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Asking rent £717/month · Gross yield 4.2% · 12 months, listings to Sep 2026
Darlington: asking rent £717/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 1,499 lets).
£717/month 12 months to Sep 2026
1,499 lets
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.
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.
515 on 4 Nov 2026
Count of live residential lettings on the day, from portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026. The count on 4 Nov 2026; the daily series began on 5 Sep 2026, so no change over a year is stated.
Asking rent in Darlington runs from £531/month for 1 bedroom to £1,236/month for 4 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £531/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +3.6% on the previous 12 months | 507 |
| 2 bedrooms | £663/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +2% on the previous 12 months | 1187 |
| 3 bedrooms | £824/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +0.9% on the previous 12 months | 522 |
| 4 bedrooms | £1,236/month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | — | 112 |
| 5+ bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
Asking rent per calendar month by bedroom band: the monthly medians of lettings 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.
Corporate landlords hold 86% of the 3,295 units in Darlington whose freeholder is classified; 95% of all units are not yet classified.
Freeholder class per addressable unit, from HM Land Registry CCOD/OCOD matched to the title and Companies House. Individuals are counted, never itemised.
Darlington ranks 60th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £717/month.
Darlington ranks 60th of 62 local authorities in England for asking rent, at £717/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Windsor and Maidenhead | £2,405/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,153 | measured |
| 2 | Bath and North East Somerset | £2,047/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,982 | measured |
| 3 | City of Bristol | £1,754/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 10,313 | measured |
| 4 | Wokingham | £1,701/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,662 | measured |
| 5 | The City of Brighton and Hove | £1,699/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 7,200 | measured |
| 60 | Darlington | £717/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,499 | measured |
Darlington ranks 37th of 61 local authorities in England for gross yield, asking basis, at 4.2%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Nottingham | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 14,986 | measured |
| 2 | Reading | 6.4% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 6,102 | measured |
| 3 | Blackpool | 6.1% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,584 | measured |
| 4 | City of Kingston upon Hull | 5.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 4,393 | measured |
| 5 | Middlesbrough | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,723 | measured |
| 37 | Darlington | 4.2% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 2,382 | measured |
Full table: gross yield, asking basis across local authorities in England
DL2 leads the 3 postcode districts within Darlington for asking rent, at £1,050/month.
| # | Area | Asking rent | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DL2 | £1,050/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 189 | measured |
| 2 | DL3 | £700/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 742 | measured |
| 3 | DL1 | £692/month | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 604 | measured |
DL1 leads the 3 postcode districts within Darlington for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.5%.
| # | Area | Gross yield, asking basis | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DL1 | 5.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 960 | measured |
| 2 | DL3 | 4.5% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 1,165 | measured |
| 3 | DL2 | 3.9% | 12 months to Sep 2026 · from monthly figures | 257 | measured |
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
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| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,499 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 2,382 lets |
| Homes to rent | Portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |