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Hummersknott

Middle area

South west Darlington. 9,363 people in 5.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 7% of people in Hummersknott live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£280,000
Joint 3,347th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,145
Joint 1,965th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
7%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.3%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Hummersknott

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hummersknott at a rate of 40.9 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 offences112
Anti-social behaviour107
Other crime72
Shoplifting27
Criminal damage and arson23
Vehicle crime21
Burglary17
Drug offences3
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Hummersknott 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. Hummersknott is £280,000.
£280,0002nd most expensive
Population14 middle areas, Darlington · 2021
Population: every middle area in Darlington14 areas from 5,422 to 11,484. The middle area is 6,930. Hummersknott is 9,145.
9,1456th most 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%. Hummersknott is 7.0%.
7%6th most 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%. Hummersknott is 98.3%.
98.3%joint 5th highest

Is Hummersknott safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hummersknott at a rate of 40.9 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, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hummersknott.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (112), anti-social behaviour (107) and other crime (72).

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 Hummersknott alone. See Darlington

Average house price
£159,988
Up 2.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,166
98th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.4×
23rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.7
Joint 71st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hummersknott in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hummersknott was £280,000 in 2025.

Hummersknott had 9,145 usual residents at the census.

About 7% of people in Hummersknott live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hummersknott, 98.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.