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Park East

Middle area

South Darlington. 6,470 people in 1.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 11% of people in Park East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£135,000
Joint 295th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,286
Joint 3,186th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
11%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Park East

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Park East at a rate of 142.2 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 offences318
Anti-social behaviour254
Other crime141
Criminal damage and arson84
Shoplifting36
Burglary31
Vehicle crime31
Drug offences11
Robbery7
Theft from the person7

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Park East 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. Park East is £135,000.
£135,0005th 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. Park East is 6,286.
6,2866th least 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%. Park East is 11.0%.
11%5th 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%. Park East is 98.2%.
98.2%7th highest

Is Park East safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Park East at a rate of 142.2 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, 87 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Park East.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (318), anti-social behaviour (254) and other crime (141).

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 Park East 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
Park East in brief

The median price paid for a home in Park East was £135,000 in 2025.

Park East had 6,286 usual residents at the census.

About 11% of people in Park East live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Park East, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.