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Housing in DL3 7RN

What the homes in DL3 7RN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
College & Park West
Council
Darlington
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,176 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (45.4%). Flats make up 59.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

DL3 7RNEngland
Detached3.9%22.9%
Semi-detached11%31.5%
Terraced25.1%23%
Purpose-built flat45.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house9.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.9% of households in the DL3 7RN area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 34.4% own outright and 24.5% with a mortgage.

DL3 7RN
59%
36%
England
  • Owned58.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented36%20.5%
  • Social rented4.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DL3 7RNEngland
Owned outright34.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan24.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent33.9%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council1%8.3%
From a housing association3.7%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 48.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DL3 7RNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.3%). 15.8% of households include dependent children.

DL3 7RNEngland
Living alone, under 6631.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.1%12.8%
Couple, no children18.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over7.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Darlington

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Darlington (August 2026, +6.4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

DarlingtonEngland
All homes£689£1,459
One bedroom£496£1,195
Two bedrooms£629£1,335
Three bedrooms£766£1,489
Four or more£1,092£2,161
Detached£1,010£1,640
Semi-detached£750£1,449
Terraced£689£1,435
Flat or maisonette£579£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DL3 7RN (College & Park West) (about 1,176 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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