48,829
Households
White Brit. · 90%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
1,073 · 10.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£171,120
Median property price
3,208
Postcodes
Overview of Darlington
Coordinates54.5316, -1.5509
Postcodes
3,208
Population (Census)
107,663
Households (Census)
48,829
Recorded crime · May '26
1,073 · 10.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Darlington
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.76 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.76 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Darlington
Property sales · Darlington
HM Land Registry · Darlington
Average price
£178,685
YoY: -2.6%
Median price: £169,700
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 58 sales · avg £171,804
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£204k£180k£155k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Darlington
Crime trends · Darlington
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
373311249
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
319
YoY -14%
ASB
283219155
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
268
YoY stable
Vehicle Crime
644525
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
57
YoY +42%
Burglary
553616
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
50
YoY +43%
Criminal damage
12510279
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
95
YoY stable
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Other Crime
462911
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
42
YoY +147%
Demographics in Darlington
Ethnicity
White Brit.90.3%
Other White3.3%
Indian1.0%
+ other · 5.4%
Religion
Christian52.1%
No religion39.7%
Not answered4.9%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6421.0%
35–4918.6%
25–3412.3%
65–7411.1%
10–157.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Other20.1%
Any member 66+14.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.6%
All members 66+9.4%
+ 7 other households · 33.0%
Wards in Darlington
Mowden
IMD 9.9191 postcodes
Hummersknott
IMD 9.49106 postcodes
College
IMD 9.19108 postcodes
Hurworth
IMD 7.70158 postcodes
Sadberge & Middleton St George
IMD 6.97259 postcodes
Park West
IMD 6.87142 postcodes
Brinkburn & Faverdale
IMD 6.81188 postcodes
Harrowgate Hill
IMD 6.72141 postcodes
Heighington & Coniscliffe
IMD 6.67197 postcodes
Whinfield
IMD 5.7593 postcodes
Pierremont
IMD 4.46146 postcodes
Haughton & Springfield
IMD 4.27138 postcodes
Red Hall & Lingfield
IMD 4.25108 postcodes
Eastbourne
IMD 2.87114 postcodes
Cockerton
IMD 2.83144 postcodes
North Road
IMD 2.65171 postcodes
Bank Top & Lascelles
IMD 2.06143 postcodes
Stephenson
IMD 1.92115 postcodes
Northgate
IMD 1.66150 postcodes
Park East
IMD 1.28496 postcodes
Schools in Darlington
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St John's Church of England Academy
Darlington · DL1 4UB
Outstanding
1.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Abbey Infants' School
Darlington · DL3 8JA
Good
1.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Abbey Junior School
Darlington · DL3 8NN
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Beaumont Hill Academy
Darlington · DL1 2AN
Good
1.1 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 2–19
Bishopton Redmarshall CofE Primary School
Darlington · TS21 1HD
Good
6.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Corporation Road Community Primary School
Darlington · DL3 6AR
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Firthmoor Primary School
Darlington · DL1 4RW
Good
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Gurney Pease Academy
Darlington · DL1 2NG
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Haughton Academy
Darlington · DL1 2AN
Good
1.1 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Heathfield Primary School
Darlington · DL1 1EJ
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.