.

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 at DL5 6AS can get it Across Darlington: 93% Typical price £277,500 Homes sold in DL5 6, last 12 months. ▲ 11% on the year before Nearest station Heighington 2.5 km in a straight line

Where DL5 6AS is, and what is near it

Map of DL5 6AS and what is near it Map of DL5 6AS: its centre point, with the 216 other postcodes in the DL5 6 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 200 m. DL5 6AN: also in DL5 6DL5 6AX: also in DL5 6DL5 6BB: also in DL5 6DL5 6PE: also in DL5 6DL5 6PF: also in DL5 6DL5 6PG: also in DL5 6DL5 6PH: also in DL5 6DL5 6PJ: also in DL5 6DL5 6PL: also in DL5 6DL5 6PN: also in DL5 6DL5 6PP: also in DL5 6DL5 6PQ: also in DL5 6DL5 6PR: also in DL5 6DL5 6PS: also in DL5 6DL5 6PT: also in DL5 6DL5 6PU: also in DL5 6DL5 6PW: also in DL5 6DL5 6RA: also in DL5 6DL5 6RB: also in DL5 6DL5 6RD: also in DL5 6DL5 6RE: also in DL5 6DL5 6RF: also in DL5 6DL5 6RG: also in DL5 6DL5 6RH: also in DL5 6DL5 6RJ: also in DL5 6DL5 6RL: also in DL5 6DL5 6RN: also in DL5 6DL5 6RP: also in DL5 6DL5 6RQ: also in DL5 6DL5 6RR: also in DL5 6DL5 6RS: also in DL5 6DL5 6RU: also in DL5 6DL5 6RW: also in DL5 6DL5 6RX: also in DL5 6DL5 6RY: also in DL5 6DL5 6RZ: also in DL5 6DL5 6SA: also in DL5 6DL5 6SB: also in DL5 6DL5 6SD: also in DL5 6DL5 6SF: also in DL5 6DL5 6TL: also in DL5 6DL5 6TW: also in DL5 6 Heighington station 2.5 kmUTC South Durham 2.6 kmSchool 3.0 kmSchool 3.5 kmGP 4.0 kmAycliffe South DL5 6AS Map of DL5 6AS and what is near it Map of DL5 6AS: its centre point, with the 216 other postcodes in the DL5 6 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 200 m. 2 places, 2.5–2.6 kmSchool 3.0 kmAycliffe South DL5 6AS
  • DL5 6AS
  • Other postcodes in DL5 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 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 54.5933, longitude -1.6200)

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 DL5 6AS?

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 DL5 6AS?

Every home and business at DL5 6AS can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DL5 6AS 100% Darlington 93%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DL5 6AS 100% 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 DL5 6AS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Darlington Borough Council's days for DL5 6AS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for DL5 6AS 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 DL5 6AS 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 DL5 6AS.

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 DL5 6AS: 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 DL5 6AS 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 DL5 6AS?

Homes in DL5 6 sold for a typical £277,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, up 11% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£277,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£250,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £295,000 33 sales
  • Semi-detached £235,000 7 sales
  • Terraced 3 sales, too few to price
  • 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 DL5 district: a typical £167,500 from 270 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 DL5 6AS

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in DL5 6AS from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 March 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 DL5 6AS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around DL5 6AS. The largest share of them, 27%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (30%). 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 DL5 6AS

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 C, the most common, is £2,217.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 50 (7%)£1,663
Band Babout 110 (15%)£1,940
Band Cabout 200 (27%)£2,217
Band Dabout 200 (27%)£2,494
Band Eabout 130 (17%)£3,048
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,602
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,156
Band Hwithheld£4,988

When the homes were built

  1. 14% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 22% 1945 to 1964
  5. 30% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. 4% 2010 to 2019
  9. 12% 2020 or later

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 DL5 6AS is in (ONS area E01012335), 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 DL5 6AS?

The nearest open schools to DL5 6AS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DL5 6AS, 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 DL5 6AS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DL5 6AS is Heighington Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Heighington Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Newton Aycliffe Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

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 Village Hall, 307 m away.

More stations near DL5 6AS, 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 DL5 6AS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DL5 6AS, 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 DL5 6AS?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DL5 6AS 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 DL5 6AS?

The nearest to the centre of DL5 6AS, 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 DL5 6AS?

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 DL5 6AS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DL5 6AS, 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 DL5 6AS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DL5 6AS, 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 DL5 6AS?

The nearest vets to the centre of DL5 6AS 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 DL5 6AS in a conservation area?

The centre of DL5 6AS 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 DL5 6AS?

Police.uk records 6 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DL5 6AS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 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: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DL5 6AS

Ward
Heighington & Coniscliffe
Parish
Heighington
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Heighington
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2019

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

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Nearby postcodes

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

DL5 6AN30 mDL5 6AX100 mDL5 6RG100 mDL5 6SF110 mDL5 6BB120 mDL5 6RQ140 m
All of DL5

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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