Renting in Darlington

Average Rent in Darlington

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The average rent in Darlington is £650/mo, with 1,713 live listings across 5 portals from £400/mo. Compare rents by bedroom and area below — and get alerted the moment a new Darlington rental appears.

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Renting in Darlington

What it costs to rent in Darlington

Darlington currently has 1,713 rental properties listed across the portals we track, with a median rent of £650 a month. 68 new homes appeared in the past week alone. Among the houses and flats listed, roughly 73% are houses and the rest are flats.

Rents vary sharply by postcode. The most affordable outcode we track is DL5 at around £400/mo, while DH7 sits nearer £775/mo. For a wider view of where the UK’s cheapest rents are, see our guide to the cheapest cities to rent in the UK.

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Market snapshot

Darlington rental market at a glance

1,713

Active rentals in Darlington

£650/mo

Median monthly rent

Property sites we watch

Rental prices

Rent by bedrooms in Darlington

Median monthly rent, based on 1,713 active listings across 5 property sites.

Bedrooms	Median rent	Available
1 bed	£550/mo	333
2 bed	£650/mo	737
3 bed	£800/mo	306
4+ bed	£900/mo	165
Room	£523/mo	162

Updated July 2026. Prices normalised to monthly where weekly was listed.

Rent trend · ONS PIPR

How Darlington rents have moved

Office for National Statistics Price Index of Private Rents — official monthly average rent across all tenures in Darlington. Latest: £666/mo (Mar 26, +6.0% YoY).

Latest

£666

Mar 26

Annual

+6.0%

vs last year

5-yr ago

£500

Apr 21

Total change

+33%

since 2021

Source: Office for National Statistics · Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Updated monthly with a ~2-month lag. ONS uses Broad Rental Market Areas in Scotland — figures may aggregate beyond the city itself.

Affordability · ONS ASHE

What share of Darlington pay goes on rent?

Renters in Darlington spend an estimated 27% of the local median gross salary on rent — based on the ONS Price Index of Private Rents and ASHE Table 8 (2025).

Median rent

£666/mo

£7,992/yr

Median pay

£30,100/yr

gross, ASHE 2025

Rent burden

27%

Very affordable — well below the 30% rent-burden threshold.

0%30% threshold80%

Sources: Office for National Statistics — Price Index of Private Rents (latest month) and Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings Table 8.7a (median annual gross pay, place of residence). The 30% line is the conventional rent-burden threshold above which housing costs are considered to crowd out other essentials.

Council tax · VOA 2024

Council tax bands across Darlington

Most Darlington homes sit in Band A. The weighted average works out close to Band B–C across 53,430 properties on the council-tax list.

Modal band

most common band

Mean band

2.30

≈ Band B–C

Stock

53k

53,430 properties

A
43%23,120
B
21%11,110
C
14%7,720
D
11%5,860
E
7%3,510
F
3%1,390
G
1%680
H
0%50

Source: HM Valuation Office Agency — Council Tax Stock of Properties (CTSOP1.0), extract dated 31 March 2024. Covers England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland use separate band schemes and aren't included.

Broadband · Ofcom Connected Nations

Broadband coverage across Darlington

79% of Darlington premises can already get full-fibre and 94% can get gigabit speeds — Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage, July 2025.

Full fibre

79%

FTTP-ready premises

Gigabit

94%

≥1Gbit/s available

Superfast

98%

≥30Mbit/s available

Mean speed

476 Mbit/s

bucket-weighted estimate

Full fibre (FTTP)
79%
Gigabit-capable
94%
Superfast (≥30 Mbit/s)
98%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations residential coverage by Local Authority (Darlington), July 2025, covering 53,392 premises. Mean download speed is estimated from Ofcom speed-bucket midpoints.

Energy efficiency · DESNZ EPC

EPC ratings for Darlington homes

43% of Darlington homes hold a current EPC in bands A–C — the bands that meet the proposed 2030 minimum energy-efficiency standard for rented stock.

Bands A–C

43%

good energy-efficiency stock

Bands D–G

57%

below the proposed 2030 floor

Certificates

46k

46,350 EPCs

A
1%331
B
12%5,603
C
30%13,808
D
39%17,908
E
15%6,853
F
3%1,437
G
1%410

Source: DESNZ Energy Performance of Buildings register (replacement for opendatacommunities.org), domestic certificates filed under Darlington. Covers England and Wales — Scottish EPCs are held in a separate Scottish register and aren't included.

