Local authority · data to August 2026
House prices in Darlington
Homes in Darlington sold for an average £159,770, up 1.9% on a year ago. That is more than in 7% of UK councils. Over the last six months prices moved at +1.9% a year, about the same as the +2.8% a year of the past two years.
- Average sale price
- £159,770
- Change in a year
- +1.9%
- −1.5% after inflation
- Pricier than
- 7%
- of UK councils
Darlington: +15.9% in 5 years
Average sale price per home, £, monthly, with the next 12 months' expected path
- Darlington
- North East
- United Kingdom
- Expected path
- 80% range
Show the numbers
| Month | Darlington | North East | United Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2027 · Expected path | £163,555 (£153,071–£174,040) | £170,953 | £280,154 |
| Jul 2027 · Expected path | £163,240 (£153,294–£173,186) | £170,510 | £279,560 |
| Jun 2027 · Expected path | £162,924 (£153,530–£172,318) | £170,068 | £278,967 |
| May 2027 · Expected path | £162,609 (£153,782–£171,436) | £169,625 | £278,374 |
| Apr 2027 · Expected path | £162,294 (£154,052–£170,535) | £169,182 | £277,781 |
| Mar 2027 · Expected path | £161,978 (£154,346–£169,610) | £168,739 | £277,188 |
| Feb 2027 · Expected path | £161,663 (£154,668–£168,657) | £168,297 | £276,595 |
| Jan 2027 · Expected path | £161,347 (£155,028–£167,666) | £167,854 | £276,002 |
| Dec 2026 · Expected path | £161,032 (£155,439–£166,624) | £167,411 | £275,409 |
| Nov 2026 · Expected path | £160,716 (£155,925–£165,507) | £166,968 | £274,816 |
| Oct 2026 · Expected path | £160,401 (£156,532–£164,270) | £166,526 | £274,223 |
| Sep 2026 · Expected path | £160,085 (£157,381–£162,790) | £166,083 | £273,630 |
| Aug 2026 | £159,770 | £165,640 | £273,037 |
| Jul 2026 | £160,213 | £166,689 | £272,146 |
| Jun 2026 | £157,727 | £164,851 | £270,690 |
| May 2026 | £155,815 | £164,023 | £272,221 |
| Apr 2026 | £155,909 | £162,482 | £270,966 |
| Mar 2026 | £159,415 | £161,405 | £268,631 |
| Feb 2026 | £158,271 | £163,237 | £269,423 |
| Jan 2026 | £159,806 | £159,778 | £268,814 |
| Dec 2025 | £155,442 | £161,468 | £268,002 |
| Nov 2025 | £154,787 | £162,975 | £270,472 |
| Oct 2025 | £155,131 | £160,446 | £269,819 |
| Sep 2025 | £156,081 | £159,290 | £269,556 |
| Aug 2025 | £156,750 | £160,535 | £270,575 |
| Jul 2025 | £155,473 | £159,160 | £268,843 |
| Jun 2025 | £152,326 | £158,700 | £266,796 |
| May 2025 | £154,315 | £154,763 | £264,078 |
| Apr 2025 | £154,011 | £148,461 | £260,162 |
| Mar 2025 | £154,726 | £163,542 | £268,019 |
| Feb 2025 | £152,238 | £157,310 | £264,771 |
| Jan 2025 | £148,761 | £154,863 | £264,936 |
| Dec 2024 | £149,428 | £158,022 | £263,991 |
| Nov 2024 | £147,375 | £155,962 | £264,515 |
| Oct 2024 | £148,459 | £155,424 | £265,252 |
| Sep 2024 | £151,438 | £156,297 | £264,750 |
| Aug 2024 | £151,214 | £153,371 | £265,085 |
| Jul 2024 | £150,007 | £151,703 | £262,479 |
| Jun 2024 | £147,439 | £151,871 | £259,585 |
| May 2024 | £146,897 | £149,642 | £258,565 |
| Apr 2024 | £148,854 | £146,629 | £256,478 |
| Mar 2024 | £143,648 | £147,221 | £255,082 |
| Feb 2024 | £147,669 | £148,690 | £254,633 |
| Jan 2024 | £145,726 | £147,973 | £255,972 |
| Dec 2023 | £152,047 | £151,215 | £256,177 |
| Nov 2023 | £147,027 | £150,866 | £258,368 |
| Oct 2023 | £148,198 | £150,966 | £260,129 |
| Sep 2023 | £145,392 | £151,607 | £261,318 |
| Aug 2023 | £146,827 | £154,429 | £262,602 |
| Jul 2023 | £144,497 | £150,021 | £261,182 |
| Jun 2023 | £146,432 | £149,448 | £258,275 |
