Central Darlington & Pierremont

Darlington · North East · population 11,480 · 8 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,222 of 6,856 in England
  • #274 of 342 in North East
  • #12 of 14 in Darlington
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents11,485
Median age (est.)38
Density4,693per km²
No qualifications20%
Degree or above27%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 12%25–44 32%45–64 27%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 23%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 12%Private rent: 44%
Own outright 23%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 12%Private rent 44%

Households

One person: 48%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 11%Other: 10%
One person 48%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 11%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 16% · Professional 16% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary16%
Professional16%
Associate professional12%
Sales & customer service11%
Caring & leisure10%
Skilled trades10%
Administrative9%
Process & plant8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 86%Asian: 9%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 86%Asian 9%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 42% · No religion 42% · Muslim 8%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Central Darlington & Pierremont is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,222 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #12 of 14 in Darlington. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (93) but weak on Living environment (1). Typical homes here, about £115,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 150 sales), 35% below the wider Darlington median of £176,500. Typical household take-home income is around £31,120 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 229 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 16 · #5,729
Employment 10 · #6,188
Education 26 · #5,071
Health 6 · #6,476
Crime 8 · #6,325
Housing & access 93 · #451
Living environment 1 · #6,785

House prices ?

£115,000median (12m) · +13.9% yr · n=150
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£115,000150+13.9%+33.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£170,50026+11.4%+21.8%
Terraced£110,000108+21.5%+48.6%
Flat£74,50014-14.9%+2.9%
This area£115,000
Darlington£176,500
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£31,120±£4,519 · #6,157 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,811
Price-to-income ?3.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

229 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,633 offences
Darlington95
North East97
England83

Rank #6,249 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences1,062
Theft658
Burglary94
Vehicle crime90
Criminal damage & arson273
Public order & weapons311
Drugs54
Robbery26
Other65

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 762 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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