St Giles Close Darlington
6 addresses across 2 postcodes (DL3), about 70 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 10403174.
- Sales: 4 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £506,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Darlington cost £159,770 in August 2026 (+1.9% on a year); private rents averaged £691 a month.
- Energy: 3 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, D: 2).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Storm overflows: 2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) spilled 9 times (20 hours) in 2025.
- Energy projects: 1 renewable energy project nearby is planned or being built; the nearest, Broken Scar Water Treatment Works Solar Farm, is 1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Traffic: The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles), the Minor road, carries 496 motor vehicles a day on average (2025).
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band E; 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 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 50 m 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 53 to 55 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 6 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Carmel Medical Practice, about 1 km (0.6 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 310 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 92% of households owned their home and 39% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 31 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: 1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £506,000 | £506,000 | £506,000 |
| 2024 | 1 | £250,000 | £250,000 | £250,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £278,000 | £278,000 | £278,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £240,000 | £240,000 | £240,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jan 2020 | 4 DL3 8AY | Detached | £240,000 | |
| 14 Jul 2026 | 6 DL3 8AY | Detached | £506,000 | |
| 18 Oct 2024 | 6 DL3 8AY | Detached | £250,000 | |
| 24 Nov 2023 | 8 DL3 8AY | Detached | £278,000 |
House prices and rents in Darlington
A typical home in Darlington cost £159,770 in August 2026, 1.9% more than a year before. That is 16% more than five years earlier and 33% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £277,876 |
| Semi-detached | £176,173 |
| Terraced | £130,904 |
| Flat or maisonette | £97,138 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £140,719 |
Private renters in Darlington paid £691 a month on average in September 2026, 6.2% more than a year before. That is 36% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £497 |
| Two bedrooms | £631 |
| Three bedrooms | £769 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,095 |
Energy performance certificates
3 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 153 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (2); House, detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (2); 1950-1966 (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3).
Each home's certificates and sales (3 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 19,167 kWh of it on average in 2024, 55% more than the district's 12,404 kWh, and 3,976 kWh of electricity, 38% more than the district's 2,890 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is DL3.
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 neighbourhood around this street: most are in band E (32% of about 770 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.
Energy projects nearby
1 energy project near the street's postcodes, 1 of it not yet operating.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Scar Water Treatment Works Solar Farm North Yorkshire 22/00041/FULL | Solar farm | 9 MW | Permission granted, not yet built Jun 2022 | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
2 storm overflows within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes spilled 9 times, for 20 hours in all, in 2025. They discharge into Tees Tributary, River Tees.
| Overflow | Into | Spills | Hours | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edinburgh Drive Cso Northumbrian Water | Tees Tributary | 7 | 19 | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Broken Blackwell Scar Ps Northumbrian Water; monitored 88% of the year | River Tees | 2 | 2 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
A storm overflow lets sewage diluted with rainwater into a river, stream or the sea when heavy rain overwhelms the sewers, so the spills here affect the water they run into, not homes. A spill is counted the regulators' way: a first 12 hours, then each 24 hours it goes on.
Coal mining
No postcode centre on the street is in a coalfield: the Mining Remediation Authority records no coal mining risk here.
Radon
Every 1 km square the street's postcodes are in is in the lowest band of radon potential: fewer than 1 home in 100 is estimated to be at or above the Action Level. It is not a radon Affected Area.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 6 addresses are between 53 m and 55 m above sea level (54 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DL3 8AY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| DL3 8AZ | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | North Road (Darlington) 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Darlington 2.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3 km (1.8 miles) | |
| Dinsdale 88,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.2 km (5.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 32 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Holyrood Avenue Hummersknott | 90 m |
| Car parks | Feethams Multi-storey Car Park | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | PoGo Charge | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 10.7 km (6.6 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 57.6 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Carmel Medical Practice Good Sep 2025 | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rowlands Pharmacy | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Wilson Alexander And Henley | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Hospital | Darlington Memorial Hospital Good Jun 2026 | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 2 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Gardens Care Home Requires improvement Feb 2025 | 500 m (0.3 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Police - Cockerton Police Office | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Cash machines | 1 machine within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food Mowden Cashzone | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,410 m² | 50 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 1.7 ha | 200 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Bushel Hill Park 8,560 m² | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Hummersknott Allotments 1.7 ha | 300 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hillclose Farm House, a listed building (Grade II*), 460 m (0.3 miles) north-east. 11 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* | 460 m (0.3 miles) north-east |
| West Cemetery, Darlington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 760 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Coniscliffe Road waterworks | Scheduled monument | 760 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| St Clare's Abbey Chapel | Listed building, Grade II* | 860 m (0.5 miles) east |
