DL1 — Darlington
Darlington's DL1 postcode sits in Darlington. The board behind it is assembled from 25,170 sales over 32 years of actual sales in 8 areas.
Across the recorded period the typical DL1 sale went from £37,000 in 1995 to £130,000 in 2026 — 3.5× growth. If you could time-travel once, aim for just before 2003 — prices moved +35.0% that year. The one to avoid was 2012: the median moved -8.8%, the roughest year in the local record.
Median sold price in DL1
| Year | Median sold price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | £37,000 | 592 |
| 2000 | £42,500 | 978 |
| 2005 | £97,000 | 1,010 |
| 2010 | £100,000 | 407 |
| 2015 | £103,250 | 740 |
| 2020 | £115,000 | 694 |
| 2025 | £135,000 | 816 |
| 2026 | £130,000 | 150 |
The areas on the board
8 areas make up the board, weighted by sales activity:
- Darlington (DL1 4) (29% of local sales) — busiest streets: Geneva Road, Eastbourne Road, Chestnut Drive
- Darlington (DL1 2) (22% of local sales) — busiest streets: North Road, Leyburn Road, Redmire Close
- Darlington (DL1 3) (20% of local sales) — busiest streets: North Road, Davison Road, Barmpton Lane
- Darlington (DL1 1) (15% of local sales) — busiest streets: Yarm Road, Hundens Lane, The Broadway
- Darlington (DL1 5) (12% of local sales) — busiest streets: Clifton Road, Park Lane, Marlborough Drive
- Skerne Park (1% of local sales) — busiest streets: Loraine Crescent, Hammond Drive, Eden Crescent
- Brafferton (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: The Green, South View
- Great Burdon (0% of local sales) — busiest streets: The Green, Riverside Drive, Bishopton Lane
Reading about 2003 is easy; surviving 2012 is the game. Play the DL1 board.
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Prices are medians of real Land Registry sales. Street lists show street names only — never individual addresses. New to the game? Start with how to play.