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Property report — DL2 2BU
Open-data due diligence for DL2 2BU and the area around it.
DL2 2BU in brief: 26 recorded sales (£102,500–£165,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL2 2BU itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL2 2 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£272,482
Population
21,989
Crimes recorded
9
Schools
9
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
64%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL2 2, 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 (37 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-04 | £155,000 | 20 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-08-25 | £139,000 | 6 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2023-03-06 | £155,000 | 3 PADDOCK LANE | Detached |
| 2022-11-28 | £155,000 | 19 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2021-06-30 | £136,500 | 17 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-08-07 | £165,000 | 23 PADDOCK LANE | Detached |
| 2019-07-05 | £115,000 | 17 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-05-03 | £102,500 | 25 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-03-08 | £120,000 | 24 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2019-02-01 | £115,000 | 25 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2015-02-05 | £105,000 | 1 PADDOCK LANE | Detached |
| 2014-11-21 | £122,000 | 6 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-06-07 | £120,000 | 22 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-06-06 | £125,000 | 24 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2013-05-24 | £125,000 | 25 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-12-07 | £135,000 | 18 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-11-23 | £135,000 | 17 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-08-24 | £135,000 | 23 PADDOCK LANE | Detached |
| 2012-06-29 | £130,000 | 20 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2012-06-29 | £125,000 | 19 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-08-23 | £140,000 | 16 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2011-07-21 | £140,000 | 9 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-09-30 | £142,000 | 1 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2010-09-24 | £142,000 | 2 PADDOCK LANE | Detached |
| 2009-11-21 | £125,000 | 6 PADDOCK LANE | Semi-detached |
| 2009-11-06 | £155,000 | 3 PADDOCK LANE | Detached |
26 recorded sales on DL2 2BU. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skerne Park Academy | 0.4 mi | Primary | Requires improvement (2024) |
| Polam Hall School | 0.9 mi | All-through | Good (2021) |
| The Rydal Academy | 0.9 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St John's Church of England Academy | 1.0 mi | Primary | Outstanding (2022) |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 1.1 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Firthmoor Primary School | 1.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
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: NEASHAM ROAD SURGERY (0.8 mi) · CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.0 mi) · PARKGATE SURGERY (1.1 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HUNDENS LANE DAY HOSPITAL - DARLINGTON (1.3 mi) · HOSPITAL AT HOME DMH (1.7 mi) · DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: BANDSTAND IN SOUTH PARK (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · FOUNTAIN TO NORTH EAST OF BANDSTAND IN SOUTH PARK (Grade II) (0.7 mi) · POLAM LANE BRIDGE (Grade II) (0.8 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · CLIFTON COURT PHARMACY (1.0 mi) · WELL (1.0 mi)
Nearest stations: Darlington (0.9 mi) · North Road (2.0 mi) · Dinsdale (3.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Asda (0.9 mi) · Sainsbury's (1.0 mi) · Olumo Continental Foods (1.4 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 47
- One-person households
- 27%
- Households with children
- 27%
- Households
- 9,235
Owned 73% · Social rent 11% · Private rent 16%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL2 2.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL2 2 (May 24–Apr 26, average 6/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL2 2BU in the Environment Agency dataset. This is reassuring but not a guarantee — 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 | DistrictDL2 | SectorDL2 2 | PostcodeDL2 2BU |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £267,631 | £272,482 | £133,038 |
| Population | 39,229 | 21,989 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 56 | 9 | — |
| Schools | 14 | 9 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 63% | 64% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 78% | 79% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL2 2); 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.