Map of DL2 3EJ postcode

General information
Postcode DL2 3EJ
Post Town Darlington
Nearest station Shildon (11 km)
Bus stops
Spa Road (E)
Lord Nelson (W)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 37 View
Known addresses
2 Balmer Hill, Gainford
4 Balmer Hill, Gainford
5 Balmer Hill, Gainford
11 Balmer Hill, Gainford
14 Balmer Hill, Gainford
15 Balmer Hill, Gainford
16 Balmer Hill, Gainford
17 Balmer Hill, Gainford
18 Balmer Hill, Gainford
19 Balmer Hill, Gainford
20 Balmer Hill, Gainford
23 Balmer Hill, Gainford
24 Balmer Hill, Gainford
25 Balmer Hill, Gainford
26 Balmer Hill, Gainford
29 Balmer Hill, Gainford
31 Balmer Hill, Gainford
33 Balmer Hill, Gainford
34 Balmer Hill, Gainford
35 Balmer Hill, Gainford
Main property type Detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 54.550048
Longitude -1.739069
Easting 416976
Northing 517231
Grid reference NZ169172
UTM reference 30U 581557 6045454
what3words furniture.riper.lecturing
Plus code 9C6WH726+29
Altitude 91 metres (298 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:27
Sunset (today) 20:42
Distance away
Distance to sea 35.6 KMs (22.1 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishGainfordE04010632
Ward Barnard Castle East E05009034
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
County County Durham E11000007
Constituency (2024) Bishop Auckland E14001101
MPSam RushworthLabour
Police forceDurham
Water companyNorthumbrian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Durham
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated February 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 78
Households (2011) 35
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
22,493 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£37,400
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanRural town and fringe
Built up area (2024)GainfordE63007420
Census output area (2021)E00105880
Census output area (2011)E00105880
Lower layer super output area (2021)County Durham 064FE01020862
Lower layer super output area (2011)County Durham 064FE01020862
Middle layer super output area (2021)Evenwood, Cockfield & StaindropE02004345
Middle layer super output area (2011)Evenwood, Cockfield & StaindropE02004345
Travel to work areaDarlingtonE30000199
Property sales
Average property price in Darlington £161,028
Annual change -0.1%
View all properties sold in the DL postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
17 Balmer Hill, GainfordTerraced (freehold)Aug 2024£235,000
Terraced (freehold)Oct 2020£200,000
Terraced (freehold)Sep 2002£22,500
16 Balmer Hill, GainfordDetached (freehold)Jan 2023£230,000
26 Balmer Hill, GainfordSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2022£279,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Feb 2015£215,000
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2011£172,500
33 Balmer Hill, GainfordDetached (freehold)Aug 2022£285,000
Detached (freehold)Sep 2008£198,000
34 Balmer Hill, GainfordDetached (freehold)Nov 2021£267,500
19 Balmer Hill, GainfordDetached (freehold)Aug 2021£150,000
4 Balmer Hill, GainfordSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2019£215,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 1995£65,500
5 Balmer Hill, GainfordSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2018£235,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Oct 1997£73,000
25 Balmer Hill, GainfordDetached (freehold)Jun 2018£240,000
Detached (freehold)Jan 2002£129,500
15 Balmer Hill, GainfordDetached (freehold)Nov 2017£166,000


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