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Whinfield

Ward

North east Darlington. About 3,941 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 15% of people in Whinfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
3,834
1,786th least populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
15%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.4%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Whinfield compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

WhinfieldMiddle
Population20 wards, Darlington · 2021
Population: every ward in Darlington20 areas from 3,693 to 7,591. The middle area is 5,341. Whinfield is 3,834.
3,8344th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares20 wards, Darlington · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Darlington20 areas from 0.0% to 71.0%. The middle area is 5.0%. Whinfield is 15.0%.
15%4th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage20 wards, Darlington · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Darlington20 areas from 76.9% to 99.7%. The middle area is 95.9%. Whinfield is 97.7%.
97.7%8th highest
Claimant rate20 wards, Darlington · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Darlington20 areas from 0.3% to 7.5%. The middle area is 2.9%. Whinfield is 2.4%.
2.4%9th lowest

Is Whinfield safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Whinfield at a rate of 88.9 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 125.2 per 1,000 people across Darlington.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 36 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Whinfield.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (118), violence and sexual offences (112) and other crime (48).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Darlington

These figures are published for the whole of Darlington, not for each ward, so they describe all of Darlington and not Whinfield alone. See Darlington

Average house price
£159,770
Up 1.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£36,166
98th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.4×
Joint 23rd most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.7
Joint 71st most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Whinfield in brief

Whinfield had 3,834 usual residents at the census.

About 15% of people in Whinfield live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Whinfield, 97.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Whinfield, 2.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.