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Blackwell, Darlington

MyStreetCheck free street report: Blackwell, Darlington · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/darlington-darlington/blackwell/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL3 8QY, DL3 8QW, DL3 8QT.

Average price (last 12 months)
£312,500
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£327,904
26 sales
Price range
£124k – £935k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
30 Apr 2026
DL3 8QW

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At a glance

House prices£313k average59% above the Darlington average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 10 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station25 min walkDarlington station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband98% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold97% freeholdAcross 29 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

26 property sales on Blackwell, Darlington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £312,500. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £406,808. That is 59% above the Darlington average of £196,498 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 50% detached, 27% semi-detached, 23% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Blackwell range from £124,000 to £935,000. 97% of homes sold here were freehold and 3% leasehold. Of 260 streets in Darlington with at least two sales in the last year, Blackwell ranks 29th for average price.

House prices on Blackwell compared

Blackwell£312,500
DL3 postcode area£203,056
Darlington£196,498
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DL3 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £222,750 (4 sales)2016£223k2017: £277,500 (2 sales)2017£278k2018: £224,833 (3 sales)2018£225k2019: £425,000 (1 sales)2019£425k2020: £335,000 (2 sales)2020£335k2021: £446,750 (4 sales)2021£447k2022: £412,500 (2 sales)2022£413k2023: £337,667 (3 sales)2023£338k2024: £325,000 (1 sales)2024£325k2025: £323,333 (3 sales)2025£323k2026: £390,000 (1 sales)2026£390k

Tenure: 97% freehold and 3% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Detached13£406,80830 Apr 2026
Semi-detached7£305,85716 Sep 2024
Terraced6£182,66728 Mar 2025

Sold prices on Blackwell

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
63, Blackwell DL3 8QW 30 Apr 2026£390,000 DetachedFreehold
Walnut Cottage, 83A, Blackwell DL3 8QW 5 Nov 2025£235,000 DetachedFreehold
10, Blackwell DL3 8QY 28 Mar 2025£140,000 TerracedFreehold
54, Blackwell DL3 8QT 17 Feb 2025£595,000 DetachedFreehold
34, Blackwell DL3 8QY 16 Sep 2024£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Walnut Cottage, 83A, Blackwell DL3 8QW 16 Oct 2023£218,000 DetachedFreehold
69, Blackwell DL3 8QW 31 Aug 2023£260,000 TerracedFreehold
102, Blackwell DL3 8QW 26 Jul 2023£210,000 DetachedFreehold
36, Blackwell DL3 8QY 28 Apr 2023£535,000 DetachedFreehold
37, Blackwell DL3 8QT 21 Oct 2022£455,000 DetachedLeasehold
26, Blackwell DL3 8QY 20 May 2022£370,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
102, Blackwell DL3 8QW 10 Dec 2021£205,000 DetachedFreehold
59, Blackwell DL3 8QT 28 May 2021£935,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Blackwell DL3 8QY 19 Apr 2021£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Blackwell DL3 8QY 1 Mar 2021£297,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
83, Blackwell DL3 8QW 18 Dec 2020£345,000 DetachedFreehold
28, Blackwell DL3 8QY 15 Oct 2020£325,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
58, Blackwell DL3 8QT 30 Aug 2019£425,000 DetachedFreehold
65, Blackwell DL3 8QW 27 Sep 2018£195,500 TerracedFreehold
8, Blackwell DL3 8QY 29 Mar 2018£189,000 TerracedFreehold
18, Blackwell DL3 8QY 15 Feb 2018£290,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
59, Blackwell DL3 8QT 1 Feb 2018£10,000 OtherFreehold
51, Blackwell DL3 8QT 12 Jan 2018£325,000 DetachedFreehold
54, Blackwell DL3 8QT 5 Dec 2017£367,500 DetachedFreehold
6, Blackwell DL3 8QY 26 May 2017£187,500 TerracedFreehold
12, Blackwell DL3 8QY 15 Dec 2016£124,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Blackwell DL3 8QW 25 Nov 2016£348,000 DetachedFreehold
71, Blackwell DL3 8QW 24 Jun 2016£184,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
The Gate House, 19, Blackwell DL3 8QY 8 Jan 2016£235,000 DetachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Walnut Cottage, 83A, Blackwell £218,000 (Oct 2023) → £235,000 (Nov 2025) +8%
over 2 yrs
54, Blackwell £367,500 (Dec 2017) → £595,000 (Feb 2025) +62%
over 7 yrs
102, Blackwell £205,000 (Dec 2021) → £210,000 (Jul 2023) +2%
over 2 yrs
59, Blackwell £10,000 (Feb 2018) → £935,000 (May 2021) +9250%
over 3 yrs
28, Blackwell £325,000 (Oct 2020) → £350,000 (Apr 2021) +8%
over under a year

