# Darenth Valley

North Sevenoaks. 6,911 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 35 square kilometres.

Darenth Valley had 6,771 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021).

Middle area. Code E02005091. In: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east) › [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £373,080** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Darenth Valley was £373,080 in 2025. 2,294th most expensive of 7,259. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks/darenth-valley#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 6,771** (2021). Darenth Valley had 6,771 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,914th least populated of 9,448. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks/darenth-valley#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in Darenth Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks/darenth-valley#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 67.8%** (January 2026). In Darenth Valley, 67.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks/darenth-valley#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas#place=E02005091) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in Darenth Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year#place=E02005091) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 110 homes were sold in Darenth Valley in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime#place=E02005091) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Darenth Valley.
- [Population by middle area](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population#place=E02005091) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Darenth Valley had 6,771 usual residents at the census.

## Recorded crime in Darenth Valley

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darenth Valley at a rate of 78.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 62.5 per 1,000 people across Sevenoaks.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

| Kind of crime, 12 months to August 2026 | Count |
| --- | --- |
| Anti-social behaviour | 127 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 125 |
| Other crime | 106 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 52 |
| Vehicle crime | 52 |
| Shoplifting | 38 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Drug offences | 19 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026.

## How Darenth Valley compares

Each middle area against every other middle area the measure covers.

| Measure | Darenth Valley | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £373,080 | 3rd cheapest | 15 middle areas, Sevenoaks · 2025 |
| Population | 6,771 | 4th least populated | 15 middle areas, Sevenoaks · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 15 middle areas, Sevenoaks · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 67.8% | 5th lowest | 15 middle areas, Sevenoaks · Jan 2026 |

## Is Darenth Valley safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Darenth Valley at a rate of 78.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 62.5 per 1,000 people across Sevenoaks.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 72 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Darenth Valley.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were anti-social behaviour (127), violence and sexual offences (125) and other crime (106).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## 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](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks)

- **Average house price: £535,810** (August 2026). Sevenoaks’s average house price was £535,810 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.4% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,581** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sevenoaks earned a median of £44,581 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 55th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 12.0×** (2025). A home in Sevenoaks costs 12.0 times local full-time pay. 23rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 14.4** (2025). Sevenoaks has a deprivation score of 14.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 86th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## 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.
About 100% of people in Darenth Valley live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Darenth Valley, 67.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Middle area
- Code: E02005091
- Ward: [Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth †](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks/ward/farningham-horton-kirby-and-south-darenth)
- Constituency: [Sevenoaks †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sevenoaks)
- Council: [Sevenoaks](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 34.71 km²
- People, mid-2024: 6,911*
- Neighbourhoods: 4
- Output areas: 24

* People: worked out by Open Index by adding up the neighbourhood estimates inside this area.
† Best fit: the ward and constituency this middle area mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[West Kingsdown](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks/west-kingsdown), [Swanley South & Crockenhill](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks/swanley-south-and-crockenhill), [Bean, Darenth & Sutton at Hone](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/bean-darenth-and-sutton-at-hone), [Knockholt, Shoreham & Dunton Green](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks/knockholt-shoreham-and-dunton-green), [Swanley East & Hextable](https://openindex.co.uk/sevenoaks/swanley-east-and-hextable), [Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/longfield-new-barn-and-southfleet)

## Latest updates for Darenth Valley

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E02005091

## How to cite

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