Detached
£327,499
84% above the Darlington average
18.8% of sales
What is the average house price in Darlington? £177,796
The average house price in Darlington is £177,796, based on 1,598 homes sold in the 12 months to September 2026. Prices are up 1.3% (£2,312) on a year earlier.
- 1 year change
- +1.3%
- Sold in 12 months
- 1,598
- Data up to
- September 2026
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, not asking prices. How we calculate this
How much does each type of property cost in Darlington?
Average sold price by property type, and each type's share of recent sales.
Semi-detached
£180,172
1% above the Darlington average
35.3% of sales
Terraced
£113,618
36% below the Darlington average
39.5% of sales
Flats
£108,980
39% below the Darlington average
6.4% of sales
Are house prices in Darlington going up or down?
House prices in Darlington are rising: up 1.3% (£2,312) over the past year. Over the past 10 years, prices are up 21.5% (£31,466).
Past 12 months
+1.3%
+£2,312From £175,484 to £177,796
£180,330£175,484
Past 10 years
+21.5%
+£31,466From £146,330 to £177,796
£179,241£146,330
Quick answers for Darlington
10 key facts at a glance.
When did prices peak?
£221,579
Highest average, reached in June 2021
How many homes sold?
1,598
Recorded so far for the 12 months to September 2026
What sells most often?
Terraced houses
39.5% of recent sales
What is the most common price range?
£50k - £100k
25.4% of sales
How many people live in Darlington?
107,714
1,411 people per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Population density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Usual residents, including communal establishments.
How many households are in Darlington?
48,890
640 households per square mile · Very High (Census 2021)
Household density is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Occupied households, not communal establishments.
How much green space is in Darlington?
32 m² per resident
More green space per resident than 52% of areas in England and Wales. That's about 4.4 football pitches for every 1,000 residents.
1.7% of the area · 29 public parks. Parks, playing fields, allotments and other public green space, not counting golf courses. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
What is the crime rate in Darlington?
103 crimes per 1,000 residents
Very High · +7.8% on the previous year · 12 months to September 2026
Crime rate is Very High, on a scale from Very Low to Very High.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Which areas cost the most and least?
Most expensive
Denton
£718,000
Least expensive
Great Burdon
£140,000
How does Darlington rank?
2nd most expensive area of Tees Valley.
Compared with 5 areas
What are the most expensive homes sold in Darlington?
The highest recorded sale prices in Darlington, from HM Land Registry.
How do house prices in Darlington compare with nearby areas?
Darlington compared with the 4 nearest other areas in Tees Valley.
Darlington vs Stockton-on-Tees
- Darlington
- £177,796
- Stockton-on-Tees
- £191,841+£14,045
Open comparison
Darlington vs Middlesbrough
- Darlington
- £177,796
- Middlesbrough
- £154,965−£22,831
Open comparison
Darlington vs Hartlepool
- Darlington
- £177,796
- Hartlepool
- £151,138−£26,658
Open comparison
Darlington vs Redcar and Cleveland
- Darlington
- £177,796
- Redcar and Cleveland
- £169,427−£8,369
Open comparison
Which areas of Darlington are most expensive?
Average sold price in each of the 23 areas of Darlington, most expensive first.
- 1
£718,000
Change over one year: +105.2%
- 2
£700,000
Change over one year: +101.4%
- 3
£675,000
Change over one year: +114.3%
- 4
£550,000
Change over one year: +103.7%
- 5
£542,000
Change over one year: −17.5%
- 6
£471,000
Change over one year: +88.4%
- 7
£451,250
Change over one year: +80.5%
- 8
£440,000
Change over one year: −13.7%
- 9
£397,600
Change over one year: −3.7%
- 10
£360,983
Change over one year: −2.4%
- 11
£358,730
Change over one year: +2.1%
- 12
£349,285
Change over one year: −6.5%
- 13
£325,000
Change over one year: +16.1%
- 14
£322,666
Change over one year: −15.5%
- 15
£302,166
Change over one year: −27.1%
- 16
£284,651
Change over one year: +11.0%
- 17
£267,547
Change over one year: −6.6%
- 18
£260,618
Change over one year: +16.0%
- 19
£257,211
Change over one year: −8.8%
- 20
£227,500
Change over one year: +3.1%
- 21
£225,500
Change over one year: +18.7%
- 22
£205,000
Change over one year: −2.4%
- 23
£140,000
Change over one year: +7.7%
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Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Crime is from police.uk street-level data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.
Last updated 6 November 2026 at 00:25 with the latest Land Registry data (September 2026). The Darlington dataset covers 4,314 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.