DL3 8TJ Guide - Crime Rate, Schools & Area Review

DL3 8TJ is a postcode in Hummersknott, Darlington, North East, England. This postcode area guide brings together crime, schools, demographics, property prices, planning applications, HMO licences and roadworks near DL3 8TJ, then scores the surrounding small area 54/100 - bottom 50% nationally across 8 matched LocaleIQ domains.

The strongest signals around DL3 8TJ are schools and education and jobs, while housing is the main area to examine before moving, renting or buying here. LocaleIQ uses these local signals as a practical area rating rather than a single raw statistic, so read the score alongside the detailed map layers and source records.

The demographic profile for DL3 8TJ is based on Darlington 015 Census 2021. It covers 9,375 residents, 242 people per square kilometre. The median age is around 46, helping show whether the area skews younger, family-sized or older. Housing tenure is 79% owner-occupied, 13% privately rented, 8% social rented, useful context for renters, buyers and landlords comparing the local property market. On the official England neighbourhood wellbeing index the area ranks in decile 5/10.

For property prices near DL3 8TJ, LocaleIQ uses Land Registry sold-price evidence for the DL3 postcode district. The latest median sold price is £153k from 68 rolling sales. The Property tab separates flats, terraced, semi-detached and detached homes where enough sales exist.

For safety, the Crime tab breaks down recorded crime near DL3 8TJ by category and map position. Crime trend is flat or improving month on month. Use it with the LocaleIQ safety score because police data can lag and does not capture every local issue.

Local change around DL3 8TJ is tracked through nearby planning permissions, HMO licensing and roadworks. This report currently shows 5 street-disruption records in the Planning tab, with dates, distance and source links. Large council source datasets may contain more records than the displayed list.