UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/dl1
DL1Darlington, England
House prices in DL1, Darlington
Homes in DL1 sold for a median of £148,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 1,178 standard sales.
That is 15% below the £175,000 median for the Darlington council area, which holds 100% of DL1's postcodes.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 248 | £244,500 | £210,000 to £295,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 566 | £148,000 | £128,000 to £175,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 303 | £110,000 | £85,000 to £140,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 61 | £78,000 | £65,000 to £97,000 | Too few |
Only 33 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Semi-detached houses were the most common type sold here, at 48% of sales, ahead of terraced houses at 26%.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 3.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £78,000, 24% less than the £102,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in DL1
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in DL1 3, around Darlington, with a median of £205,000, and lowest in DL1 5, around Darlington, at £117,500. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in DL1 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 155 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| DL1 3LZ | £520,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3FG | £390,000 | 9 |
| DL1 3NG | £355,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3GD | £320,000 | 7 |
| DL1 3TL | £300,000 | 3 |
| DL1 5TH | £295,500 | 10 |
| DL1 3BG | £292,000 | 16 |
| DL1 3BP | £290,000 | 13 |
| DL1 3TP | £290,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3FL | £270,000 | 13 |
| DL1 3FY | £247,500 | 4 |
| DL1 3AB | £245,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3FX | £245,000 | 13 |
| DL1 3FE | £242,000 | 9 |
| DL1 3LA | £236,500 | 4 |
| DL1 3TH | £233,500 | 4 |
| DL1 3AY | £230,000 | 20 |
| DL1 5TF | £225,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3PJ | £222,500 | 3 |
| DL1 3RZ | £217,500 | 3 |
| DL1 3HF | £216,000 | 8 |
| DL1 3HN | £216,000 | 5 |
| DL1 3EL | £215,000 | 3 |
| DL1 1NY | £213,000 | 4 |
| DL1 1ES | £210,000 | 9 |
| DL1 1NQ | £208,000 | 9 |
| DL1 3AZ | £207,000 | 10 |
| DL1 3TQ | £206,000 | 5 |
| DL1 3TG | £205,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3RG | £196,500 | 5 |
| DL1 3HL | £195,000 | 3 |
| DL1 5LY | £195,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4RL | £193,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3QU | £191,000 | 4 |
| DL1 1QA | £189,000 | 4 |
| DL1 3PH | £185,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4RP | £185,000 | 3 |
| DL1 5TE | £185,000 | 3 |
| DL1 2BF | £183,500 | 8 |
| DL1 5JR | £180,500 | 3 |
| DL1 3AF | £178,000 | 3 |
| DL1 1HQ | £177,500 | 7 |
| DL1 3QY | £177,500 | 3 |
| DL1 1GX | £176,500 | 10 |
| DL1 4LE | £174,500 | 3 |
| DL1 2BE | £170,000 | 4 |
| DL1 4DJ | £169,500 | 4 |
| DL1 1NA | £169,000 | 4 |
| DL1 4ES | £168,500 | 4 |
| DL1 1NZ | £168,000 | 3 |
| DL1 1FF | £167,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4DD | £166,000 | 3 |
| DL1 2ES | £165,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3ET | £165,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4LU | £165,000 | 3 |
| DL1 2LJ | £164,000 | 4 |
| DL1 1DQ | £163,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4RS | £161,000 | 4 |
| DL1 1JA | £160,000 | 3 |
| DL1 1AW | £158,500 | 4 |
| DL1 1AU | £158,000 | 6 |
| DL1 2YP | £158,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4NJ | £158,000 | 3 |
| DL1 1BD | £156,500 | 4 |
| DL1 4US | £156,500 | 4 |
| DL1 1DW | £155,000 | 4 |
| DL1 3DX | £155,000 | 7 |
| DL1 3HG | £155,000 | 7 |
| DL1 1LP | £154,500 | 4 |
| DL1 4JR | £154,000 | 3 |
| DL1 1EG | £153,500 | 4 |
| DL1 1BW | £153,000 | 4 |
| DL1 1EQ | £152,500 | 4 |
| DL1 3GB | £152,000 | 6 |
| DL1 2AT | £150,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3RJ | £147,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4JY | £146,000 | 3 |
| DL1 2AE | £145,000 | 3 |
| DL1 2HL | £145,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3DP | £145,000 | 7 |
| DL1 4HG | £145,000 | 5 |
| DL1 5EB | £145,000 | 5 |
| DL1 3ER | £142,500 | 3 |
| DL1 3DH | £142,000 | 8 |
| DL1 1DF | £140,000 | 4 |
| DL1 1LQ | £140,000 | 3 |
| DL1 2JX | £140,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3DB | £140,000 | 4 |
| DL1 3EY | £140,000 | 5 |
| DL1 3HR | £140,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4LH | £140,000 | 4 |
| DL1 2AY | £139,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3QS | £139,000 | 3 |
