| Official Name: | Skerne Park |
| Label Position: | top |
| Country: | England |
| Region: | North East England |
| Shire County: | County Durham |
| Post Town: | DARLINGTON |
| Postcode Area: | DL |
| Postcode District: | DL1 |
| Dial Code: | 01325 |
| Os Grid Reference: | NZ290128 |
| Coordinates: | 54.51°N -1.553°W |
Skerne Park is a predominantly council owned housing estate in the southern part of the borough of Darlington[1] and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated on the southern edge of Darlington. Skerne Park comprises streets named after well-known British rivers, such as Tweed Place, Severn Way and Tyne Crescent, partly because the estate is built near the River Skerne. Skerne Park has been recently renewed, and is a minute's walk away from The South Park. In Skerne Park, there is a Londis Newsagent Store, a Post Office and A Kebab House, there is also a popular primary school serving the local area.
The estate recently had a new housing development built and is still undergoing construction, there is also a park being built.
Skerne Park Primary School was built in the 1960s and in 2006 was refurbished at a cost of around £4.1 million.
Skerne Park Primary School is adjacent to the Coleridge Centre which was Built in 2005 and opened in February 2006. Facilities in the Coleridge Centre include: Parkside Nursery, Darlington Borough Council's Home Education Service, SureStart Centre and Darlington Learning and Skills Service; run by the Council offering vocational training to young people and adults as well as Apprenticeship training programmes.