OFFICIAL ONS DATAJULY 2026

Average rent in Darlington

Private rents in Darlington average £686 a month across all property sizes, up 6.2% over the last year. These are the official Office for National Statistics figures, not portal asking rents, so they reflect what tenants actually pay.

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All sizes
£686
1-bed
£494
2-bed
£626
3-bed
£762
4+ bed
£1,087
Flats
£576

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The £686 average above is the whole district, every size and condition mixed together. It's a fair sanity check, but it isn't a valuation of one property, and the gap between a 1-bed at £494 and a 3-bed at £762 shows why. For an actual figure you need the specific address: its size, its EPC, its street, and what comparable homes nearby genuinely let for.

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Two years of rents in Darlington
Two-year change: +16.7%Five-year change: +35.8%Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents
Rents are up 3.6% over the last six months, against +2.5% in the six before: rises are speeding up.
What homes sell for, by postcode area
DL2545 sales£245,000DL3751 sales£172,500DL1753 sales£150,000
Median sold prices over the last two years, HM Land Registry. District-wide median: £174,500.
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What next door costs
Darlington is the 4th cheapest of these 7 on a 2-bed, average rent by bedrooms
Area
2 bed
3 bed
4+ bed
1Hartlepool£507£606£8032County Durham£574£688£9923Redcar and Cleveland£608£723£1,056
4DarlingtonYou are here£626£762£1,087
5Middlesbrough£634£754£9926Stockton-on-Tees£669£797£1,1687North Yorkshire£764£935£1,349
Nearest by the centre point of each area, so a very large or coastal area can throw up a neighbour that is not a natural comparison.
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Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents, July 2026, average private rents by local authority. Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Figures are area averages, not valuations of any individual property.