marketcodeAsking rent
£691 a month 12 months to Jul 2026
594 lets
Postcode district
DL1 rental market
Asking rent £691 a month · Gross yield 5.5% · 12 months, listings to Aug 2026
What is DL1?
- Buildings
- 19,081
- Mixed-use buildings
- 61%
- HMO-shaped units
- 10%
What does DL1 earn?
DL1: asking rent £691 a month (12 months to Jul 2026, 594 lets).
Gross yield, asking basis
5.5% 12 months to Aug 2026
930 lets
+7% on the previous 12 months.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
Homes to rent
157 on 21 Sep 2026
How does DL1 vary by home size?
Asking rent in DL1 runs from £515 a month for 1 bedroom to £777 a month for 3 bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking rent | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | £515 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.6% on the previous 12 months | 233 |
| 2 bedrooms | £664 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | +1.8% on the previous 12 months | 438 |
| 3 bedrooms | £777 a month | 12 months to Aug 2026 | -0.7% on the previous 12 months | 225 |
| 4 bedrooms | Not published | — | — | — |
| 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, over the last 12 observed months, from portal listings. A band with fewer than 30 dated listings in the year is not published.
Who owns DL1?
Corporate landlords hold 85% of the 1,525 units in DL1 whose freeholder is classified; 94% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords85% of classified · 1,296 units
- Housing associations9.0% of classified · 137 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)5.5% of classified · 84 units
- RMC0.5% of classified · 8 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 DL1 rank?
DL1 ranks 3rd of 3 postcode districts in Darlington for asking rent, at £691 a month.
Asking rent · postcode districts in Darlington
DL1 ranks 3rd of 3 postcode districts in Darlington for asking rent, at £691 a month.
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Darlington
DL1 ranks 1st of 3 postcode districts in Darlington for gross yield, asking basis, at 5.5%.
Where next from DL1?
Questions about DL1
- What is the average rent in DL1?
- Homes to let in DL1 asked a median £691 a month over the 12 months to Jul 2026, 594 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in DL1?
- 5.5% 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 Aug 2026, 930 lets. +7% on the previous 12 months.
Everything else about DL1
- Properties in DL1Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Buildings in DL1Footprints, heights and the units inside them.
- Land and plots in DL1Registered parcels with their area, tenure and what stands on them.
- Homes for sale in DL1What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Homes to rent in DL1What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Recent house sales in DL1Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in DL1What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents active in DL1Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Jul 2026 | Jul 2026 | 594 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | 930 lets |
| Homes to rent | portal listings; observed forwards from 5 Sep 2026 | on 21 Sep 2026 | 21 Sep 2026 | — |