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

DL1 5PA 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 5PA 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

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 7% on July. Darlington 014A: 186 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **Darlington, 900 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 10 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **No property in DL1 5PA 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=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Darlington 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **£159,988 average price**: For the whole of Darlington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **No gigabit broadband at DL1 5PA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **Low road and rail noise at DL1 5PA**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **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=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Polam Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-hall-school-e142174) | All-through | 10 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | 59% 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 | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/queen-elizabeth-sixth-form-college-e150514) | Sixth form and further education | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Skerne Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skerne-park-academy-e139195) | Primary | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Abbey Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-infants-school-e136988) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2022 | – |
| [George Dent Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-dent-nursery-school-e113983) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2024 | – |
| [Borough Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/borough-road-nursery-school-e113982) | Nursery | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Abbey Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abbey-junior-school-e136989) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £435,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2025 | £100,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| January 2023 | £400,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| January 2025 | £78,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| January 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2024 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £345,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Darlington (900 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE (780 m); BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE (930 m); PARKGATE SURGERY (940 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (680 m); CLIFTON COURT PHARMACY (780 m); DARLINGTON PHARMACY BONDGATE (900 m)
- Dental practices: SOUTHEND AVENUE (DENTAL SURGERY (250 m); DENTAL SURGERY (250 m); VICTORIA DENTAL PRACTICE (460 m); WILSON ALEXANDER AND HENLEY (470 m); SKINNERGATE DENTAL PRACTICE (660 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Darlington (320 m, Sainsburys); Sainsburys Darlington Duke Street Local (710 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Cornmill Shopping Centre Express (840 m, Tesco)

## 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.1** (2025). Darlington 014A has a deprivation score of 26.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,409th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £117,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Darlington 014A was £117,500 in 2025. Joint 778th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,600** (2021). Darlington 014A had 1,600 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,116th 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: 94.9%** (January 2026). In Darlington 014A, 94.9% 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.

## 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: 54.5189, -1.5610

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=-1.5610,54.5189,DL15PA

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