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Darenth Valley

Middle area

North Sevenoaks. 6,911 people in 35 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Darenth Valley’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£373,080
2,294th highest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,771
3,914th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
67.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
2.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Darenth Valley compares

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Median sale price15 middle areas, Sevenoaks · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Sevenoaks15 areas from £340,000 to £905,000. The middle area is £536,250. Darenth Valley is £373,080.
£373,0803rd lowest
Population15 middle areas, Sevenoaks · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sevenoaks15 areas from 5,931 to 10,106. The middle area is 7,566. Darenth Valley is 6,771.
6,7714th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage15 middle areas, Sevenoaks · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Sevenoaks15 areas from 33.3% to 92.6%. The middle area is 86.1%. Darenth Valley is 67.8%.
67.8%5th lowest
Claimant rate15 middle areas, Sevenoaks · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Sevenoaks15 areas from 0.9% to 3.7%. The middle area is 2.2%. Darenth Valley is 2.9%.
2.9%3rd highest

Figures for the whole of Sevenoaks

These figures are published for the whole of Sevenoaks, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sevenoaks and not Darenth Valley alone. See Sevenoaks

Average house price
£538,714
Up 1.0% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,581
55th highest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
12.1×
20th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
14.4
86th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Darenth Valley in brief

The median price paid for a home in Darenth Valley was £373,080 in 2025.

Darenth Valley had 6,771 usual residents at the census.

In Darenth Valley, 67.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Darenth Valley, 2.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.