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DL8 postcode area · North Yorkshire

The DL8 postcode district spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Darlington, North Yorkshire. Area Scores range from 9 to 68 across them. Every full DL8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

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.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,159a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied59%

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 DL8 district

£287,497median home sold over the past year · +15.0% over 5 years · -6.1% over the year · 286 sales
Detached£360,000
Semi-detached£249,997
Terraced£225,000
Flat£120,000
North Yorkshire£270,000
Yorkshire and The Humber£215,000
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
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

People living in DL8 Census 2021

Residents45,171
Median age (est.)47
Density37per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above32%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 37%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 28%
Own outright 37%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 13%Private rent 28%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 8%Other: 15%
One person 36%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 8%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 15% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades15%
Managers & directors13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 36% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 8%

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 DL8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the DL8 district.

Northallerton

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DL8.

DL9 DL10 DL7 HG4 DL11 DL6 DL2 DL98

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.