DL3 9ST
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Property report — DL3 9ST
Open-data due diligence for DL3 9ST and the area around it.
DL3 9ST in brief: 58 recorded sales (£72,000–£238,000) · no modelled flood risk · 6 schools nearby.
What scope is each figure? Sold sales, broadband and flood risk are for DL3 9ST itself. Where open data isn't published that finely (population, crime, schools), we show the DL3 9 sector — each figure below is tagged with its scope.
Avg sold price
£187,408
Population
23,351
Crimes recorded
123
Schools
7
Flood risk
None modelled
Gigabit broadband
95%
Sold-price trend (1995–2026)
Annual sold price in DL3 9, 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 (29 sales so far). Hover a point for both figures. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid.
Sold prices on this postcode
| Date | Price | Address | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-29 | £143,500 | 23 ABBEY SPRINGS | Terraced |
| 2025-03-28 | £144,000 | 7 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2025-02-07 | £169,000 | 12 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2025-02-06 | £134,000 | 11 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2024-10-01 | £238,000 | 3 ABBEY SPRINGS | Terraced |
| 2024-09-06 | £165,000 | 5 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2024-05-02 | £150,000 | 24 ABBEY SPRINGS | Semi-detached |
| 2023-04-06 | £160,000 | 15 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2022-05-12 | £145,000 | 24 ABBEY SPRINGS | Semi-detached |
| 2021-12-03 | £148,750 | 17 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2021-11-12 | £134,000 | 8 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2020-11-27 | £140,000 | 6 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2019-02-01 | £139,000 | 7 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2017-05-19 | £165,000 | 12 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2016-09-16 | £146,000 | 6 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2015-02-19 | £118,000 | 23 ABBEY SPRINGS | Terraced |
| 2014-08-26 | £159,950 | 14 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2014-01-27 | £130,000 | 21 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2013-09-02 | £137,500 | 22 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2013-07-26 | £124,999 | 7 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2011-01-28 | £83,000 | 19 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2009-07-02 | £120,000 | 17 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2008-02-01 | £154,000 | 24 ABBEY SPRINGS | Semi-detached |
| 2007-07-04 | £168,000 | 5 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2007-01-22 | £150,000 | 10 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2006-11-13 | £150,000 | 16 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2006-09-07 | £143,000 | 4 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2006-09-01 | £148,000 | 11 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2006-06-16 | £143,000 | 4 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2004-10-01 | £136,000 | 20 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2003-10-31 | £117,000 | 21 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2003-08-21 | £125,000 | 22 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2003-08-15 | £111,000 | 20 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2003-02-07 | £133,000 | 18 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2002-12-19 | £86,000 | 24 ABBEY SPRINGS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-12-20 | £91,000 | 6 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-10-31 | £101,000 | 15 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-10-18 | £81,000 | 10 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-10-02 | £96,000 | 16 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-09-28 | £103,000 | 9 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-09-27 | £89,000 | 11 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-08-31 | £93,000 | 4 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-08-10 | £103,000 | 19 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-07-27 | £98,000 | 14 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-07-12 | £144,500 | 2 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-06-08 | £102,000 | 12 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-06-01 | £83,000 | 21 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-05-31 | £89,000 | 20 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-05-25 | £79,950 | 1 ABBEY SPRINGS | Semi-detached |
| 2001-05-25 | £96,000 | 5 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-05-25 | £102,000 | 22 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-05-18 | £145,000 | 3 ABBEY SPRINGS | Terraced |
| 2001-05-11 | £90,000 | 7 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-05-04 | £94,000 | 8 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-04-27 | £94,000 | 17 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-03-02 | £95,000 | 18 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-02-23 | £72,000 | 23 ABBEY SPRINGS | Flat |
| 2001-02-22 | £72,000 | 24 ABBEY SPRINGS | Semi-detached |
58 recorded sales on DL3 9ST. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid (© Crown copyright). Shown for this postcode only.
Nearest schools
| School | Distance | Phase | Ofsted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbey Junior School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Carmel College | 0.3 mi | Secondary | Report card → |
| Mowden Infant School | 0.3 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Mowden Junior School | 0.4 mi | Primary | Report card → |
| Abbey Infants' School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2022) |
| St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School | 0.5 mi | Primary | Good (2023) |
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 (0.0 mi) · MOORLANDS SURGERY (0.4 mi) · ORCHARD COURT SURGERY (0.6 mi)
Nearest hospitals: HOSPITAL AT HOME DMH (0.7 mi) · DARLINGTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (0.7 mi) · WEST PARK HOSPITAL (1.2 mi)
Nearest listed buildings: CARMEL HOUSE TO NORTH EAST OF CARMEL HOUSE CONVENT LINK BUILDING AND CHAPEL PRESBYTERY TO NORTH EAST OF CARMEL HOUSE CONVENT (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CARMEL LODGE (TO NORTH-WEST OF CARMEL HOUSE CONVENT) (Grade II) (0.1 mi) · CARMEL HOUSE CONVENT (Grade II) (0.1 mi)
Nearest pharmacies: ROWLANDS PHARMACY (0.1 mi) · COCKERTON PHARMACY (0.4 mi) · PHARMACY EXPRESS (0.7 mi)
Nearest stations: North Road (1.2 mi) · Darlington (1.4 mi) · Dinsdale (4.7 mi)
Nearest supermarkets: The Co-operative Food (0.4 mi) · Heron Foods (0.4 mi) · Co-op Food (0.5 mi)
Straight-line distance from the postcode. Source: NaPTAN (DfT).
Who lives here
- Median age
- 46
- One-person households
- 38%
- Households with children
- 23%
- Households
- 11,150
Owned 63% · Social rent 17% · Private rent 20%
Census 2021 (ONS), for DL3 9.
Recorded crime trend
Recorded crimes per month in DL3 9 (May 24–Apr 26, average 101/month). Hover a point to read the count. Source: Police.uk street-level data.
Flood risk
No modelled flood risk is recorded for DL3 9ST 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 9 | PostcodeDL3 9ST |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average sold price | £216,910 | £187,408 | £123,658 |
| Population | 54,958 | 23,351 | — |
| Deprivation decile (1 = most deprived) | 6/10 | 7/10 | — |
| Crimes recorded | 431 | 123 | — |
| Schools | 20 | 7 | — |
| Flood risk | High | Medium | Low |
| Gigabit broadband | 90% | 95% | 52% |
| Superfast broadband | 96% | 99% | 100% |
— = no separate figure is published at that level. Most open data is published down to the sector (DL3 9); 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.