The UK Postcode Database

DL5 6AN

a postcode in Darlington

Introduced in January 2019
DL5 6AN Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with DL5 6AN

Buttercup Close - 36 properties, USRN 10419114

Walworth Road - 1 property, USRN 10414124

Buttercup Close - 1 property, USRN 10419116

Yarrow Close - 1 property, USRN 10419118

Clover Court - 1 property, USRN 10419120

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.593 / 54°35'34"N

Longitude: -1.6198 / 1°37'11"W

UTM Reference: 30U 589175 6050375

OS Easting: 424663

OS Northing: 522041

OS Grid: NZ246220

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KH4B.3B

Mapcode Global: WHC5H.2TXB

Open Location Code: 9C6WH9VJ+53

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94eo52

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 1a1

  • Retired Professionals
  • Spacious Rural Living
  • Pre-Retirement Spacious Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 28648 / 32844

  • 9th decile
  • much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DL5 6AN on Friday 12 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:34
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:34
Sunrise 04:30
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:06
Sunset 21:42
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:38
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:37
Hours of daylight today04:00 to 22:12
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:12 to 03:59
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 01:13
Moon sets 18:02

For a full sun and moon calendar for DL5 6AN, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DL5 6AN

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
15 December 2023 4 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £290,000
1 July 2022 3 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £268,000
14 April 2022 18 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £259,000
28 January 2022 19 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £274,995
28 January 2022 1 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £309,995
20 December 2021 15 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £379,995
20 December 2021 17 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £354,995
26 November 2021 21 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £254,995
12 November 2021 23 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £312,995
22 October 2021 25 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £254,995
22 October 2021 2 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £364,995
30 September 2021 27 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £289,995
20 August 2021 4 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £259,995
25 June 2021 24 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £339,995
8 April 2021 39 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £284,995
26 March 2021 20 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £299,995
26 March 2021 18 Orchid Drive, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £263,995
26 February 2021 31 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £289,995
26 February 2021 29 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £266,995
26 February 2021 22 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £288,495
19 February 2021 33 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £244,995
12 February 2021 35 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £266,995
29 January 2021 12 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £345,995
22 January 2021 37 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £244,995
12 January 2021 5 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £283,495
10 December 2020 9 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £339,995
27 November 2020 10 Orchid Drive, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £268,845
20 November 2020 14 Orchid Drive, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £299,995
30 October 2020 16 Orchid Drive, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £288,495
23 October 2020 6 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £278,495
23 October 2020 26 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £364,995
9 October 2020 7 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £242,495
17 September 2020 3 Orchid Drive, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £242,495
21 August 2020 11 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £334,995
24 July 2020 45 Orchid Drive, Heighington Village, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,593
24 July 2020 43 Orchid Drive, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,593
24 July 2020 41 Orchid Drive, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,593
27 March 2020 8 Orchid Drive, Heighington, Newton Aycliffe DL5 6AN Detached Freehold £277,995

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DL5 6AN

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Darlington

MP

Lola McEvoy Labour

Darlington Borough Council
Unitary Authority ward (UTW)

Heighington & Coniscliffe

Councillors

Gerald Lee Conservative

Paul Crudass Conservative

DL5 6AN also falls within the Civil Parish of Heighington, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DL5 6AN

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00062205 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01012335 Darlington 001C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02002559 Darlington 001 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04000296 Heighington Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05010419 Heighington & Coniscliffe Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 7 May 2015 DLUHC
E06000005 Darlington Unitary Authorities Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000001 North East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001190 Darlington Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000008 Durham Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000199 Darlington Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33001684 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000034 Tees Valley Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 28 October 2010 BEIS
E38000247 NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 16C Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000012 North East and Yorkshire NHS England Regions Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E54000050 Cumbria and North East Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000029 Northern Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63007393 Heighington Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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