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Central Darlington & Pierremont

Middle area

Central Darlington. 12,205 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 2.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Central Darlington & Pierremont live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£117,500
Joint 131st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,484
416th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Central Darlington & Pierremont

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Darlington & Pierremont at a rate of 302.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.2 per 1,000 people across Darlington.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences1,093
Anti-social behaviour833
Other crime603
Shoplifting537
Criminal damage and arson291
Vehicle crime111
Burglary109
Drug offences51
Robbery37
Theft from the person31

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Central Darlington & Pierremont compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Darlington · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Darlington14 areas from £103,500 to £285,000. The middle area is £154,500. Central Darlington & Pierremont is £117,500.
£117,5002nd cheapest
Population14 middle areas, Darlington · 2021
Population: every middle area in Darlington14 areas from 5,422 to 11,484. The middle area is 6,930. Central Darlington & Pierremont is 11,484.
11,484most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 middle areas, Darlington · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Darlington14 areas from 0.0% to 76.0%. The middle area is 2.0%. Central Darlington & Pierremont is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Darlington · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Darlington14 areas from 81.7% to 99.7%. The middle area is 98.2%. Central Darlington & Pierremont is 85.4%.
85.4%3rd lowest

Is Central Darlington & Pierremont safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Central Darlington & Pierremont at a rate of 302.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.2 per 1,000 people across Darlington.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 354 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Central Darlington & Pierremont.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,093), anti-social behaviour (833) and other crime (603).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Darlington

These figures are published for the whole of Darlington, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Darlington and not Central Darlington & Pierremont alone. See Darlington

Average house price
£159,770
Up 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,166
98th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.4×
Joint 23rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.7
Joint 71st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Central Darlington & Pierremont in brief

The median price paid for a home in Central Darlington & Pierremont was £117,500 in 2025.

Central Darlington & Pierremont had 11,484 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Central Darlington & Pierremont live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Central Darlington & Pierremont, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.