| South Park, Darlington | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Baydale Wood | Wood | 850 m (0.5 miles) south-east |
| Sugar Hill | Hill | 1.6 km (1 mile) north-east |
| Morley Hill | Hill | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) north-west |
| Murder Hill | Hill | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) south |
| Howden Hill Wood | Wood | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) west |
| Hell Kettles | Lake or reservoir | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) south-east |
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 | 5 | 6 |
1 of the street's 6 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hummersknott Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 220 m | 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 | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 50.7 (47.8 in 2025 and 45.7 in 2024); 58.1% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Carmel College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 460 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 | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 52.7 (53.5 in 2025 and 53.6 in 2024); 54% grade 5+ in English and maths A level 2025: average grade C+; 12.6% AAB or better; progress below average |
| Mowden Infant School | Primary | 5–7 | 750 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| Mowden Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 780 m (0.5 miles) | 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 | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 76% in 2024 and 68% in 2023) |
| Abbey Infants' School | Primary | 4–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | None published |
| Abbey Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 8% at the higher standard (2025; 62% in 2024 and 74% in 2023) |
| St Mary's Cockerton Church of England Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Feb 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 37% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 55% in 2024 and 35% in 2023) |
| Holy Family Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | 77% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 13% at the higher standard (2025; 74% in 2024 and 72% in 2023) |
| Wyvern Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 41.3 (37.7 in 2025 and 39.7 in 2024); 29.3% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College | 16 plus | 16–19 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection | A level 2025: average grade B-; 13.7% AAB or better; progress average |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Sep 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 76% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 12% at the higher standard (2025; 64% in 2024 and 69% in 2023) |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 2–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Jul 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 71% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 6% at the higher standard (2025; 83% in 2024 and 67% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
6 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 780 m (0.5 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mowden Pre-School DL3 9QG | Sessional day care | 20 | Good (Jul 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Active Kids Holiday Playscheme DL3 9DE | Childcare on non-domestic premises (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 860 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Danesmoor House Day Nursery DL3 8RH | Full day care | 76 | Good (Apr 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| The Outdoor Pre-School DL3 8JA | Sessional day care | 32 | Outstanding (Jan 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Sporting Futures DL3 8NN | Out-of-school day care | 40 | Not inspected yet | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Ferndene Nursery DL3 8PQ | Full day care | 78 | Good (Aug 2025, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) |
Ofsted also registers 42 childminders and 6 home childcarers (nannies) in Darlington. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hummersknott Academy DL3 8AR | School/college/university | 200 m | 5 Very good | 4 Oct 2024 |
| Dalkeith House DL3 8DB | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 290 m | 5 Very good | 2 Jun 2026 |
| Mowden Chinese DL3 9XT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2026 |
| The Model T DL3 9XT | Pub/bar/nightclub | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Oct 2024 |
| Mowden Park Fisheries DL3 9XT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Jan 2025 |
| Co-op DL3 9XT | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 26 Feb 2026 |
| Cooplands Bakery DL3 9XT | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Jun 2025 |
| Gardens Care Home DL3 8LH | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 2 Sep 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 13 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 10 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Edinburgh Drive (19); On or near Wycliffe Way (4); On or near Carroll Road (3); On or near Copse Side (2); On or near Hanover Close (1).
Road safety
1 collision in which someone was hurt was reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025: 0 fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. 1 involved a cyclist; 1 involved a child under 16. Most were on roads with a 30 mph limit.
| Year | Collisions | Fatal or serious |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Date | Severity | Who was hurt | Road | Conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 2024 08:16 | Slight | 1 person: 1 cyclist, 1 child | Minor road, 30 mph | Daylight |
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
The busiest counted road within 500 m (0.3 miles) is the Minor road, with 496 motor vehicles a day on average in 2025, 360 m from the street's postcodes.
| Road | Between | Vehicles a day | Lorries | Ten years before | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minor road | Not recorded | 496 counted 2025 | 0% | 360 m |
Each figure is the annual average daily flow: the motor vehicles passing the count point, both ways, on an average day of the year. A point is counted by hand on a weekday every few years and estimated from the trend on similar roads in between. Lorries are heavy goods vehicles, as a share of all motor vehicles.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 16% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 30% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 92% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 59% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 29% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 61% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 8% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 39% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is 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
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Holyrood Avenue · Pentland Grove · Hanover Close · Granton Close · Bede Road · Wycliffe Way · Carroll Road · Cramond Close · Copse Side · Leith Road · Dalkeith Close · Barrett Road
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.