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Darlington Building Society: Savings reviews

4.91
Based on 12,315 reviews, last reviewed 31st Jan 2026
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Latest highest rating:

5

Great for Regular Savings All good :) I just setup a direct debit and leave it to Darlington :) Reviewed on: 31st January 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 (12315)

Review of the Darlington Building Society, Savings:

Savings made easy

5
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

More than a place for your

5
Competitive Products easy to setup. Communications keeps you well informed and updates with news regards both my account and the building society making sure your aware it’s more than a place to put your money. Reviewed on: 29th January 2026

Ease of access to appointments

5
Easy to make an appointment to review savings and personnel are very knowledgeable about the products available. The staff are very helpful, but let you make your own mind up about a product. Overall, I have always found the staff in my local branch to be very welcoming, polite and considerate and find my visits to the branch to be a very pleasant experience. Reviewed on: 29th January 2026

Good customer service in branch.

4
Good customer service in branch. Sometimes have competitive interest rates. Reviewed on: 29th January 2026

savings and isa

5
hi have been with darlington for many years savings and isa and always found staff very helpfull and for pleasant and products are always competative or even better Reviewed on: 29th January 2026

Good service and interest rates.

5
Really easy to open and great customer care when I had to phone up. Great monthly saver with high rates. Reviewed on: 29th January 2026

breezing

5
good rates and easy application for regular saver Reviewed on: 29th January 2026

Very efficient, friendly and helpful customer service.

5
Very efficient, friendly and helpful customer service. Professional, focussed response, knew the answers to my queries without having to put me on hold or check with a manager. Inspired confidence that My money washing safe hands. Reviewed on: 29th January 2026

Quick & easy service.

5
Quick & easy service. Staff always friendly and helpful Reviewed on: 29th January 2026

Local branch based savings excellent choice of savin...

5
Local branch based savings excellent choice of savings products competitive rate for savings and helpful advice from branch staff and most of all it's mutual local society Reviewed on: 29th January 2026

good rate of interest.

4
good rate of interest. check that any added interst is reasonably correct. some recent interest payment was later partially withdrawn. Reviewed on: 29th January 2026