MERRYBENT, DL2 2LD - Information

Overview

The DL2 2LD postcode is in Darlington, Darlington postcode town, within North East, England region.

For comprehensive crime statistics in the DL2 2LD area, explore the DL2 2LD Crime Rates page.
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Location And Map Details
  • Co-ordinates: [ -1.6227621949473008, 54.526870000757924 ]
  • What 3 Words: clumsiest.residual.jumpstart
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NameType
Postcode AreaDL2
WardHeighington & Coniscliffe
Middle layer Super Output AreaFaverdale, Heighington & Sadberge
Lower Tier Local AuthorityDarlington
Upper Tier Local AuthorityDarlington
RegionNorth East
CountryEngland
Travel To Work AreaDarlington
Police ForceDurham
NHS Care BoardNHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Electoral wardHeighington & Coniscliffe
Westminster Parliamentary ConstituencySedgefield
Multiple Deprivation Index18804

According to the ONS, The nearby area classification is Rural white-collar workers / Prospering countryside life / Service Economy, while the work-zone classification is Rural with mining or quarrying.

Nearby Places

The nearest places is Merrybent(0.08 mi)

  • Merrybent, (0.08 mi)
  • Low Coniscliffe, (0.56 mi)
Nearby Bus stop

The nearest Bus stop is East End(0.14 mi)

  • East End, (0.14 mi)
  • East End, (0.17 mi)
  • West End, (0.28 mi)
  • West End, (0.29 mi)
Nearby Railway Station

The nearest Railway Station is North Road(2.81 mi)

  • North Road, (2.81 mi)
  • Darlington, (3.07 mi)
  • Heighington, (5.12 mi)
Nearby Airport

The nearest airport is Teesside Airport(7.97 mi)

  • Teesside Airport, (7.97 mi)
  • Newcastle Airport, (35.39 mi)
Nearby Schools

Below are the nearest schools to the postcode ordered by distance. (data from gov.uk)

NameAgeDistanceDetails
Embleton ViewSecondary, Good11-18DL3 8TF (0.77 mi)Details
Nearby Nhs GP

Check out the NHS GPs in nearby area.

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Nearby Amenities

MERRYBENT, DL2 2LD Demographics

(from Census 2021)

The population of DL22LD is 478 compared to England, which has a population of 59,597,542.

Age

The average age of people living in the nearby area is 43 years old. The top three age distributions are: Below 14 (1648), Between 45 to 54 (1568), and Between 55 to 64 (1438).

Ethinicity

According to the latest census 2021, The main ethnicity of the people in the immediate area is White: English with a total of 463 people, followed by Indian with a total of 10.

Education

Regarding education, 137 adults have Level 4, while 52 have Level 2.

Deprivation

As for deprivation, most of the area is Not deprived in any dimension (694), followed by at least Deprived in one dimension (296).

Occupation
The most common occupations in the nearby area are
  • Managers, directors and senior officials (61)
  • Professional occupations (50), and
  • Associate professional and technical occupations (34)
Religion

In terms of religion, most people mentioned Christian (318), followed by No religion (120).

NS-SEC

The NS-SEC defines and measures social class and is considered a reliable indicator of a person's class status. As per the 2021 census, most of the population has Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations (97) followed by Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (61), and Intermediate occupations (55).

Economic Status

Most people in the area mentioned they are Employee: Full-time (875), and 484 adults mentioned they are Retired.

Country of Birth

As per the country of birth, most adults are from the United Kingdom (2597) and European Union EU-14 (37).