Schools · GIAS · DfE

State-funded schools near Darlington

13 open state-funded schools sit within one mile of the Darlington centroid. The five closest:

1
Borough Road Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · DL1 1SG
0.27 mi
2
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · DL3 7HP
0.41 mi
3
Polam Hall School
All-through · Free schools · DL1 5PA
0.43 mi
4
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College
16 plus · Academy 16-19 converter · DL3 7AU
0.50 mi
5
George Dent Nursery School
Nursery · Local authority nursery school · DL3 7PY
0.56 mi

Source: DfE Get Information About Schools (state-funded extract). Distances are straight-line from each school's postcode to the Darlington centroid. Ofsted ratings were removed from GIAS in January 2025 and aren't available here.

Property types

What’s on offer in Darlington

Flats & apartments

329

24% of listings

Houses

891

64% of listings

Rooms

162

12% of listings

Bungalows

1% of listings

Property mix · houses

Houses to rent in Darlington — what's on the market

Terraced houses make up 62% of the 905 houses currently advertised in Darlington.

Terraced
62%562
Other house
22%196
Semi-detached
13%115
Detached
2%18
Bungalow
2%14

Rent by postcode

Where Darlington rent is highest and lowest

Median monthly rent grouped by outcode across 1,196 live listings in 20 outcodes. Outcodes with fewer than 3 listings are skipped to avoid skew from a single luxury rental.

Most expensive in Darlington

1DH7£775/mo5 rentals
2DH8£773/mo4 rentals
3DL7£750/mo5 rentals

Cheapest in Darlington

1DL5£400/mo5 rentals
2DL3 6NX£450/mo4 rentals
3TS1£455/mo7 rentals

Features · Darlington

Garden, parking, and floor area in Darlington

Live signal across 1,713 Darlington rentals scraped from six UK portals. Coverage varies by portal — figures below show the share of listings whose advertiser surfaces the feature.

Garden

77%

of 204 Darlington listings advertise a garden, patio, or terrace.

Parking

80%

of 240 Darlington listings include parking, a driveway, or a garage.

Area safety

Safety in Darlington

Higher Crime Area

Based on the latest police data (July 2026), Darlington has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities. Across 32 of 32 postcode districts analysed, the median was 224 reported crimes per area. The most common category in Darlington is Anti-social behaviour, accounting for 0% of all incidents.

Crime overview

224 crimes per area (median)
32 of 32 postcode districts covered
Data: July 2026

Most reported

Anti-social behaviour
0% of incidents

Darlington’s overall figures sit above the national median, but crime varies a lot by neighbourhood. Dwellio alerts include the area’s data so you can pick the right street.

Data from data.police.uk, updated monthly. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Area breakdown

Safety by suburb in Darlington

Street-level crime counts from data.police.uk for May 2026, covering a ~1 mile radius around each suburb centre. Figures are normalised per 1,000 residents so you can compare neighbourhoods fairly.

Heighington has the lowest crime count of the top 5 suburbs in Darlington.

Cockerton
Typical for city
Most common: Violent crime (72) · pop. ~10,000
22
per 1k
Mowden
Safer area
Most common: Violent crime (43) · pop. ~8,000
15
per 1k
Eastbourne
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (176) · pop. ~8,000
82
per 1k
Haughton
Higher crime
Most common: Violent crime (82) · pop. ~9,000
34
per 1k
Heighington
Safer area
Most common: Vehicle crime (4) · pop. ~3,000
4.3
per 1k

Suburbs shown are representative populated areas; figures reflect street-level incidents within ~1 mile of each centre. Data from data.police.uk. Contains public-sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.

Where we search

Darlington listings by portal

We watch 5 property sites for rentals in Darlington.

Rightmove

758

OnTheMarket

408

OpenRent

291

SpareRoom

162

PrimeLocation

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Frequently asked

Renting in Darlington — your questions answered

What is the average rent in Darlington?

The median rent in Darlington is £650/month based on 1713 active listings across 5 property portals (2026-07).

How many rental properties are available in Darlington?

There are currently 1713 rental properties available in Darlington, with 68 new listings added in the last 7 days.

Is Darlington safe for renters?

Darlington has a higher crime rate compared to other UK cities, with a median of 224 reported crimes per postcode area (July 2026). The most common category is Anti-social behaviour. Data from data.police.uk.

What is the most common crime in Darlington?

The most commonly reported crime category in Darlington is Anti-social behaviour, based on data.police.uk records for July 2026.

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