DL2 postcode area · Darlington
The DL2 postcode district spans 12 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham, Darlington, North Yorkshire, Stockton-on-Tees. Area Scores range from 9 to 99 across them. Every full DL2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
There is a sharp split within the DL2 district: Hummersknott scores 99 out of 100 (#53 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Darlington & Pierremont sits at 9 — neighbours on the map, 90 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £115,000 in Central Darlington & Pierremont to £350,000 in North Richmondshire — a 3.0× gap within the DL2 district. Note that the district straddles 4 local authorities — County Durham, Darlington, North Yorkshire and Stockton-on-Tees — 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 DL2 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| HummersknottDarlington | 53 | 99 | £278,000 |
| College & Park WestDarlington | 821 | 88 | £285,000 |
| Billingham West, Stillington & LongnewtonStockton-on-Tees | 1,431 | 79 | £285,000 |
| Faverdale, Heighington & SadbergeDarlington | 1,746 | 74 | £235,000 |
| Middleton & HurworthDarlington | 2,582 | 62 | £251,762 |
| North RichmondshireNorth Yorkshire | 2,850 | 58 | £350,000 |
| Brompton, Appleton & ThimblebyNorth Yorkshire | 3,097 | 55 | £270,000 |
| Barnard Castle & Upper TeesdaleCounty Durham | 3,384 | 51 | £250,000 |
| Evenwood, Cockfield & StaindropCounty Durham | 4,817 | 30 | £144,000 |
| FirthmoorDarlington | 5,448 | 20 | £126,500 |
| Park EastDarlington | 6,154 | 10 | £125,000 |
| Central Darlington & PierremontDarlington | 6,222 | 9 | £115,000 |
People living in DL2 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 21% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 21% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Skilled trades | 12% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 57% · No religion 35% · Muslim 2%
Born outside the UK: 6%
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 DL2
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DL2 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around DL2.
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.