Sadberge
Sadberge is a town or village in Durham, England. It has 8 bus stops and the nearest railway station is Dinsdale, 3.5 km away. There were around 3 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly other theft. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Sadberge area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Darlington area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 107,801 residents at roughly 546 people per km².
- Council
- Darlington
- County
- Durham
- Constituency
- Sedgefield
- Police force
- Durham
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 186th of 294 English council areas — better than 37% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
14°COvercast
- Today: 23° / 14° · 21% rain
- Tomorrow: 19° / 13° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:27
12h 52m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
42US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees Eaglescliffe, United Kingdom
Crime
2 reported · July 2026▼ 71% YoY
- Vehicle crime1
- Violence & sexual offences1
Neighbourhood team: Darlington (Haughton) · Durham
Local policing priorities
- Youth ASB and retail theft at ASDA, Whinfield
- ASB in Redhall and Haughton areas , Speeding , Vehicle thefts , resident engagement
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
119 reported road collisions (2024)
42 killed or seriously injured · 156 casualties · 11 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
14 food businesses within 2 miles
- 13 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Dinsdale (3.5 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Dinsdale (3.5 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£158,188 average▲ 3.8% YoY
Across Darlington · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£686 average monthly rent▲ 6.2% YoY
- 1 bed £494
- 2 bed £626
- 3 bed £762
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
5.3× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 5.3 times median annual pay (4.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (11.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.7p · Asda (11.8 km)
14 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
31 charging locations within ~8 km
- 7 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 200 kW
- Nearest: Vasstech LTD-Darlington (3.3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Playgrounds1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
107,801 residents in Darlington · 546/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 20%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 103 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
18% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,494 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (43% of 53,800)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
48 schools · 16,037 pupils
29 primary · 7 secondary · 12 other
Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)
42inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Haughton AcademyGood
- Hummersknott AcademyGood
- Hurworth SchoolGood
- St Aidan's Church of England AcademyGood
- Wyvern AcademyGood
- Carmel College
- Longfield Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Darlington
Care & health services
101 CQC-registered services
- Care homes32
- GP practices12
- Dentists24
- Homecare agencies20
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Darlington
Heritage & planning
- In a conservation area (Sadberge)
- Not in the Green Belt
- 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
104 applications decided
93.3% granted · 97 granted, 7 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Matt Vickers
Conservative
Stockton West
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- NoClosure motion
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
- AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition
- Lab 23
- Con 13
- LD 2
- Grn 6
- Ref 1
- Oth 5
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
4,190 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
8 jobs advertised · £81,500 avg
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Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£705 median full-time weekly pay
3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£21,587 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 58,960 certificates
10.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
58% low-carbon electricity
Imports 43% · Wind 27% · Nuclear 20% · Biomass 11%
14 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 78.6 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 58.6 women · 58.6 men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.2
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stockton West:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office443 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s331 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership299 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth270 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test267 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
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- Great Burdon · 2.5 km
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Fighting Cocks railway station · 2.7 kmFighting Cocks railway station was a railway station on the original route of the Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR), which served the villages of Middleton St George and Low Dinsdale in County Durham, as well as th…
Haughton-le-Skerne · 2.8 kmHaughton-le-Skerne is a village in the borough of Darlington in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. It is situated in the north east of Darlington. The village lies to the west of the River Skerne. At the centre…
Morton Palms · 2.8 kmMorton Palms is a civil parish in the Darlington district, in the ceremonial county of Durham, England. In 2001 the parish had a population of 32. The parish borders Barmpton, Great Burdon, Hurworth, Middleton St. Geo…
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Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sadberge?
- Sadberge is a town in Durham, England, in the Darlington local authority.
- How deprived is Sadberge?
- The Darlington local authority, which includes Sadberge, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.