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Schools near Blackwell

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Abbey Infants' School 264 pupils Primary 4–7 Good Report 0.6 mi
Polam Hall School 842 pupils All-through 4–16 Good Report 0.7 mi
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 224 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Abbey Junior School 362 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.9 mi
Carmel College 1,367 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 0.9 mi
Skerne Park Academy 248 pupils Primary 2–11 Requires improvement Report 0.9 mi
Hummersknott Academy 1,215 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.0 mi
Queen Elizabeth Sixth Form College 16 plus 16–19 Report 1.0 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Darlington station 1.3 mi · 25 min walk
  • North Road station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
  • Dinsdale station 4.4 mi · 1 hr 27 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Blackwell Post Office (I, Blackwell) 1 min walk
  • Linwood Grove (O, Carmel Road South) 2 min walk
  • Linwood Grove (I, Carmel Road South) 4 min walk
  • Briar Walk (I, Blackwell) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Carmel Medical Practice
    Nunnery Lane, Darlington · 1.1 mi
  • Clifton Court Medical Practice
    Victoria Road, Darlington · 1.2 mi
  • Blacketts Medical Practice
    63-65 Bondgate, Darlington · 1.2 mi
  • Parkgate Surgery
    Park Place, Darlington · 1.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Sainsburys Sainsburys Darlington · 0.9 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Darlington Duke Street Local · 1.1 mi
  • Sainsburys Local Sainsburys Clifton Road Local · 1.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Cornmill Shopping Centre Express · 1.3 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 1.0 mi
  • Well · 1.2 mi
  • Clifton Court Pharmacy · 1.2 mi

Dentists

  • Wilson Alexander And Henley · 0.8 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.9 mi
  • Southend Avenue (dental Surgery · 0.9 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 10 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income10 of 10
Employment10 of 10
Education and skills10 of 10
Health and disability8 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment8 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned93.2%62.5%
Private rented5.6%20.3%
Social rented1.0%17.1%
Households799

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1516.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6456.0%64.1%
Aged 65+27.8%18.6%
Residents1,893

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)98%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)98%80%
Gigabit-capable98%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks92%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks93%92%

Share of homes across Darlington with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Blackwell

Ethnic group

HereDarlington
White96.1%94.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh2.2%2.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.6%

Religion

HereDarlington
Christian63.9%52.1%
No religion30%39.7%
Not answered3.8%4.9%
Muslim0.8%1.7%
Hindu0.7%0.4%
Sikh0.5%0.4%
Other religion0.2%0.4%
Buddhist0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereDarlington
Born in the UK95.5%92.2%
Born outside the UK4.5%7.8%

Highest qualification

HereDarlington
Level 4 qualifications and above47.2%29%
Level 3 qualifications14.7%18.3%
Level 2 qualifications12.9%14.4%
No qualifications10.5%19.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications6.2%9.4%
Apprenticeship5.4%7%
Other qualifications3.1%2.6%

General health

HereDarlington
Very good health55.5%45.2%
Good health31.6%34.6%
Fair health10%14.3%
Bad health2.5%4.7%
Very bad health0.4%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereDarlington
2 cars or vans in household40.6%24.3%
1 car or van in household36.5%43.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household13.8%7%
No cars or vans in household9.1%25.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Darlington.

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