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.

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.

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.