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Darlington Building Society: Savings reviews

Name: Savings
Rating: 4.91 (12325 reviews)

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4.91

Based on 12,325 reviews, last reviewed 3rd Feb 2026

51% decrease in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

No new 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

93%

Latest highest rating:

5

Friendly personal very helpful I drive a distance to... Friendly personal very helpful I drive a distance to visit the Yarm team Reviewed on: 3rd February 2026

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Latest lowest rating:

2

In branch service review Products department have got it all wrong - reducing rate on popular accounts like special occasion saver/regular saver will lose customers to rivals ... Read more Reviewed on: 11th July 2025

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Darlington Building Society savings reviews can help you to find out more about life at Darlington Building Society. How easy is it to contact Darlington Building Society? And how friendly are they? Our Darlington Building Society savings reviews can help you to find out information like this. Smart Money People is an independent source of honest reviews.

Darlington Building Society Savings reviews (12325)

Review of the Darlington Building Society, Savings:

Savings made easy

I like the different saving products and the easy of opening then both in Branch and Online and the easy that I can then make deposit Reviewed on: 17th April 2025

Great for Regular Savings

All good :) I just setup a direct debit and leave it to Darlington :) Reviewed on: 31st January 2026

Still going strong with the Darlington after 56 years

I’ve been with the Darlington since I was 24 that’s 56 years and am still with you why you ask, well you can rely on them as being there when all the rest have gone I don’t want to do on line banking I’m to old and frightened of scammers Reviewed on: 31st January 2026

Easy to open account, save & handle, with nice commu...

Easy to open account, save & handle, with nice communication. Reviewed on: 31st January 2026

Friendly staff helpful knowledgeable

Friendly staff helpful knowledgeable Reviewed on: 31st January 2026

reliable service.

reliable service. Was easy to set up Reviewed on: 31st January 2026

Excellent customer service

Opened a regular savings account online at an excellent interest rate; there was a software glitch on Darlington's end which delayed my application and the deadline was missed. They contacted me to apologise and honoured the higher interest rate Reviewed on: 30th January 2026

Helpful, informative, reassuring.

Helpful, informative, reassuring. Reviewed on: 30th January 2026

Easy to open account online, and service it as requi...

Easy to open account online, and service it as required. Reviewed on: 30th January 2026

Another satisfied customer .

The staff in my local branch are always helpful and answer any questions I have regarding my finances. I never have to wait long for a face to face appointment. I have been a customer for a very long time and actually had my first mortgage the the DBS many years ago. Reviewed on: 30th January 2026

All good for opening and operation.

All good for opening and operation. Staff very helpful. Reviewed on: 30th January 2026

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