Typical 3-bedroom house£149kmost £119k–£177k
Houses per m²£1,846flats £1,493
Sold last year3502,443 in five years
Prices in Darlington+2.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in DL1 sold for £149,244 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £118,978 and £177,084, for about 86 m² of space. That is 16% less than the same home across Darlington (£178,000).
350 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £65k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DL1 5 (£1,484) and the most in DL1 3 (£2,193).
Across Darlington, prices are up 2.9% on a year ago and up 15.7% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £766 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £681 a month at 4.5% over 30 years.
Questions about DL1
Is DL1 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 16% less than across Darlington; prices in Darlington are up 2.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (85% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (58.1% against 43.8%); 350 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in DL1?
A typical 3-bedroom house in DL1 sold for £149,244 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £118,978 and £177,084.
Is DL1 expensive for Darlington?
A 3-bedroom house in DL1 costs 16% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Darlington (£178,000).
How many homes sell in DL1 each year?
350 homes sold in the last year and 2,443 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near DL1?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, where 85% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near DL1?
For a 3-bedroom house, DL4 (£85k, 13 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.