Residential dwellings
9,898
Addressable residential units in the area (OS AddressBase).
DL2 house prices
Sold £2,374/m² · Median sold £254,573 (243 sales) · Index +1.4% y/y · Turnover 2.9% · 12 months, sales to Jun 2026, listings to Sep 2026
What is DL2?
DL2: residential dwellings 9,898.
HMO-shaped dwellings
0.1%
DL2 has the lowest HMO-shaped dwellings of the 3 neighbouring postcode districts compared.
Share of dwellings OS AddressBase classifies RH01/RH02/RH03: laid out as a house in multiple occupation. A statement about built form, not about a licence.
- Buildings
- 9,574
- Mixed-use buildings
- 1.1%
- HMO-shaped units
- 11%
- EPC A or B
- 30%
- EPC D or worse
- 43%
What does DL2 cost?
DL2: sold price per m² £2,374/m² (12 months to Jun 2026, 243 sales). +1.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
Sold price per m²
£2,374/m² 12 months to Jun 2026
243 sales
+1.4% 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, 243 sales.
Sold price
£254,573 12 months to Jun 2026
243 sales
+1.4% 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, 243 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
£280,180 12 months to Sep 2026
1,067 listings
+5.4% 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, 1,067 listings.
Sample is the dated listings that came to market in the latest month (added and reduced cohorts).
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
What does DL2 earn?
DL2: asking rent £1,050/month (12 months to Sep 2026, 189 lets).
Asking rent
£1,050/month 12 months to Sep 2026
189 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, 189 lets.
Gross yield, asking basis
3.9% 12 months to Sep 2026
257 lets
-5.4% 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, 257 lets.
Sample is the dated lettings behind the latest month's rent cell.
How does DL2 vary by home size?
Asking price in DL2 runs from £157,853 for 2 bedrooms to £545,824 for 5+ bedrooms.
| Homes | Asking price | Window | Change | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 bedroom | Not published | — | — | — |
| 2 bedrooms | £157,853 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +14.6% on the previous 12 months | 181 |
| 3 bedrooms | £228,728 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +5.4% on the previous 12 months | 350 |
| 4 bedrooms | £341,646 | 12 months to Sep 2026 | +1.3% on the previous 12 months | 424 |
| 5+ bedrooms | £545,824 | 12 months to Sep 2026 · 11 of 12 months observed | — | 97 |
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 DL2?
DL2: turnover 2.9% (12 months to Mar 2026, 285 sales). -41% on the previous 12 months.
Turnover
2.9% 12 months to Mar 2026
285 sales
-41% 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, 285 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.
Completed sales
501 12 months to Mar 2026
501 sales
-9.4% on the previous 12 months.
Count of HM Land Registry Price Paid completions in the month for the postcode district, straight off the registry; the newest months are still registering. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Mar 2026, 501 sales.
Sample is the registry count itself; months within six months of the last ingest are still filling.
Listings for sale
616 12 months to Sep 2026
616 listings
Residential sale listings observed in the month, from portal listings. 12-month figure: the months added, 12 months to Sep 2026, 616 listings.
Who is active in DL2?
28 agents listed homes for sale in DL2; the three largest took 40% of the listings.
- Agents active
- 28
- Top three agents’ share
- 40%
- New homes among listings
- 12%
Days to completion is on the listings matched to a registered sale, not a sell-through rate.
Who owns DL2?
Corporate landlords hold 70% of the 413 units in DL2 whose freeholder is classified; 96% of all units are not yet classified.
- Corporate landlords70% of classified · 291 units
- Individuals (not traceable in bulk)14% of classified · 59 units
- Housing associations14% of classified · 59 units
- RMC1.0% of classified · 4 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 DL2 rank?
DL2 ranks 1st of 3 postcode districts in Darlington for sold price per m², at £2,374/m².
