Firthmoor
Darlington 013 · 3 sub-areas · 6,605 residents
Firthmoor is a green, lower-density part of Darlington — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Overview
What's it like to live in Firthmoor?
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; 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 3 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Firthmoor in Darlington
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Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Firthmoor?
- The median monthly rent across Firthmoor is £666.
- How safe is Firthmoor?
- Firthmoor 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 Firthmoor?
- 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 20 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Firthmoor?
- There are 7 schools within 2 km of Firthmoor, of which 57% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 685 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Firthmoor?
- The most common council tax band in Firthmoor is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,819. Council tax is set by Darlington council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Firthmoor to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Firthmoor to central London is approximately 154 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 Firthmoor?
- 100% of premises in Firthmoor are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Firthmoor?
- Firthmoor sits in IMD decile 4 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 Firthmoor?
- 64% of households in Firthmoor 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 Firthmoor?
- The average property price across Darlington (the local authority covering Firthmoor) 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 Firthmoor 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 Firthmoor?
- Firthmoor contains 3 local areas: Darlington 013B, Darlington 013C, Darlington 013A.
Frequently asked about Firthmoor
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Firthmoor?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Firthmoor 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 Firthmoor a safe place to live?
- Firthmoor has a safety score of 53/100. 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 Firthmoor?
- 57% of schools within 2 km of Firthmoor are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Firthmoor?
- Public-transport commute time from Firthmoor to central London is approximately 154 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Firthmoor different from the rest of Darlington?
- Firthmoor contains 3 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 Firthmoor rank in Darlington?
- Firthmoor scores 99/100 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.