Park East

Darlington · North East · population 6,373 · 4 LSOAs

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

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,154 of 6,856 in England
  • #270 of 342 in North East
  • #11 of 14 in Darlington
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents6,286
Median age (est.)38
Density4,158per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above26%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 12%25–44 28%45–64 25%65+ 14%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 25%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 25%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 22%Lone parent: 16%Other: 12%
One person 36%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 22%Lone parent 16%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Professional 15% · Caring & leisure 11%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Professional15%
Caring & leisure11%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional10%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 2%
White 93%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Park East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,154 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 14 in Darlington. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (91) but weak on Crime (6). Typical homes here, about £125,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 25% in five years (from 65 sales), 29% below the wider Darlington median of £176,500. Typical household take-home income is around £34,444 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 104 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 16 · #5,743
Employment 10 · #6,181
Education 14 · #5,907
Health 8 · #6,284
Crime 6 · #6,421
Housing & access 91 · #615
Living environment 21 · #5,441

House prices ?

£125,000median (12m) · +13.6% yr · n=65
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£125,00065+13.6%+25.0%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Semi-detached£145,00025+36.8%+28.0%
Terraced£105,00028-11.0%+31.2%
Flat£98,2258+2.6%+17.6%
This area£125,000
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)£34,444±£4,958 · #5,203 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,337
Price-to-income ?3.6×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 ?

30Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

104 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 666 offences
Darlington95
North East97
England83

Rank #5,062 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences308
Theft88
Burglary46
Vehicle crime37
Criminal damage & arson88
Public order & weapons62
Drugs13
Robbery3
Other21

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 257 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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