Area check · DL5 · Darlington
DL5 house prices and market activity
Typical price £165,000 In the 12 months to June 2026, 3.1% up on the year before. Source: Land Registry.
Busier Yes: more homes are coming to market here than in most of DL (Darlington).
3 of its 4 postcode sectors are busier than most of DL. Updated September 2026.
What homes sell for in DL5
Homes in DL5 sold for a typical £165,000 in the 12 months to June 2026, 3.1% up on the year before. Half of all sales were between £117,750 and £240,000. That is 6% below the typical price across DL (Darlington), £175,250. It is the 9th most expensive of 17 districts in DL.
| Type | Share of sales | Typical price |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | 39% (118 sales) | £259,000 |
| Semi-detached | 29% (90 sales) | £149,975 |
| Terraced | 31% (94 sales) | £112,500 |
| Flats | 1% (4 sales) | Too few sales to say |
Detached homes made up the biggest share of sales (39%). 2% of sales were leasehold and 0% were new build.
The typical price is the median: half the homes sold for more, half for less. It moves with the mix of homes that sold, so a change does not mean every home in DL5 is worth that much more or less. The figures for a single street can be very different, which is what the report for one home is for.
Is DL5 getting busier? Street by street: the postcode sectors in DL5
Each sector is ranked against every other sector in DL (Darlington). Busier means more homes to choose from over the next three to six months. Quieter means fewer. This is about how many homes come up for sale, not about prices.
| Sector | Busier or quieter | What we see | How clear |
|---|---|---|---|
| DL5 4 | Busier | Busier than most of DL: homes are coming to market faster here than in 91% of DL postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 125% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| DL5 5 | Busier | Busier than most of DL: homes are coming to market faster here than in 93% of DL postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 185% up on a year ago). | Strong |
| DL5 6 | Quieter | Quieter than most of DL: homes are coming to market more slowly here than in 53% of DL postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 9% up on a year ago). | Weak |
| DL5 7 | Busier | Busier than most of DL: homes are coming to market faster here than in 98% of DL postcode sectors (EPC certificates lodged: 222% up on a year ago). | Strong |
How we know
A home needs an energy certificate (EPC) before it can be sold or let. When more certificates are lodged in a sector than usual, more homes tend to come to market there in the months that follow. We count them every month for every postcode sector in England and rank each sector against the rest of its postcode area.
Other districts in DL (Darlington)
busier than most of DL quieter
- DL1 quieter
- DL2 busier
- DL3 quieter
- DL4 busier
- DL6 quieter
- DL7 busier
- DL8 quieter
- DL9 quieter
- DL10 quieter
- DL11 quieter
- DL12 busier
- DL13 busier
- DL14 quieter
- DL15 busier
- DL16 busier
- DL17 busier
Updated: September 2026. Refreshed every month.
Source: EPC register (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero / MHCLG), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis.
Sold prices: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (standard sales), Open Government Licence v3.0; Salet analysis. Standard open-market sales only, July 2025 to June 2026.
How accurate is this? Tested on Coventry (CV) and Birmingham (B) postcode sectors, May 2011 to Feb 2025: this call picked the busier sectors 55 times in 100 over the next six months, against 49 for assuming last year's trend carries on. A useful lean, not a certainty.
This is a view on how many homes come to market. It says nothing about where prices will go.