DL2 1HQ
The median sold price for the postcode DL2 1HQ is around £310,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 162 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around DL2 1HQ (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £120,000 – £365,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across DL2 1, last 24 months.
- Detached£306,000(151 sales)
- Semi-detached£180,000(89 sales)
- Terraced£142,500(56 sales)
- Flat£90,000(11 sales)
DL2 1HQ median £310,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £153,181 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: about the same as the typical Darlington neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.5× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Darlington and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Full fibre reaches 77% of premises across Darlington (England: 77.9%).
No broadband data for this postcode. The figures below are for the council area and the country.
| Type of broadband | Darlington | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | 77% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 91% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 97.3% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0.06% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 66% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Darlington: more deprived than 53% of its 66 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income8of 10
- Employment2of 10
- Crime5of 10
- Living environment8of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band E (24%). Average Band D in Darlington is £2,493.83 for 2026/27.
That is 4% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band E in Darlington: £3,048.01 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 740 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A9%
- Band B11%
- Band C18%
- Band D15%
- Band E24%
- Band F15%
- Band G8%
- Band H1%
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- St. George's Church of England Academy0.8 miles (1.3 km)Ofsted, February 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St. George's Church of England Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School2.5 miles (4.0 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, December 2022: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Mary's Church of England Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Firthmoor Primary School3.0 miles (4.8 km)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- St Aidan's Church of England Academy3.4 miles (5.5 km)Ofsted, January 2020: GoodLater ungraded inspection, June 2025: Some aspects not as strongOfsted reports for St Aidan's Church of England Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Egglescliffe School3.6 miles (5.8 km)Ofsted, January 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for Egglescliffe School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Haughton Academy3.7 miles (5.9 km)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Public transport
The nearest station to DL2 1HQ is Dinsdale Rail Station, 0.7 miles (1.1 km) away in a straight line. There are 4 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.7 miles (1.1 km)Dinsdale Rail Station
- 1.1 miles (1.7 km)Tees-side Airport Rail Station
- 3.7 miles (5.9 km)Allens West Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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