Sold price per m² · postcode districts in Darlington
DL2 ranks 1st of 3 postcode districts in Darlington for sold price per m², at £2,374/m².
| # | Area | Sold price per m² | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DL2 | £2,374/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 243 | measured |
| 2 | DL3 | £1,882/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 519 | measured |
| 3 | DL1 | £1,744/m² | 12 months to Jun 2026 · from monthly figures | 482 | measured |
Gross yield, asking basis · postcode districts in Darlington
DL2 ranks 3rd of 3 postcode districts in Darlington for gross yield, asking basis, at 3.9%.
| # | 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 |
Turnover · postcode districts in Darlington
DL2 ranks 1st of 3 postcode districts in Darlington for turnover, at 2.9%.
| # | Area | Turnover | Period | Sample | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DL2 | 2.9% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 285 | measured |
| 2 | DL3 | 2.2% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 491 | measured |
| 3 | DL1 | 1.9% | 12 months to Mar 2026 · from monthly figures | 448 | measured |
Where next from DL2?
- DarlingtonThe wider market this area sits in.
- DL1Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £1,546/m² · Sep 2026
- DL3Neighbouring postcode district · Asking £2,024/m² · Sep 2026
- DL10Next door, in another authority · Asking £3,301/m² · Sep 2026
- DL11Next door, in another authority · Asking £4,252/m² · Sep 2026
- DL12Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,979/m² · Sep 2026
- DL13Next door, in another authority · Asking £2,179/m² · Sep 2026
- DL14Next door, in another authority · Asking £1,256/m² · Sep 2026
- DL4Next door, in another authority · Asking £1,382/m² · Sep 2026
Questions about DL2
- What is the median house price in DL2?
- Homes in DL2 sold for a median £254,573 over the 12 months to Jun 2026, 243 sales. Per square metre that is £2,374/m². Registered completions, not asking prices.
- How have house prices in DL2 changed?
- +1.4% over the year to Jul 2026 by the house price index, which follows the same homes over time.
- What is the average rent in DL2?
- Homes to let in DL2 asked a median £1,050/month over the 12 months to Sep 2026, 189 lets. Asking rent, not the rent agreed.
- What is the gross rental yield in DL2?
- 3.9% 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, 257 lets. -5.4% on the previous 12 months.
- How quickly do homes sell in DL2?
- 2.9% of the homes in DL2 changed hands over the 12 months to Mar 2026, 285 sales.
- What kind of homes are in DL2?
- DL2 has 9,898 homes, 0.1% laid out as houses in multiple occupation.
Construction costs Context for residential research
Sector and regional evidence. These figures are not a quote for an individual property.
Reading the cost index and the regional factors…
Everything else about DL2
- Property values in DL2Every addressable home with its floor area, tenure and last recorded sale.
- Land and development sites in DL2Registered land with its area, tenure and what stands on it.
- Houses and flats for sale in DL2What is on the market right now, with the evidence beside each asking price.
- Flats and houses to rent in DL2What is available to rent, with the recorded rent and yield beside each asking price.
- Sold house prices in DL2Registered completions from Price Paid, newest first.
- Planning applications in DL2What was proposed, who decided it and whether it was approved.
- Estate agents in DL2Who actually lists here, ranked by volume over 12 months.
Where these figures come from
| Figure | Dataset | Window | Latest | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| HMO-shaped dwellings | HM Land Registry Price Paid and the address register, 12-month rollup | Latest published | — | — |
| Sold price per m² | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 243 sales |
| Sold price | HM Land Registry Price Paid and portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | 243 sales |
| Asking price | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 1,067 listings |
| Asking price per m² | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 616 listings |
| Asking to sold | Portal listings, monthly rollup | 12 months to Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | 381 matched sales |
| Asking rent | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 189 lets |
| Gross yield, asking basis | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 257 lets |
| Turnover | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 285 sales |
| Completed sales | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Mar 2026 | Mar 2026 | 501 sales |
| Listings for sale | Portal listings | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 616 listings |
| New listings | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 795 listings |
| Price reductions | MarketCode market evidence | 12 months to Sep 2026 | Sep 2026 | 272 listings |
| Live listings | MarketCode market evidence | on 4 Nov 2026 | 4 Nov 2026 | — |
| Days to completion | First listing to registered completion, over the listings matched to a registered sale; not a sell-through rate | 12 months to Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 | 381 matched sales |
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