DL3 8DL
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Property report — DL3 8DL
Open-data due diligence for DL3 8DL and the area around it.
DL3 8DL in brief: 19 recorded sales (£37,500–£850,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL3 8DL itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL3 8 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£301,219
Population
14,711
Crimes recorded
20
Schools
5
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL3 8, 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 (27 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-11-30 | £850,000 | 15 BLACKWELL SCAR | Detached |
| 2020-02-28 | £275,000 | 3 BLACKWELL SCAR | Detached |
| 2019-10-25 | £215,000 | 1 BLACKWELL SCAR | Semi-detached |
| 2019-01-25 | £222,000 | 2 BLACKWELL SCAR | Semi-detached |
| 2018-05-04 | £525,000 | 14 BLACKWELL SCAR | Detached |
| 2018-03-07 | £380,000 | 10 BLACKWELL SCAR | Detached |
| 2017-08-31 | £320,000 | 5 BLACKWELL SCAR | Semi-detached |
| 2011-12-09 | £210,000 | 6 BLACKWELL SCAR | Semi-detached |
| 2011-11-30 | £268,000 | 5 BLACKWELL SCAR | Semi-detached |
| 2008-07-09 | £720,000 | 11 BLACKWELL SCAR | Detached |
| 2006-10-27 | £217,000 | 5 BLACKWELL SCAR | Semi-detached |
| 2004-11-05 | £335,000 | 9 BLACKWELL SCAR | Detached |
| 2001-08-06 | £197,000 | 9 BLACKWELL SCAR | Detached |
| 2000-02-18 | £126,250 | 8 BLACKWELL SCAR | Semi-detached |
| 1999-10-20 | £450,000 | 12 BLACKWELL SCAR | Detached |
| 1997-08-22 | £100,000 | 4 BLACKWELL SCAR | Detached |
| 1996-12-12 | £91,000 | 2 BLACKWELL SCAR | Semi-detached |
| 1996-07-09 | £37,500 | 1 BLACKWELL SCAR | Semi-detached |
| 1995-05-01 | £94,500 | 8 BLACKWELL SCAR | Semi-detached |
19 recorded sales on DL3 8DL. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Infants' School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| Abbey Junior School | 0.7 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Polam Hall School | 0.7 mi | All-through | Good (2021) |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 0.8 mi | Primary | Good (2024) |
| Carmel College | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Hummersknott Academy | 0.8 mi | Secondary | Good (2021) |
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: CARMEL MEDICAL PRACTICE (0.9 mi) · BLACKETTS MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.1 mi) · CLIFTON COURT MEDICAL PRACTICE (1.2 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HOSPITAL AT HOME DMH (1.2 mi) · DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (1.2 mi) · HUNDENS LANE DAY HOSPITAL - DARLINGTON (1.7 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: 83, BLACKWELL (Grade II) (0.2 mi) · WOODBURN GARDENERS' COTTAGE (Grade II) (0.3 mi) · BLACKWELL GRANGE HOTEL (Grade II*) (0.4 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.8 mi) · DARLINGTON PHARMACY BONDGATE (1.1 mi) · WELL (1.1 mi)
Nearest stations: Darlington (1.3 mi) · North Road (1.8 mi) · Dinsdale (4.4 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: Sainsbury's (0.9 mi) · Co-op Food (1.1 mi) · Olumo Continental Foods (1.1 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 49
- One-person households
- 35%
- Households with children
- 24%
- Households
- 6,655
Owned 70% · Social rent 12% · Private rent 17%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL3 8.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL3 8 (May 24–Apr 26, average 13/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL3 8DL 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 | DistrictDL3 | SectorDL3 8 | PostcodeDL3 8DL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £216,910 | £301,219 | £296,487 |
| Population | 54,958 | 14,711 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 10/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 431 | 20 | — |
| Schools | 20 | 5 | — |
| Flood risk | High | High | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 95% | 100% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 96% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL3 8); 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 2 July 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.