DL1 postcode area · Darlington
The DL1 postcode district spans 15 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham, Darlington. Area Scores range from 7 to 99 across them. Every full DL1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The DL1 district contains both ends of the scale: Hummersknott at 99 out of 100 (#53 of 6,856 in England) against Bank Top at 8, a 92-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 9 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £106,000 in Rise Carr to £285,000 in College & Park West — a 2.7× gap within the DL1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — County Durham and Darlington — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.
House prices in the DL1 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HummersknottDarlington | 53 | 99 | £278,000 |
| College & Park WestDarlington | 821 | 88 | £285,000 |
| Sedgefield & Bishop MiddlehamCounty Durham | 1,438 | 79 | £189,500 |
| Faverdale, Heighington & SadbergeDarlington | 1,746 | 74 | £235,000 |
| WhinfieldDarlington | 2,802 | 59 | £172,500 |
| Harrowgate HillDarlington | 2,891 | 58 | £165,798 |
| Evenwood, Cockfield & StaindropCounty Durham | 4,817 | 30 | £144,000 |
| Haughton Le SkerneDarlington | 4,975 | 27 | £151,500 |
| FirthmoorDarlington | 5,448 | 20 | £126,500 |
| Newton Aycliffe SouthCounty Durham | 5,571 | 19 | £135,000 |
| Albert Hill & Red HallDarlington | 5,715 | 17 | £150,250 |
| Park EastDarlington | 6,154 | 10 | £125,000 |
| Central Darlington & PierremontDarlington | 6,222 | 9 | £115,000 |
| Rise CarrDarlington | 6,243 | 9 | £106,000 |
| Bank TopDarlington | 6,332 | 8 | £122,250 |
People living in DL1 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Elementary 12% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 7%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
Towns & places in DL1
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DL1 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DL1.
A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.