| May 2023 | £147,970 | £146,913 | £257,330 |
| Apr 2023 | £149,348 | £147,442 | £256,479 |
| Mar 2023 | £146,750 | £144,993 | £255,885 |
| Feb 2023 | £147,869 | £147,783 | £258,788 |
| Jan 2023 | £149,669 | £150,814 | £260,941 |
| Dec 2022 | £153,551 | £152,252 | £263,190 |
| Nov 2022 | £150,810 | £153,022 | £265,299 |
| Oct 2022 | £148,594 | £153,663 | £265,693 |
| Sep 2022 | £146,998 | £152,937 | £265,727 |
| Aug 2022 | £145,860 | £151,747 | £265,124 |
| Jul 2022 | £148,128 | £151,552 | £262,904 |
| Jun 2022 | £146,677 | £147,826 | £258,118 |
| May 2022 | £145,811 | £145,424 | £255,040 |
| Apr 2022 | £140,339 | £144,411 | £252,167 |
| Mar 2022 | £140,531 | £143,435 | £249,232 |
| Feb 2022 | £141,425 | £140,762 | £248,309 |
| Jan 2022 | £142,418 | £140,576 | £248,031 |
| Dec 2021 | £138,641 | £140,230 | £245,189 |
| Nov 2021 | £138,066 | £138,405 | £243,930 |
| Oct 2021 | £136,249 | £136,801 | £239,236 |
| Sep 2021 | £137,807 | £146,908 | £245,371 |
Reports for Darlington
Each report opens the full series and the assumptions behind these figures.
Sale prices have an 80% chance of landing between £153,071 and £174,040 by August 2027.
- Expected, August 2027
- £163,555
- Chance of a rise
- 68%
At the average sale price, a home costs £159,770. With 10% down and a 30-year mortgage, the payment is £737 a month. The UK sets no cap on the payment; no more than 15% of new mortgages may lend over 4.5 times income.
- Payment, two incomes
- 12%
- Payment, one income
- 24%
Renting the average home costs less each month than owning it. Owning counts interest, running costs and the return the deposit could earn, at the average sale price; rent is the average of all private tenancies. Repaying the loan is saving, so it is left out.
- Rent per month
- £691
- Owning per month
- £752
53.8% fewer homes were started in the last 12 months than in an average year of the past decade.
- Started, 12 months
- 200
- Per 1,000 residents
- 1.8
Figures for United Kingdom: Darlington has no reliable figures of its own.
Buyers living abroad bought 1.8% of the homes sold here in the four quarters to Q1 2025.
- Bought by buyers abroad, 12 months
- 1.8%
Sale prices have fallen by 3% or more 6 times since 1995. The deepest began in December 2007.
- Deepest fall
- −19.2%
- Recovery from the low
- 111 months
In 2025 the population grew by 1,245 while 430 homes were finished: 2.9 new residents for every new home.
- New residents per new home, 2025
- 2.9
- Population change, 2025
- +1,245
6.1% of the 52,128 homes counted in the 2021 census had nobody usually living in them.
- Empty, 2021 census
- 6.1%
- Empty homes
- 3,165
In 2025, -0% of the homes added came from existing buildings rather than new ones.
- Homes from existing buildings, 2025
- -0%
Other councils in North East
Average price
- £400,000 and over
- £300,000 to £400,000
- £250,000 to £300,000
- £200,000 to £250,000
- £150,000 to £200,000
- Under £150,000
- No published price
| Local authority | Average price | In a year |
|---|---|---|
| Northumberland | £213,113 | +4.5% |
| Newcastle upon Tyne | £211,255 | +5.8% |
| North Tyneside | £205,554 | +3.7% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | £172,698 | +3.1% |
| South Tyneside | £160,518 | +2.5% |
| Darlington | £159,770 | +1.9% |
| Gateshead | £156,036 | +4.4% |
| Sunderland | £147,763 | +4.6% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | £146,259 | −3.0% |
| Middlesbrough | £142,868 | +3.7% |
| County Durham | £140,788 | +4.9% |
| Hartlepool | £136,625 | +4.7% |