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DL16 vs DL3: house prices compared

A side-by-side look at sold prices in DL16 and DL3, from official Land Registry records — overall and by property type, with the more affordable area highlighted.

On median sold price, DL16 is the more affordable of the two, at £145,000 versus £164,500.

DL16
Spennymoor
DL3
Darlington
Median sold price£145,000£164,500
Average sold price£156,956£191,618
Year-on-year-0.5%-5.6%
Sales (3 yrs)9001,626
Terraced (median)£98,000£110,000
Semi-detached (median)£145,000£190,000
Detached (median)£220,000£295,000
Flat / maisonette (median)£64,500£105,000

Green marks the more affordable (lower-priced) area for each measure. Figures cover the whole district over the last three years and are a market guide, not a valuation of any home.

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Sources

Sold-price figures derived from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (© Crown copyright), under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Full reports also draw on HM Land Registry, Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency, VOA, Ofsted, Police.uk, DEFRA, ONS and more.