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Darlington: its 14 neighbourhoods compared

Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Darlington as a whole, from official records, as of 21 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £97,500 in Rise Carr to £310,000 in College & Park West.

A&E patients seen within 4 hours

60.5%

Darlington Memorial Hospital, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.

Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response

21 min 9 s

Mean, North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).

Fire engines at dwelling fires

8 min 24 s

Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).

Homes at high or medium flood risk

0.4%

195 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 8th of 12 councils in North East.

Households in fuel poverty

9.5%

2024, England's own measure; 3rd highest of 12 in North East.

Extra deaths in winter

22.3%

Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).

Neighbourhoods in Darlington

NeighbourhoodTypical houseTypical flatAffluence todaySigns of gentrification
Albert Hill & Red Hall£146,250–Below average incomeMixed signs
Bank Top£105,000–Among the most income-deprivedSome signs
Central Darlington & Pierremont£110,000£78,250Among the most income-deprivedFew signs
Cockerton & Hopetown£150,000–Below average incomeMoving the other way
College & Park West£310,000£125,000AffluentSome signs
Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge£225,000–Middle incomeMixed signs
Firthmoor£125,000–Among the most income-deprivedMixed signs
Harrowgate Hill£137,500–Middle incomeFew signs
Haughton Le Skerne£148,000–Below average incomeMoving the other way
Hummersknott£257,750£150,000AffluentMixed signs
Middleton & Hurworth£234,000£162,500Middle incomeMixed signs
Park East£125,000£97,000Among the most income-deprivedMixed signs
Rise Carr£97,500–Among the most income-deprivedClear signs
Whinfield£165,000–Middle incomeFew signs

Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.

A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Darlington's residents

A&ENearest toSeen within 4 hoursNationWaited over 12 hours
Darlington Memorial Hospital107,797 residents (580 m from the nearest)60.5% in September 2026England 61%14.7%
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: Darlington Memorial Hospital against England: Darlington Memorial Hospital 66.2% (Apr 2026) to 60.5% (Sep 2026); England 64.5% (Apr 2026) to 61% (Sep 2026).60%66.6%Sep 2026Aug 2026Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Darlington Memorial Hospital60.5%England61%
Type 1 and 2 attendances (major and single-specialty A&Es) in NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set, experimental statistics published as received from hospitals. The NHS standard is 95%.

Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ambulance response times

  • Ambulance service Darlington is covered by North East Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
  • Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 21 min 9 s (North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): mean response in minutes: North East Ambulance Service against England: North East Ambulance Service 20.8 (Sep 2025) to 21.2 (Sep 2026); England 30.8 (Sep 2025) to 31.3 (Sep 2026); Standard (18 min) 18 (Sep 2025) to 18 (Sep 2026).19.832.9Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025North East Ambulance Service21.2England31.3Standard (18 min)18
NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS), mean time from the call to the first ambulance arriving. The NHS Constitution standard is a mean of 18 minutes for Category 2 and 7 minutes for Category 1.
Category 1 calls (life-threatening): mean response in minutes: North East Ambulance Service against England: North East Ambulance Service 6.3 (Sep 2025) to 6.3 (Sep 2026); England 8 (Sep 2025) to 8 (Sep 2026); Standard (7 min) 7 (Sep 2025) to 7 (Sep 2026).5.88.3Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025North East Ambulance Service6.3England8Standard (7 min)7
NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS). The standard is a mean of 7 minutes.

GP appointments: how soon people are seen

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Fire and rescue response times

  • Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 8 min 24 s on average over 259 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers Darlington and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
  • Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 9 min 11 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Average response to dwelling fires in minutes: Darlington's fire and rescue service against England: This fire and rescue service 7.8 (2010/11) to 8.4 (2025/26); England 7.4 (2010/11) to 8.3 (2025/26).6.98.82025/262022/232019/202016/172013/142010/11This fire and rescue service8.4England8.3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, fire statistics table FIRE1001: the average time from the call to the first fire engine arriving at dwelling fires, each financial year (Open Government Licence v3.0). A service covers several councils; there is no national target.

Homes at risk of flooding

  • Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 195 (0.4% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
  • Where it ranks 8th highest share of 12 councils in North East.
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: Darlington among North East's councils: Stockton-on-Tees 1.1%; Redcar and Cleveland 0.8%; Middlesbrough 0.7%; Northumberland 0.6%; Hartlepool 0.5%; Gateshead 0.5%; County Durham 0.4%; Darlington 0.4%; North Tyneside 0.3%; Sunderland 0.2%; Newcastle upon Tyne 0.2%; South Tyneside 0.0%. Reference lines: North East, England.Stockton-on-Tees1.1%Redcar and Cleveland0.8%Middlesbrough0.7%Northumberland0.6%Hartlepool0.5%Gateshead0.5%County Durham0.4%Darlington0.4%North Tyneside0.3%Sunderland0.2%Newcastle upon Tyne0.2%South Tyneside0.0%North EastEngland
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock).
Homes at flood risk from rivers and the sea in Darlington, by band: High 4%, Medium 26%, Low 70%.26%70%High · 4%Medium · 26%Low · 70%
Residential properties in each band of risk with defences: high is a chance of flooding of 3.3% or more each year, medium 1% to 3.3%, low 0.1% to 1%.

Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.

Fuel poverty

  • Households in fuel poverty, 2024 9.5% (about 4,917 households); England 10.0%, North East 9.2%.
  • Where it ranks 3rd highest of 12 councils in North East.
  • Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Households in fuel poverty, 2024: Darlington among North East's councils: County Durham 10.0%; Middlesbrough 9.7%; Darlington 9.5%; Newcastle upon Tyne 9.5%; Northumberland 9.3%; Sunderland 9.3%; Gateshead 9.2%; South Tyneside 9.0%; Redcar and Cleveland 8.9%; Hartlepool 8.7%; North Tyneside 7.8%; Stockton-on-Tees 7.8%. Reference lines: North East, England.County Durham10.0%Middlesbrough9.7%Darlington9.5%Newcastle upon Tyne9.5%Northumberland9.3%Sunderland9.3%Gateshead9.2%South Tyneside9.0%Redcar and Cleveland8.9%Hartlepool8.7%North Tyneside7.8%Stockton-on-Tees7.8%North EastEngland
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics (official statistics in development), modelled estimates. A household is fuel poor under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency measure when its home is rated band D or below and its income after housing and energy costs is below the poverty line.

Extra deaths in winter

  • Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 22.3% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
  • Latest winter, 2020/21 27.0% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Extra deaths in winter (winter mortality index, %): Darlington against England: Darlington 19.7 (2010/11) to 27 (2020/21); England 16.5 (2010/11) to 35.4 (2020/21).8.931.52020/212018/192016/172014/152012/132010/11Darlington27England35.4
The winter mortality index: deaths from December to March against the average of the four months before and the four after, as a percentage. One winter in a small council swings widely; a gap is a winter with no rise, which the publisher does not index. Office for National Statistics, Winter mortality in England and Wales, Table 10 (councils as they were in August 2022); © Crown copyright 2022. ONS stopped this series in 2023: 2020/21 is the last winter it gives by council.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Health, flood, fuel poverty and winter figures: the publishers named in each section, Open Government Licence v3.0 unless stated. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.