Sold £1,888/m² · Median sold £173,159 (1,234 sales) · Index +2.4% y/y · Turnover 2.2% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is Darlington?
EPC A or B
14%
EPC D or worse
53%
What does Darlington cost?
Darlington: sold price per m² £1,888/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 1,234 sales). +2.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£1,888/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
1,234 sales
+2.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales per square metre (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,234 sales.
Sold price
£173,159 12 months to Jun 2026
1,234 sales
+2.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Empirical-Bayes smoothed median of UPRN-matched completed sales (HM Land Registry Price Paid), monthly. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,234 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own carries the parent area's price rather than a measurement, and is not published with no sample.
Asking price
£191,016 12 months to Sep 2026
3,538 listings
-0.2% on the previous 12 months.
Median ASKING price of residential sale listings that came to market in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 3,538 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
Sold price per m²: £1,514/m² in Sep 2016 to £1,931/m² in Sep 2026.Sold price: £136,216 in Sep 2016 to £173,467 in Sep 2026.Asking price: £160,000 in Jan 2022 to £185,000 in Sep 2026.Asking price per m²: £2,215/m² in Aug 2025 to £1,863/m² in Sep 2026.Asking to sold: 100% in Jan 2022 to 70% in Dec 2024.
Settled months to Jul 2026; the dashed tail is the published projection of the index 8 months ahead, inside its 80% band. A projection of the index, not a forecast of any home's price.
ObservedForecast with intervalIndex points, not property prices
Asking price index: 97.6 in Jan 2022 to 111 in Sep 2026.
Median asking rent per calendar month of residential lettings in the month, from portal listings. Asking, not achieved. 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,499 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
4.2% 12 months to Sep 2026
2,382 lets
+2.1% on the previous 12 months.
Cell asking rent × 12 over the same cell's asking sale price, before costs, voids and finance (cells with fewer than 5 dated listings are not built). 12-month figure: the monthly medians weighted by their sample, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,382 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Asking rent: £701/month in Aug 2025 to £666/month in Sep 2026.Gross yield, asking basis: 3.9% in Jan 2022 to 4.2% in Sep 2026.Asking rent index: 86.7 in Jan 2022 to 111.9 in Sep 2026.
How does Darlington vary by home size?
Asking price in Darlington runs from £75,117 for 1 bedroom to £504,722 for 5+ bedrooms.
Asking price by bedroom band in Darlington. Each band shows its own window and sample. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Homes
Asking price
Window
Change
Listings
1 bedroom
£75,117
12 months to Sep 2026 · 9 of 12 months observed
—
62
2 bedrooms
£113,386
12 months to Sep 2026
+2.7% on the previous 12 months
1098
3 bedrooms
£189,586
12 months to Sep 2026
-0.4% on the previous 12 months
1340
4 bedrooms
£327,728
12 months to Sep 2026
+1.2% on the previous 12 months
784
5+ bedrooms
£504,722
12 months to Sep 2026
-2.6% on the previous 12 months
236
Asking price by bedroom band: the monthly medians of sale listings that came to market, weighted by their dated listings, within the last 12 calendar months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
How liquid is Darlington?
Darlington: turnover 2.2% (12 months to Mar 2026, 1,215 sales). -30.2% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.2% 12 months to Mar 2026
1,215 sales
-30.2% on the previous 12 months.
Registered sales as a share of the dwelling stock, monthly; the 12-month figure adds the months. UPRN-matched sales, a floor on the registry count; the newest months fill in as registrations land. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,215 sales.
Sample is the matched completed sales behind the latest month. A month in which this cohort recorded no sale of its own has a rate of zero by arithmetic rather than a measured rate, and is not published with no sample.
Listings for sale
2,268 12 months to Sep 2026
2,268 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,268 listings.
New listings
2,526 12 months to Sep 2026
2,526 listings
-4.8% on the previous 12 months.
Listings first seen in the month and never reduced; undercounts new listings by the reduction share, by construction. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,526 listings.
Never-reduced cohort: undercounts new listings by the reduction share.
Turnover: 0.3% in Sep 2016 to 0.1% in Sep 2026.Listings for sale: 165 in Aug 2025 to 209 in Sep 2026.New listings: 207 in Jan 2022 to 219 in Sep 2026.Price reductions: 19 in Jan 2022 to 79 in Sep 2026.Live listings: 789 in Sep 2026 to 2,598 in Nov 2026.Days to completion: 179 days in Jan 2022 to 100 days in Dec 2024.
Who is active in Darlington?
45 agents listed homes for sale in Darlington; the three largest took 44% of the listings.
Agents active
45
Top three agents’ share
44%
New homes among listings
3.4%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns Darlington?
Corporate landlords hold 86% of the 3,295 units in Darlington whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
Corporate landlords86% of classified · 2,820 units
Housing associations8.2% of classified · 269 units
Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.6% of classified · 183 units
RMC0.7% of classified · 22 units
Offshore companies0.0% of classified · 1 units
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Where does Darlington rank?
Darlington ranks 56th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £1,888/m².
Sold price per m² · local authorities in England
Darlington ranks 56th of 62 local authorities in England for sold price per m², at £1,888/m².
Sold price per m² across local authorities in England, 12 months to Jun 2026. Sample and confidence tier beside every value.
Homes in Darlington sold for a median £173,159 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 1,234 sales. Per square metre that is £1,888/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
How have house prices in Darlington changed?
+2.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
What is the average rent in Darlington?
Homes to let in Darlington asked a median £717/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 1,499 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
What is the gross rental yield in Darlington?
4.2% on the asking basis: the asking rent times twelve over the asking sale price in the same listing cell, before costs, voids and finance, over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 2,382 lets. +2.1% on the previous 12 months.
How quickly do homes sell in Darlington?
2.2% of the homes in Darlington changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 1,215 sales.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.