| DL1 1EH | £137,500 | 4 |
| DL1 2ET | £137,500 | 4 |
| DL1 4JD | £137,500 | 6 |
| DL1 3DG | £137,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4NG | £135,000 | 5 |
| DL1 4NR | £135,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4NX | £135,000 | 4 |
| DL1 5EG | £135,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3DJ | £134,500 | 3 |
| DL1 4LQ | £134,000 | 6 |
| DL1 1BQ | £132,500 | 7 |
| DL1 4PA | £132,500 | 4 |
| DL1 4RR | £132,500 | 6 |
| DL1 4RX | £132,000 | 5 |
| DL1 4SF | £132,000 | 4 |
| DL1 5PB | £132,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4HQ | £131,500 | 4 |
| DL1 1DA | £130,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4RU | £130,000 | 4 |
| DL1 5AA | £130,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4SH | £128,500 | 4 |
| DL1 2XJ | £127,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4RW | £126,500 | 3 |
| DL1 3DA | £126,000 | 6 |
| DL1 2QP | £125,000 | 3 |
| DL1 1DD | £124,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4EU | £123,500 | 4 |
| DL1 1BJ | £123,000 | 3 |
| DL1 1EN | £122,500 | 6 |
| DL1 4WA | £122,000 | 3 |
| DL1 2EX | £120,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4UW | £120,000 | 5 |
| DL1 5EF | £120,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4ET | £117,500 | 3 |
| DL1 5JP | £117,500 | 5 |
| DL1 2DP | £116,000 | 3 |
| DL1 5DY | £113,500 | 3 |
| DL1 3DR | £113,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4HT | £112,000 | 4 |
| DL1 4YT | £104,500 | 5 |
| DL1 5AF | £102,000 | 4 |
| DL1 2QT | £99,000 | 3 |
| DL1 5EQ | £99,000 | 4 |
| DL1 5YE | £97,000 | 3 |
| DL1 5NF | £96,500 | 3 |
| DL1 5EP | £96,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4AP | £95,000 | 7 |
| DL1 4SS | £95,000 | 3 |
| DL1 2LB | £90,000 | 3 |
| DL1 2QS | £90,000 | 3 |
| DL1 2LA | £89,000 | 4 |
| DL1 5TN | £85,000 | 3 |
| DL1 5JX | £83,500 | 6 |
| DL1 4AJ | £81,000 | 14 |
| DL1 4AY | £80,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4BH | £80,000 | 3 |
| DL1 4LZ | £75,000 | 7 |
| DL1 4EW | £72,500 | 3 |
| DL1 2HS | £72,000 | 3 |
| DL1 1PJ | £67,500 | 7 |
| DL1 4HZ | £66,000 | 3 |
| DL1 3QA | £65,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 36%, from £111,000 in 2016 to £151,000 in 2025, more than the 33% rise for a typical district in the North East.
Postcode districts in the Darlington council area
Median sale price of the 3 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. DL1 is the cheapest.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of DL1, from the sales in DL1, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Whinfield 114 sales£187,500
- Red Hall & Lingfield 129 sales£153,000
- Haughton & Springfield 138 sales£150,000
- Stephenson 107 sales£140,000
- North Road 58 sales£139,500
- Eastbourne 153 sales£134,000
- Park East 100 sales£119,000
- Bank Top & Lascelles 140 sales£105,000
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £110,000 for a terraced house on Louisa Street to £225,000 for a detached house on Rivergarth.
The latest standard sales recorded in DL1. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 43 Hewitson RoadSold for £140,000
- 35 Geneva DriveSold for £168,500
- 7 Elgin CourtSold for £158,000
- 61 Littlebeck DriveSold for £145,000
- 37 Kilmarnock RoadSold for £185,000
- 22 Appleby CloseSold for £148,000
- 59 RivergarthSold for £225,000
- 101 Leyburn RoadSold for £180,000
- 49 Louisa StreetSold for £110,000
- 194 Neasham RoadSold for £200,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Mulberry Avenue, Darlington£222,50030 sales
- Dewberry Lane, Darlington£290,00029 sales
- Geneva Road, Darlington£129,50018 sales
- North Road, Darlington£177,50018 sales
- Barmpton Lane, Darlington£195,00016 sales
Living in DL1
Crime
136 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 90 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 96% of homes can get it
Higher than 82 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
13% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Lower than 63 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,494 a year in Darlington for 2026 to 2027
Higher than 67 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2 | |
| B | 21 | |
| C | 489 | |
| D | 578 | |
| E | 69 | |
| F | 14 | |
| G | 6 |
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | ||
| 429 | ||
| 176 | ||
| 133 | ||
| 139 | ||
| 104 | ||
| 118 | ||
| 55 |
Coal mining
None of the 1,411 live postcodes in DL1 is in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, although 68% of postcodes in the North East are.
About these figures
The figures come from 1,178 standard sales in DL1 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.