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Property report — DL1 1PY
Open-data due diligence for DL1 1PY and the area around it.
DL1 1PY in brief: 2 recorded sales (£100,000–£150,000) · high flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL1 1PY itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL1 1 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£173,223
Population
16,882
Crimes recorded
99
Schools
4
Flood risk
High
Gigabit broadband
72%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL1 1, 1995–2026 — mean (blue) and median (terracotta). The median is the typical sale; a wide gap to the mean means a few high-value sales pull the average up. 2026 is a part year (45 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-12-18 | £150,000 | HEWDEN HIRE VALLEY STREET NORTH | Other |
| 1995-12-21 | £100,000 | HEWDEN HIRE VALLEY STREET NORTH | Terraced |
2 recorded sales on DL1 1PY. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corporation Road Community Primary School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
| Gurney Pease Academy | 0.6 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Reid Street Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Northwood Primary School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| St Aidan's Church of England Academy | 0.7 mi | Secondary | Good (2020) |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Ofsted = latest overall effectiveness (newer inspections may be ungraded). Sources: Get Information about Schools (DfE) · Ofsted.
What's nearby
Nearest GP surgeries: BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.4 mi) · PARKGATE SURGERY (0.4 mi) · CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HOSPITAL AT HOME DMH (0.6 mi) · DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (0.6 mi) · HUNDENS LANE DAY HOSPITAL - DARLINGTON (0.6 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BRIDGE OVER RIVER SKERNE (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · NORTHGATE UNITED REFORMED CHURCH (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · BRIDGE OVER THE RIVER SKERNE (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: BOOTS (0.2 mi) · DARLINGTON PHARMACY BONDGATE (0.4 mi) · WELL (0.5 mi)
Nearest stations: North Road (0.5 mi) · Darlington (0.6 mi) · Dinsdale (3.5 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Madina (0.2 mi) · Aldi (0.4 mi) · Olumo Continental Foods (0.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 38
- One-person households
- 40%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 7,716
Owned 49% · Social rent 22% · Private rent 29%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL1 1.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL1 1 (May 24–Apr 26, average 74/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
This is an indicative band for the postcode from the Environment Agency's catchment modelling (rivers and surface water), not a property-specific assessment. A conveyancer will run an official flood search before you buy. Check the exact address on the official Environment Agency map →
Source: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (the official dataset name). Indicative catchment data, not an official property flood search.
How granular is this?
| Measure | DistrictDL1 | SectorDL1 1 | PostcodeDL1 1PY |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £156,165 | £173,223 | £125,000 |
| Population | 62,891 | 16,882 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 3/10 | 2/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 596 | 99 | — |
| Schools | 18 | 4 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | High |
| Gigabit broadband | 84% | 72% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 97% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL1 1); the postcode column is built from the layers that go finer (sold transactions, Ofcom broadband). Sources: HM Land Registry · Police.uk · Ofsted/GIAS · ONS & IoD2025 · Environment Agency · Ofcom.
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Report generated 30 June 2026. Open data is refreshed periodically; HM Land Registry Price Paid typically lags by around two months, so the most recent sales may not appear yet.
Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026
Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026
Indicative due diligence compiled from public open data. Not a substitute for a regulated conveyancing or property search, a survey, or professional advice.