| Postcode | DL2 3EB | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Darlington | 
| Nearest station | Shildon (11 km) | 
| Bus stops | Spa Road (E) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 36 View | 
| Known addresses | Sycamore Close, 3 Spa Road, Gainford 1 Spa Road, Gainford 1A Spa Road, Gainford 5 Spa Road, Gainford 6 Spa Road, Gainford 7 Spa Road, Gainford 8 Spa Road, Gainford 9 Spa Road, Gainford 11 Spa Road, Gainford | 
| Main property type | Terraced | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 54.54766 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.739697 | |
| Easting | 416936 | |
| Northing | 516965 | |
| Grid reference | NZ169169 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 581522 6045187 | |
| what3words | chatters.coining.profile | |
| FixPhrase | crumpet lyrically smoky unsure | |
| Plus code | 9C6WG7X6+34 | |
| Altitude | 80 metres (261 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 35.7 KMs (22.2 miles) | 
| Parish | Gainford | E04010632 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Lower Teesdale | E05016182 | 
| Unitary Authority | County Durham | E06000047 | 
| County | County Durham | E11000007 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Bishop Auckland | E14001101 | 
| MP | Sam Rushworth | Labour | 
| Police force | Durham | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Durham | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 28 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 13 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Gainford | E63007420 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00105881 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5B3 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | County Durham 064F | E01020862 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | County Durham 064F | E01020862 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop | E02004345 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop | E02004345 | 
| Travel to work area | Darlington | E30000199 | 
| Average property price in Darlington | £167,728 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.7% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 Spa Road, Gainford | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2022 | £149,000 | 
| Sycamore Close, 3 Spa Road, Gainford | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2022 | £400,000 | 
| 6 Spa Road, Gainford | Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2021 | £153,500 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2012 | £136,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 1998 | £42,000 | |
| 9 Spa Road, Gainford | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2020 | £146,000 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Apr 2013 | £114,950 | |
| 5 Spa Road, Gainford | Detached (freehold) | Sep 2019 | £485,000 | 
| 1A Spa Road, Gainford | Other (leasehold) | Mar 2018 | £38,500 | 
| 1 Spa Road, Gainford | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2006 | £444,999 | 
| Terraced (freehold) | Mar 1998 | £55,000 | |
| 7 Spa Road, Gainford | Terraced (freehold) | Jan 2005 | £121,500 | 
| 11 Spa Road, Gainford | Detached (freehold) | Jan 2002 | £58,500 |