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Darlington Building Society: Savings reviews

4.90
Based on 12,463 reviews, last reviewed 8th May 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

Positive customer service today with help to navigat... Positive customer service today with help to navigate online and professional and helpful manner ensured I was able to re-invest ISA with telephone su... Read more Reviewed on: 8th May 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

2

Inconvenient and inaccessible at customer cost! After an initial positive experience with DBS, I am shocked that since Jan 2026 they no longer have card machines in their buildings!? This makes it i... Read more Reviewed on: 17th April 2026
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About this product

There’s a range of savings accounts to choose from at Darlington Building Society.

Savings account options include fixed rate bonds, easy access and notice accounts.

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Darlington Building Society Savings reviews (12463)

Interest Rates

4
Haven't used Darlington Building Society in a long while due to their poor interest rates. Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

Easy to open ISA account, good rates

5
Easy to open ISA account with competitive interest rate. Good communication and easy to fund account with debit card payment. Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

Staff were very friendly and professional but the pr...

4
Staff were very friendly and professional but the printers in branch were t working and the account opening process took much longer than anticipated Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

Review of Darlington Building Society

5
Good local Building Society. High Street Branches with helpful staff Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

Providing an excellent service to the local community.

5
Providing an excellent service to the local community. Competitive rates and friendly helpful staff at Guisborough Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

Cash ISA

4
Opened cash ISA recently with Darlington, and the online banking portal is easy to use. An app would be nice in future - but I guess not totally necessary given the intended frequency of payments in/out of these sorts of accounts. Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

Always very helpful and friendly

5
Always very helpful and friendly in the yarm branch its a pleasure to go in there Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

Staff are always very helpful.

5
Staff are always very helpful. They provide answers to queries promptly. Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

Recommended

5
Opening an account is a clear, straightforward process, with excellent communication throughout. Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

A very good experience.

5
A very good experience. Tend to use online access but when I do go into Northallerton Branch, they are always helpful and efficient. Reviewed on: 16th April 2025

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