Rent Evidence Pack · Darlington

Average Private Rent in Darlington

Official statistics · June 2026
Average monthly rent
£682
12-month change
+6.1%

The North East pairs historic industrial cities with a rental market shaped by strong demand from students, key workers and young professionals. Every figure below is the published ONS figure for Darlington, named and dated, with a link to check it at the source.

A one-bedroom home in Darlington averages £491 a month and a home with four or more bedrooms £1,082 — a spread of £591 across the bedroom categories ONS publishes.

At £682, the Darlington figure sits below the North East average of £781 and below the England average of £1,446.

Over the 24 months to June 2026 the all-sizes figure moved to £682, up from £582 in July 2024.

The Darlington Rent Evidence Pack

Rent by bedroom category

Average monthly private rent in Darlington by bedroom category, June 2026
BedroomsAverage rent12-month change
1 bed £491+6.0%
2 bed £622+6.3%
3 bed £758+6.2%
4+ bed £1,082+5.1%

24-month trend

July 2024£582June 2026£682

Average monthly rent in Darlington, all property sizes: £582 in July 2024 to £682 in June 2026.

How Darlington compares

Average monthly private rent, Darlington against its region and England, June 2026
AreaAverage rent12-month change
Darlington £682+6.1%
North East £781+6.3%
England £1,446+3.4%

Sources — every figure on this page

  • Darlington average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Darlington 12-month change — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Darlington, 1 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Darlington, 2 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Darlington, 3 bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • Darlington, 4+ bed average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • North East average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)
  • England average rent — ONS (Price Index of Private Rents), June 2026 (check at source)

ONS revises these series on each monthly release. The reference period above is the edition this page was built from — check the live bulletin before relying on a figure.

This page presents official statistics for context. It is not a valuation of any property, and not advice.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Read the licence. Source: Office for National Statistics, Price Index of Private Rents.

See every published local authority in North East — the same ONS rent figures, one region at a time ↗

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