AREA DECISION REPORT
Darlington area decision report
Promising shortlist area
Median affordability sits at 4.9x in 2025, which reads as accessible. Gigabit availability is 90.8% with median download at Unavailable. 4G strong coverage reaches 100% and 5G reaches 20.1% in the current area summary. Nearby planning activity is quiet in the current area radius. 3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up.
Live across price, affordability, connectivity, planning, and postcode follow-up | Sold prices through 29 Jun 2026 · Affordability year 2025 · Broadband source year 2024 · Mobile source year 2025
- Median sold price, last 5 years £150,000Based on 11,175 sales · Latest sale in data: 29 Jun 2026
- Affordability AccessibleMedian ratio 4.9x in 2025
- Gigabit availability 90.8%Ofcom source year 2024
- 4G strong coverage 100%Area-level mobile source year 2025
- Nearby planning QuietCurrent applications plus recent decisions linked to the area radius
Area summary
Use this summary to decide whether this shortlist survives, then move into postcode-level due diligence where the evidence looks strongest.
Affordability and price
Accessible at 4.9xMedian house-price-to-earnings ratio is 4.9x in 2025, with a median house price of £178,000 and residence earnings of £36,166.
Broadband
Gigabit 90.8%Gigabit availability is 90.8%, with median download at Unavailable and below-USO share at 0.1%.
Mobile
4G 100% · 5G 20.1%4G strong-coverage share is 100%, with 5G at 20.1% in the current area-level summary.
Planning watch
No nearby matchesNo nearby planning rows matched Darlington in the current live coverage yet.
Schools
24 nearby school rows24 nearby school rows matched postcode area DL2 2RY for Darlington. Use the schools flow to compare them in more detail.
Transport
737 mapped stopsDarlington currently links 737 mapped transport stops, including 726 local bus or tram access points and 9 rail or metro stops. Where NaPTAN status is present, 625 stops are marked active and 112 inactive. Top localities include Darlington (51), West End (43), Mowden (40).
Local business
Score 100/100Darlington currently links 671 mapped local businesses across 8 tracked categories. Top amenity groups include 213 food and drink, 142 personal services, 114 grocery. The current amenity availability signal scores 100/100.
Jobs
1,025 online job adverts observedDarlington local authority · May 2026. Same geography one year earlier: 1,185 online job adverts observed in May 2025.
Postcode follow-up
3 featured postcodes3 featured postcodes are ready for deeper due-diligence follow-up under Darlington.
Crime
Latest month 1,353Darlington recorded 1,353 crimes in Jun 2026. Rolling twelve month context shows 13,794, with a 3.4% rise against the prior twelve months and violence and sexual offences as the top recorded type. Durham Constabulary contributes the largest matched force share in the latest month.
Local business
This area-level OSM snapshot shows the amenity mix currently mapped around Darlington, so you can judge everyday convenience before you spend more time on postcode-level checks.
Amenity availability
Convenience score 100/100
Basis: nearest matching geography. Area local-business counts use postcode tags first and nearest-postcode fallback when the OSM record has no usable postcode tag.
Amenity group
Food and drink
213 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by fast food (116), cafe (51), restaurant (46).
Amenity group
Personal services
142 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by hairdresser (105), beauty (37).
Amenity group
Grocery
114 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by convenience (74), supermarket (19), bakery (10).
Amenity group
Nightlife
80 mapped places currently map into this amenity group, led by pub (61), bar (19).
Compare against another area
Keep at least one alternative area in view while you weigh cost, connectivity, planning pressure, and postcode follow-up coverage.
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Birmingham
Birmingham has 63,331 recorded sales with a median sold price of £220,400.
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Leeds has 60,832 recorded sales with a median sold price of £225,000.
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North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire has 59,996 recorded sales with a median sold price of £260,000.
Open area researchPostcodes worth checking next
These are the best current postcode follow-up routes from the live area brief, so use them to move from early shortlist thinking into deeper due diligence.
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DL2 2RY
DL2 2RY has 67 recorded sales with a median sold price of £254,856.
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DL2 1FL
DL2 1FL has 62 recorded sales with a median sold price of £295,000.
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DL1 1HQ
DL1 1HQ has 60 recorded sales with a median sold price of £151,495.
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