Carleton Drive Darlington
31 addresses across 4 postcodes (DL3), about 280 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 10402636.
- Sales: 39 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £202,000 across 3 sales.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 8, E: 2).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Darlington costs £2,494 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is North Road (Darlington), about 2.5 km (1.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 470 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 5.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.3 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 58 to 63 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Carmel Medical Practice, about 650 m (0.4 miles) away, with 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 500 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 91% of households owned their home and 32% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 25 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3 | £202,000 | £187,000 | £252,500 |
| 2025 | 3 | £295,000 | £180,000 | £365,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £230,000 | £230,000 | £230,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £245,000 | £245,000 | £245,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £130,000 | £130,000 | £130,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £228,000 | £150,000 | £306,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £140,500 | £140,500 | £140,500 |
| 2017 | 3 | £167,000 | £160,000 | £280,000 |
| 2014 | 2 | £180,500 | £166,000 | £195,000 |
| 2012 | 1 | £142,000 | £142,000 | £142,000 |
| 2011 | 3 | £140,000 | £120,000 | £150,000 |
| 2010 | 2 | £141,500 | £124,999 | £158,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Jul 2026 | 4 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £202,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 16 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £187,000 | |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 28 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £252,500 | |
| 15 Dec 2025 | 42 DL3 9QP | Detached | £365,000 | |
| 12 Nov 2025 | 40 DL3 9QP | Detached | £295,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2025 | 28 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £180,000 | |
| 25 Oct 2024 | 1 DL3 9QX | Semi-detached | £230,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2022 | 1 DL3 9QX | Semi-detached | £245,000 | |
| 6 Apr 2020 | 7 DL3 9QX | Semi-detached | £130,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2019 | 2 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 18 Feb 2019 | 42 DL3 9QP | Detached | £306,000 | |
| 16 Nov 2018 | 12 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £140,500 | |
| 3 Oct 2017 | 4 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 2 Jun 2017 | 40 DL3 9QP | Detached | £167,000 | |
| 23 Jan 2017 | 42 DL3 9QP | Detached | £280,000 | |
| 14 Jan 2016 | 40 DL3 9QP | Detached | £195,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 15 Aug 2014 | 1 DL3 9QX | Semi-detached | £166,000 | |
| 25 Jul 2014 | 40 DL3 9QP | Detached | £195,000 | |
| 1 Nov 2012 | 18 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 2 Dec 2011 | 30 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £140,000 | |
| 16 Sep 2011 | 2 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £150,000 | |
| 22 Aug 2011 | 14 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 28 May 2010 | 32 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £158,000 | |
| 24 May 2010 | 2 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £124,999 | |
| 2 May 2008 | 22 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £142,000 | |
| 27 Apr 2007 | 5 DL3 9QX | Semi-detached | £159,500 | |
| 13 Jul 2006 | 28 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £160,000 | |
| 25 Apr 2006 | 24 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2005 | 16 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 6 Feb 2004 | 9 DL3 9QR | Terraced | £100,000 | |
| 9 Jan 2004 | 28 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £133,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2003 | 42 DL3 9QP | Detached | £169,000 | |
| 22 Oct 2001 | 14 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £76,500 | |
| 4 May 2000 | 6 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £64,500 | |
| 16 Mar 2000 | 32 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £58,000 | |
| 3 Aug 1999 | 6 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £58,750 | |
| 6 Sep 1996 | 5 DL3 9QX | Semi-detached | £59,500 | |
| 4 Dec 1995 | 6 DL3 9QP | Semi-detached | £63,000 | |
| 31 Mar 1995 | 3 DL3 9QX | Semi-detached | £59,950 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 62 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (11); House, semi-detached (3); House, detached (3). Built: 1967-1975 (12); 1950-1966 (3); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (12); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (9 addresses)
Council tax
What each band costs in Darlington in 2026-27: Band D £2,494 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,663 | £1,940 | £2,217 | £2,494 | £3,048 | £3,602 | £4,156 | £4,988 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (60% of about 1,820 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Mowden Hall, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 October 2026: BT, New service connection, give and take, on the footway (minor works)
- 24 August 2026: BT, New service connection, no carriageway incursion, on the footway (minor works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 1 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL3 9QP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL3 9QR | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL3 9QX | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DL3 9PT | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 58 m and 63 m above sea level (62 m on average); the ground rises about 5 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL3 9PT | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL3 9QP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL3 9QR | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL3 9QX | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | North Road (Darlington) 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Darlington 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Heighington 37,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 16 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 46 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bushel Hill Drive Mowden | 70 m |
| Car parks | Feethams Multi-storey Car Park | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| EV charging points | MFG Charging Station | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 57.1 km (35 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Carmel Medical Practice | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wilson Alexander And Henley | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Darlington Memorial Hospital | 1.7 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Durham Police - Cockerton Police Office | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Mowden Cashzone | 350 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,410 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 12 ha | 610 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bushel Hill Park 8,560 m² | 190 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hummersknott Allotments 1.7 ha | 350 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 15 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hillclose Farm House, a listed building (Grade II*), 170 m south. 21 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Hillclose Farm House | Listed building, Grade II* | 170 m south |
| St Clare's Abbey Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m (0.4 miles) south-east |
| West Cemetery, Darlington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| Coniscliffe Road waterworks | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south-west |
| South Park, Darlington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar Hill | Hill | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Baydale Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) south |
| Morley Hill | Hill | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north-west |
| Thornton Plantation | Wood | 3.1 km (2 miles) north-west |
| Copshaw Hill | Hill | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) north |
| Hell Kettles | Lake or reservoir | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.0 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 31 |
1 of the street's 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Darlington: see them on the Darlington page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowden Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 120 m | No published inspection |
| Mowden Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 210 m | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Carmel College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 450 m (0.3 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 810 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hummersknott Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | Report card (Feb 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Abbey Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Abbey Infants' School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Wyvern Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Reid Street Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowden Pre-School Group DL3 9QG | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 160 m | 5 Very good | 14 Dec 2023 |
| Wilton House Care Home DL3 9RE | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 230 m | 5 Very good | 18 Aug 2026 |
| Mowden Coffee House DL3 9XT | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 340 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Model T DL3 9XT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 350 m | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2024 |
| Mowden Chinese DL3 9XT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| Mowden Park Fisheries DL3 9XT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Co-op DL3 9XT | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 350 m | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Cooplands Bakery DL3 9XT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 350 m | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 6 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Carlbury Crescent (5); On or near Freville Grove (4); On or near Claxton Avenue (3); On or near Chester Grove (2); On or near Fulthorpe Avenue (2).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 57 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 12% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 39% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 91% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 66% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 6% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 49% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 33% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 9% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 69% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhoods around this street are all in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
- Roadworks Street works permit: BT: New service connection, 7 October 2026 to 9 October 2026 (give and take) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- DL3 9QP: 21 addresses of 24 in the postcode
- DL3 9QR: 5 addresses
- DL3 9QX: 4 addresses
- DL3 9PT: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Carleton Grove · Villiers Close · Murray Walk · Bushel Hill Drive · Wilton Drive · Nunnery Close · Claxton Avenue · Wilton Drive · Bushel Hill Court · Fulthorpe Close · Nunnery Lane · Freville Grove
All the streets in DL3 and across Darlington.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.