DL8 postcode area

The DL8 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Darlington, North Yorkshire. Area Scores range from 9 to 68 across them.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DL8 district: Leeming, Pickhill & Thornton scores 68 out of 100 (#2,157 of 6,856 nationally) while Central Darlington & Pierremont sits at 9 — neighbours on the map, 59 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £115,000 in Central Darlington & Pierremont to £360,000 in Leeming, Pickhill & Thornton — a 3.1× gap within the DL8 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Darlington and North Yorkshire — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Leeming, Pickhill & ThorntonNorth Yorkshire 2,15768 £360,000
Bedale & SnapeNorth Yorkshire 2,19968 £278,750
Leyburn, Middleham & TunstallNorth Yorkshire 2,59662 £278,000
Upper DalesNorth Yorkshire 3,63147 £311,000
Northallerton Town & RomanbyNorth Yorkshire 4,25538 £185,500
Central Darlington & PierremontDarlington 6,2229 £115,000

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DL8.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so figures are shown per neighbourhood rather than as a single postcode average — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.