# DL1 1XH: area report for a postcode in Darlington

DL1 1XH is a postcode in Darlington.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Darlington. Open the map at DL1 1XH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) › [DL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl1) › [DL1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **96 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 21% on July. Darlington 012A: 227 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **Darlington, 380 m**: About 5 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **No property in DL1 1XH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Darlington 012A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **£159,988 average price**: For the whole of Darlington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 340 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **69.2% can get gigabit broadband at DL1 1XH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **Loud road and rail noise at DL1 1XH**: Road 70 dB, rail 56 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH
- **10.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Borough Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/borough-road-nursery-school-e113982) | Nursery | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [The Rydal Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rydal-academy-e138989) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Aidan's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-church-of-england-academy-e135314) | Secondary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, June 2025 | Attainment 8 of 41.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Darlington College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darlington-college-e130656) | Sixth form and further education | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St John's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-academy-e138128) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Heathfield Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/heathfield-primary-school-e138179) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e146256) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Polam Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-hall-school-e142174) | All-through | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £91,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| March 2025 | £99,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| September 2025 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2026 | £106,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2026 | £65,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 210 m |
| April 2026 | £60,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| November 2024 | £77,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| July 2026 | £115,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Darlington (380 m, 5 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARKGATE SURGERY (340 m); CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE (450 m); NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY (640 m)
- Pharmacies: CLIFTON COURT PHARMACY (450 m); WELL (550 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (580 m); BOOTS (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPARTMENT (340 m); DENTAL SURGERY (520 m); DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); VICTORIA DENTAL PRACTICE (890 m); SKINNERGATE DENTAL PRACTICE (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Darlington Neasham Road Supermarket (320 m, Asda); Farmfoods Lascelles Darlington (330 m, Farmfoods); Tesco Cornmill Shopping Centre Express (700 m, Tesco); Heron Lascelles Darlington (910 m, Heron); Sainsburys Darlington (940 m, Sainsburys)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £159,988** (July 2026). Darlington’s average house price was £159,988 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £36,166** (2025). Full-time workers living in Darlington earned a median of £36,166 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 98th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.4×** (2025). A home in Darlington costs 4.4 times local full-time pay. 23rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 25.7** (2025). Darlington has a deprivation score of 25.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 71st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Darlington 012A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 71.8** (2025). Darlington 012A has a deprivation score of 71.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 220th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,046** (2021). Darlington 012A had 1,046 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,995th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.5%** (January 2026). In Darlington 012A, 93.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 10.7%** (August 2026). In Darlington 012A, 10.7% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## DL1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £151,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DL1 was £151,000 in 2025. 118th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 48,342** (2021). DL1 had 48,342 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 243rd most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 17%** (2022). About 17% of people in DL1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.4%** (January 2026). In DL1, 92.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington)
- Centre: 54.5230, -1.5434

Council: [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/darlington): Lola McEvoy (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.5434,54.5230,DL11XH

## How to cite

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