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DL3 postcode area · Darlington

The DL3 postcode district spans 9 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Darlington. Area Scores range from 8 to 99 across them. Every full DL3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DL3 district: Hummersknott scores 99 out of 100 (#53 of 6,856 nationally) while Rise Carr sits at 9 — neighbours on the map, 90 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 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 £106,000 in Rise Carr to £285,000 in College & Park West — a 2.7× gap within the DL3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£37,867a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime96per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied66%

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 DL3 district

£175,000median home sold over the past year · +11.5% over 5 years · +9.4% over the year · 577 sales
Detached£330,000
Semi-detached£198,725
Terraced£115,000
Flat£110,000
Darlington£176,500
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
HummersknottDarlington 5399 £278,000
College & Park WestDarlington 82188 £285,000
Faverdale, Heighington & SadbergeDarlington 1,74674 £235,000
Middleton & HurworthDarlington 2,58262 £251,762
Harrowgate HillDarlington 2,89158 £165,798
Cockerton & HopetownDarlington 5,08426 £157,000
Park EastDarlington 6,15410 £125,000
Central Darlington & PierremontDarlington 6,2229 £115,000
Rise CarrDarlington 6,2439 £106,000

People living in DL3 Census 2021

Residents73,567
Median age (est.)44
Density393per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above32%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 13%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 34%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 94%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 94%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · 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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DL3.

DL98 DL1 DL2 DL5 TS21 DL4 TS16 TS19

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.