How house prices are moving across Darlington, from all UK property sales, median-based.
Medians over the most recent 12 months of all UK property sales (to July 2026). Median is used, not mean — it isn't skewed by the odd very-high sale.
Across Darlington, the median sold price over the 12 months to July 2026 was £150,000 — it fell 6.2% on the year before. That reflects 1,782 recorded sales. Detached homes are the priciest at a median of £290,000, while flat/maisonette homes are the most affordable at £94,000. Over the past year, other homes moved the most (+38.9%). Within Darlington, the DL5 district saw the strongest recent growth (+8%) and DL1 the softest (-2%).
New-build homes were 0.1% of recent sales, a share that is falling.
These figures track the median of prices actually paid, not a like-for-like index. A move can reflect a change in what sold — more new homes, or a different mix of house types and sizes — as much as any change in what a given home is worth.
| Type | Median | 12-month change | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|
| Terraced | £95,000 | -3.1% | 666 |
| Semi-detached | £165,000 | -0.1% | 631 |
| Detached | £290,000 | +3.6% | 333 |
| Flat/Maisonette | £94,000 | +4.4% | 108 |
| Other | £250,000 | +38.9% | 44 |
Change compares the median for the last 12 months with the 12 months before.
| District | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL1 | +8.7% | +0% | +4% | +4% | -2.4% | £132,000 |
| DL2 | +13% | -5.8% | -5% | +1% | +4.9% | £246,475 |
| DL3 | -5.1% | +0% | +2.2% | +4% | +0.3% | £144,000 |
| DL5 | -1.8% | -8.2% | -3.4% | +8.6% | +7.5% | £285,000 |
Year-on-year change in the median sold price; green = up, red = down. Final column is the latest-year median. Tap a postcode district for its own sold prices.
New-build homes were 0.1% of sales in the latest year, and the share is ▼ falling over the period — a marker of how much new housing is being built here (not a price forecast). See the new-build chart above.
How these figures are calculated. Year-on-year change compares the median sold price over the most recent 12 months of data with the 12 months before it. We use the median, not the average, so a few unusually high or low sales don't distort it. Because HM Land Registry data lags — sales take time to be registered — the most recent month or two are provisional and tend to revise upward. Figures track the mix of what actually sold, so they are not a like-for-like index. The same method is used across this site, so an area's figure here matches its ranking in investment trends.
| Town | 12-mo change | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Darlington | -7.1% | £145,000 |
Median sold price over the last 12 months and its change on the year before. Tap a town for its full breakdown.
Councils across Darlington received 469 planning applications in the year to 2026 Q1, +9% on the year before — a marker of how much development is in the pipeline, not a price forecast.
Source: MHCLG planning application statistics (PS1), Open Government Licence.
Source: sold prices from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (updated monthly; the most recent 1–2 months are provisional). Median-based; figures track the mix of what sold, not a like-for-like index.