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Merrybent Drive, Merrybent, Darlington

MyStreetCheck free street report: Merrybent Drive, Merrybent, Darlington · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/darlington-darlington/merrybent-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL2 2JZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£216,250
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£239,583
23 sales
Price range
£180k – £400k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
3 Jul 2026
DL2 2JZ

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At a glance

House prices£216k average10% above the Darlington average CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 60% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station52 min walkNorth Road station Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 25 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

23 property sales on Merrybent Drive, Merrybent, Darlington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £216,250. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £216,915. Average sale prices rose from £201,167 in 2016 to £216,250 in 2026 (+7%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 10% above the Darlington average of £196,498 over the same period. 3 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 57% terraced, 26% semi-detached, 17% detached. Recorded sale prices on Merrybent Drive range from £180,000 to £400,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold. Of 260 streets in Darlington with at least two sales in the last year, Merrybent Drive ranks 90th for average price.

House prices on Merrybent Drive compared

Merrybent Drive£216,250
DL2 postcode area£260,979
Darlington£196,498
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DL2 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £201,167 (3 sales)2016£201k2017: £400,000 (1 sales)2017£400k2018: £233,625 (2 sales)2018£234k2019: £192,000 (1 sales)2019£192k2020: £243,000 (2 sales)2020£243k2021: £205,000 (4 sales)2021£205k2022: £275,000 (1 sales)2022£275k2023: £225,000 (1 sales)2023£225k2024: £247,333 (3 sales)2024£247k2025: £289,050 (3 sales)2025£289k2026: £216,250 (2 sales)2026£216k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 25 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced13£216,9153 Jul 2026
Semi-detached6£242,04223 Jun 2023
Detached4£309,56324 Jun 2025

Sold prices on Merrybent Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
31, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 3 Jul 2026£197,500 TerracedFreehold
38, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 16 Feb 2026£235,000 TerracedFreehold
51, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 24 Jun 2025£346,250 DetachedFreehold
8, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 27 Mar 2025£197,500 TerracedFreehold
3, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 24 Jan 2025£323,400 TerracedFreehold
16, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 28 Oct 2024£300,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 28 Aug 2024£217,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 14 Jun 2024£225,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 23 Jun 2023£225,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 28 Oct 2022£275,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 16 Dec 2021£270,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 14 Dec 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
40, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 29 Oct 2021£180,000 TerracedFreehold
44, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 28 May 2021£185,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 30 Apr 2021£180,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 15 Mar 2021£246,000 OtherFreehold
36, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 4 Sep 2020£186,000 TerracedFreehold
45, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 4 Sep 2020£300,000 DetachedFreehold
25, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 13 Jun 2019£192,000 DetachedFreehold
20, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 30 May 2018£245,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 27 Apr 2018£222,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
2, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 19 Sep 2017£400,000 DetachedFreehold
44, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 15 Nov 2016£185,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 18 Apr 2016£203,500 TerracedFreehold
19, Merrybent Drive DL2 2JZ 13 Apr 2016£215,000 Semi-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
38, Merrybent Drive £180,000 (Apr 2021) → £235,000 (Feb 2026) +31%
over 5 yrs
40, Merrybent Drive £180,000 (Oct 2021) → £185,000 (Dec 2021) +3%
over under a year
44, Merrybent Drive £185,000 (Nov 2016) → £185,000 (May 2021) +0%
over 5 yrs

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Schools near Merrybent Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Embleton View 34 pupils Other independent special school 5–18 Report 0.4 mi
Hummersknott Academy 1,215 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.9 mi
Mowden Junior School 295 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 1.1 mi
Marchbank Free School 63 pupils Free schools special 5–11 Good Report 1.1 mi
Wyvern Academy 464 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 1.2 mi
Mowden Infant School 169 pupils Primary 5–7 Report 1.2 mi
Carmel College 1,367 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Report 1.2 mi
Mount Pleasant Primary School 259 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 1.4 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

  • North Road station 2.6 mi · 52 min walk
  • Darlington station 2.8 mi · 55 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Gate Lane (O, A67) 2 min walk
  • Gate Lane (I, A67) 4 min walk
  • East End (I, Merrybent) 5 min walk
  • East End (O, Merrybent) 7 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Carmel Medical Practice
    Nunnery Lane, Darlington · 1.5 mi
  • Moorlands Surgery
    139A Willow Road, Darlington · 1.7 mi
  • Orchard Court Surgery
    Orchard Court, Orchard Road, Darlington · 2.1 mi
  • Blacketts Medical Practice
    63-65 Bondgate, Darlington · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Mowden · 0.9 mi
  • Heron Heron Harrowgate Darlington · 1.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Cockerton · 1.6 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op West Auckland Road · 1.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • Rowlands Pharmacy · 1.4 mi
  • Cockerton Pharmacy · 1.7 mi
  • West Park Pharmacy · 2.0 mi

Dentists

  • Smile At West Park · 2.0 mi
  • Wilson Alexander And Henley · 2.0 mi
  • Darlington Memorial Hospital Ooh Service · 2.1 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 7 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.

Income8 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills9 of 10
Health and disability9 of 10
Crime7 of 10
Access to housing and services2 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned81.4%62.5%
Private rented15.2%20.3%
Social rented3.2%17.1%
Households1,077

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1517.7%17.4%
Aged 15–6464.1%64.1%
Aged 65+18.2%18.6%
Residents2,705

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)0%80%
Gigabit-capable0%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 Merrybent Drive

Ethnic group

HereDarlington
White97.7%94.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%2.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1%1.4%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%0.6%
Other ethnic group0%0.9%

Religion

HereDarlington
Christian62%52.1%
No religion32.6%39.7%
Not answered3.9%4.9%
Muslim0.4%1.7%
Buddhist0.3%0.3%
Sikh0.3%0.4%
Other religion0.3%0.4%
Hindu0.2%0.4%

Country of birth

HereDarlington
Born in the UK96%92.2%
Born outside the UK4%7.8%

Highest qualification

HereDarlington
Level 4 qualifications and above41%29%
Level 3 qualifications19.5%18.3%
Level 2 qualifications14%14.4%
No qualifications10.7%19.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications7.5%9.4%
Apprenticeship5.3%7%
Other qualifications1.9%2.6%

General health

HereDarlington
Very good health56.3%45.2%
Good health32%34.6%
Fair health8.4%14.3%
Bad health2.5%4.7%
Very bad health0.9%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereDarlington
2 cars or vans in household43.7%24.3%
1 car or van in household33.2%43.6%
3 or more cars or vans in household18.3%7%
No cars or vans in household4.9%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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