Neighbourhood · Darlington · North East
Bank Top
Darlington 012 · 5 sub-areas · 7,888 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Solo renters (80/100)Watch-out: Families (54/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartile
Bank Top is a mid-density neighbourhood of Darlington in the North East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Bank Top?
A snapshot of Bank Top
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £666 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Bank Top?
- The median monthly rent across Bank Top is £666.
- How safe is Bank Top?
- Bank Top has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Bank Top?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 8 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Bank Top?
- There are 13 schools within 2 km of Bank Top, of which 62% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 550 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Bank Top?
- The most common council tax band in Bank Top is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,690. Council tax is set by Darlington council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Bank Top to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Bank Top to central London is approximately 142 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Bank Top?
- 100% of premises in Bank Top are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Bank Top?
- Bank Top sits in IMD decile 1 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Bank Top?
- 40% of households in Bank Top are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Bank Top?
- The average property price across Darlington (the local authority covering Bank Top) is approximately £157,389, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Bank Top a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.51 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £30,100.)
- Which local areas are part of Bank Top?
- Bank Top contains 5 local areas: Darlington 012D, Darlington 012E, Darlington 012A, Darlington 012B, Darlington 012C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Bank Top
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Bank Top?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Bank Top is £666. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Bank Top a safe place to live?
- Bank Top has a safety score of 22/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Bank Top?
- 62% of schools within 2 km of Bank Top are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Bank Top?
- Public-transport commute time from Bank Top to central London is approximately 142 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Bank Top different from the rest of Darlington?
- Bank Top contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Bank Top rank in Darlington?
- Bank Top scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Darlington, see the Cities table on the Darlington page.
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