# DL1 9RQ: area report for a postcode in Darlington

DL1 9RQ 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 9RQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington) › [DL1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl1) › [DL1 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl1-9)

## Around this postcode

- **184 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 9% on July. Darlington 016H: 1,044 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **Darlington, 290 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **No property in DL1 9RQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Darlington 016H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **£159,988 average price**: For the whole of Darlington, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **4 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **36% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DL1 9RQ**: Road 58 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **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=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ
- **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=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Borough Road Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/borough-road-nursery-school-e113982) | Nursery | 440 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | – |
| [Polam Hall School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/polam-hall-school-e142174) | All-through | 750 m (9 minutes 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 | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Rydal Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rydal-academy-e138989) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2022 | 46% 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 | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Darlington College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/darlington-college-e130656) | Sixth form and further education | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Skerne Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/skerne-park-academy-e139195) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), June 2024 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2024 | £77,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| February 2026 | £92,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| June 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| September 2024 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| August 2023 | £105,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |
| January 2026 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2026 | £96,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| October 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Darlington (290 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE (130 m); PARKGATE SURGERY (190 m); NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY (750 m); BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE (780 m)
- Pharmacies: WELL (70 m); CLIFTON COURT PHARMACY (130 m); BOOTS (600 m); ROWLANDS PHARMACY (740 m); DARLINGTON PHARMACY BONDGATE (760 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL DEPARTMENT (190 m); VICTORIA DENTAL PRACTICE (410 m); SKINNERGATE DENTAL PRACTICE (500 m); QUEENSWAY ORTHODONTICS (WEST) LIMITED (640 m); SOUTHEND AVENUE (DENTAL SURGERY (640 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Cornmill Shopping Centre Express (390 m, Tesco); Asda Darlington Neasham Road Supermarket (450 m, Asda); Sainsburys Darlington (450 m, Sainsburys); Farmfoods Lascelles Darlington (450 m, Farmfoods); Sainsburys Darlington Duke Street Local (770 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 016H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 66.5** (2025). Darlington 016H has a deprivation score of 66.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 481st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £122,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Darlington 016H was £122,500 in 2025. Joint 959th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,098** (2021). Darlington 016H had 2,098 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,950th 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: 63.3%** (January 2026). In Darlington 016H, 63.3% 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: 54.5221, -1.5508

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=-1.5508,54.5221,DL19RQ

## How to cite

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