Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge
Darlington · North East · population 10,197 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #1,746 of 6,856 in England
- #53 of 342 in North East
- #3 of 14 in Darlington
- Less deprived (top 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 23% · Managers & directors 16% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 23% |
| Managers & directors | 16% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Elementary | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 59% · No religion 35% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 4%
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
Faverdale, Heighington & Sadberge is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,746 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #3 of 14 in Darlington. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (88) but weak on Housing & access (21). Typical homes here sold for about £235,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 280 sales), 33% above the wider Darlington median of £176,500. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #226 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £45,107 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 90 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £235,000 | 280 | -2.7% | +11.9% |
| Detached | £302,495 | 130 | +6.1% | +18.6% |
| Semi-detached | £190,000 | 83 | 0.0% | +19.5% |
| Terraced | £178,750 | 56 | +8.0% | +11.7% |
| Flat | £90,000 | 11 | +7.8% | — |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #226 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,562 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 334 |
| Theft | 263 |
| Burglary | 50 |
| Vehicle crime | 55 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 104 |
| Public order & weapons | 69 |
| Drugs | 20 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other | 22 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 278 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Darlington
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- West HucknallAshfield74£240,000
- Gregson Lane & Coupe GreenSouth Ribble74£215,000
- Shefford & ShillingtonCentral Bedfordshire74£362,500
- Lesnes AbbeyBexley74£450,000
- Mortimer & Aldermaston WharfWest Berkshire74£470,000
- Oak HillBarnet74£667,500