# DL1 5BQ: area report for a postcode in Darlington

DL1 5BQ 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 5BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) › [DL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl1) › [DL1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 8% on July. Darlington 014D: 106 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **Darlington, 960 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **No property in DL1 5BQ 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=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Darlington 014D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **£159,770 average price**: For the whole of Darlington, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 950 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DL1 5BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DL1 5BQ**: Road under 40 dB or not modelled, rail 62 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **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=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ
- **10.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Skerne Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skerne-park-academy-e139195) | Primary | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Rydal Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rydal-academy-e138989) | Primary | 910 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 46% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Polam Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-hall-school-e142174) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-academy-e138128) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2022 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Augustine's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-augustines-catholic-primary-school-e139531) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Borough Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/borough-road-nursery-school-e113982) | Nursery | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [St Teresa's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-teresas-catholic-primary-school-e146256) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Firthmoor Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/firthmoor-primary-school-e138129) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £83,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2024 | £60,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2023 | £136,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2025 | £103,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| March 2025 | £100,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| June 2024 | £107,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 250 m |
| January 2023 | £100,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Darlington (950 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY (710 m)
- Pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (790 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (820 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Lascelles Darlington (950 m, Farmfoods); Asda Darlington Neasham Road Supermarket (960 m, Asda); Heron Lascelles Darlington (980 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £159,770** (August 2026). Darlington’s average house price was £159,770 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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. Joint 23rd most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 014D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 65.8** (2025). Darlington 014D has a deprivation score of 65.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 526th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,791** (2021). Darlington 014D had 1,791 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,136th most 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: 99.9%** (January 2026). In Darlington 014D, 99.9% 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: 7.9%** (August 2026). In Darlington 014D, 7.9% 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: 54.5119, -1.5486

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), August 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=-1.5486,54.5119,DL15BQ

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