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Shearwater Avenue, Darlington

MyStreetCheck free street report: Shearwater Avenue, Darlington · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/darlington-darlington/shearwater-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DL1 1DQ, DL1 1DH, DL1 1DJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
£160,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£136,690
29 sales
Price range
£70k – £200k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
8 May 2026
DL1 1DJ

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At a glance

House prices£137k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station20 min walkDarlington station Schools5 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll 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

29 property sales on Shearwater Avenue, Darlington have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £160,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £135,327. 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 90% semi-detached, 10% terraced. Recorded sale prices on Shearwater Avenue range from £70,000 to £200,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Shearwater Avenue compared

DL1 postcode area£156,192
Darlington£196,498
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Shearwater Avenue has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DL1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £126,000 (2 sales)2016£126k2017: £122,000 (3 sales)2017£122k2018: £121,667 (3 sales)2018£122k2019: £112,833 (3 sales)2019£113k2020: £133,000 (1 sales)2020£133k2021: £140,500 (4 sales)2021£141k2022: £164,375 (4 sales)2022£164k2023: £129,750 (4 sales)2023£130k2024: £148,000 (1 sales)2024£148k2025: £154,333 (3 sales)2025£154k2026: £160,000 (1 sales)2026£160k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 29 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached26£135,3278 May 2026
Terraced3£148,5006 Jun 2022

Sold prices on Shearwater Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
9, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DJ 8 May 2026£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
31, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DH 13 Jun 2025£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
72, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 25 Apr 2025£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 3 Jan 2025£163,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
6, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 1 Oct 2024£148,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
38, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 31 Oct 2023£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 16 Aug 2023£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
24, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 12 May 2023£96,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 24 Feb 2023£128,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
76, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 2 Aug 2022£200,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
84, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 2 Aug 2022£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
90, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 6 Jun 2022£167,500 TerracedFreehold
92, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 7 Mar 2022£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
102, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 24 Sep 2021£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DH 2 Aug 2021£145,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 16 Mar 2021£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DH 6 Jan 2021£152,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DH 31 Jan 2020£133,000 TerracedFreehold
102, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 1 Aug 2019£133,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 29 Jul 2019£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
40, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 24 May 2019£70,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 6 Dec 2018£116,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
46, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 27 Nov 2018£122,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
29, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DH 14 Aug 2018£127,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 23 Aug 2017£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
104, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 21 Jul 2017£126,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DJ 24 May 2017£135,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 1 Sep 2016£102,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
112, Shearwater Avenue DL1 1DQ 30 Mar 2016£150,000 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
14, Shearwater Avenue £157,000 (Aug 2023) → £163,000 (Jan 2025) +4%
over 1 yr
38, Shearwater Avenue £120,000 (Mar 2021) → £138,000 (Oct 2023) +15%
over 3 yrs
102, Shearwater Avenue £133,500 (Aug 2019) → £145,000 (Sep 2021) +9%
over 2 yrs
45, Shearwater Avenue £133,000 (Jan 2020) → £145,000 (Aug 2021) +9%
over 2 yrs
29, Shearwater Avenue £127,000 (Aug 2018) → £152,000 (Jan 2021) +20%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Shearwater Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Heathfield Primary School 439 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.2 mi
St Teresa's Catholic Primary School 342 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
St Aidan's Church of England Academy 587 pupils Secondary Church of England 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
St John's Church of England Academy 249 pupils Primary Church of England 2–11 Outstanding Report 0.7 mi
Firthmoor Primary School 279 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
Red Hall Primary School 207 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.7 mi
The Rydal Academy 584 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.8 mi
Borough Road Nursery School 109 pupils Nursery 2–5 Good 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 1.0 mi · 20 min walk
  • North Road station 1.5 mi · 30 min walk
  • Dinsdale station 2.4 mi · 47 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • The Wheatsheaf (O, Yarm Road) 3 min walk
  • The Wheatsheaf (I, Yarm Road) 3 min walk
  • Lingfield Green (O, McMullen Road) 3 min walk
  • St Herbert's Church (O, Yarm Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Neasham Road Surgery
    186 Neasham Road, Darlington · 0.9 mi
  • Parkgate Surgery
    Park Place, Darlington · 1.0 mi
  • Clifton Court Medical Practice
    Victoria Road, Darlington · 1.1 mi
  • Blacketts Medical Practice
    63-65 Bondgate, Darlington · 1.5 mi

Supermarkets

  • Lidl Lidl Lascelles Darlington · 0.1 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Lascelles Darlington · 0.1 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Yarm Road Darlington · 0.1 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Darlington White Hart · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • James & Lindsey Clark Chemist · 0.2 mi
  • Meds On Delivery Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
  • Lingfield Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Yarm Road (dental Surgery) · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.5 mi
  • Firthmoor Community Centre · 0.6 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 5 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.

Income6 of 10
Employment5 of 10
Education and skills3 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime6 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned78.4%62.5%
Private rented13.9%20.3%
Social rented7.7%17.1%
Households612

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1514.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.1%64.1%
Aged 65+28.7%18.6%
Residents1,329

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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 Shearwater Avenue

Ethnic group

HereDarlington
White96.8%94.4%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.7%2.8%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.8%1.4%
Other ethnic group0.5%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.2%0.6%

Religion

HereDarlington
Christian59.7%52.1%
No religion34.6%39.7%
Not answered3.9%4.9%
Buddhist0.8%0.3%
Sikh0.5%0.4%
Other religion0.5%0.4%
Muslim0.1%1.7%
Hindu0%0.4%

Country of birth

HereDarlington
Born in the UK93.7%92.2%
Born outside the UK6.3%7.8%

Highest qualification

HereDarlington
No qualifications25.8%19.3%
Level 4 qualifications and above19.9%29%
Level 3 qualifications18.1%18.3%
Level 2 qualifications13.1%14.4%
Apprenticeship10.2%7%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.5%9.4%
Other qualifications3.4%2.6%

General health

HereDarlington
Very good health42.1%45.2%
Good health35.4%34.6%
Fair health15.8%14.3%
Bad health5.6%4.7%
Very bad health1.1%1.2%

Cars or vans per household

HereDarlington
1 car or van in household51%43.6%
2 cars or vans in household22.7%24.3%
No cars or vans in household20.8%25.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.5%7%

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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