# Dartford

Town in Dartford, South East.

Dartford is a town in Dartford, South East. Median sale price £380,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 100.6 per 1,000 people. About 73,017 people.

Town. Code E63005030. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford)

Dartford is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Dartford add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dartford was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 216th most expensive of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/dartford#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 69,131** (2021). Dartford had 69,131 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 159th most populated of 1,209. 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/town/dartford#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 94%** (2022). About 94% of people in Dartford 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/town/dartford#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.7%** (January 2026). In Dartford, 85.7% 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/town/dartford#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63005030) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 94% of people in Dartford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63005030) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 800 homes were sold in Dartford in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63005030) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Dartford.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63005030) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Dartford had 69,131 usual residents at the census.

## How Dartford compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Dartford | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £380,000 | joint 93rd cheapest | 209 towns, South East · 2025 |
| Population | 69,131 | 23rd most populated | 209 towns, South East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 94% | joint 47th most people in radon Affected Areas | 209 towns, South East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.7% | joint 59th lowest | 209 towns, South East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Dartford safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Dartford at a rate of 100.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 81.3 per 1,000 people across South East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 632 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Dartford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,592), anti-social behaviour (1,260) and other crime (1,128).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Dartford was 106.7 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in Dartford, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Dartford has no single figure. Of its 40 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Dartford

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dartford 001C](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024154) | 1,347 | 101.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Dartford 001D](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024155) | 2,522 | 106.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.8% |
| [Dartford 001E](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035270) | 1,618 | 37.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.3% |
| [Dartford 001F](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035271) | 1,690 | 40.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 76.2% |
| [Dartford 001G](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035272) | 1,579 | 76.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 85.9% |
| [Dartford 001H](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035273) | 1,240 | 112.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.8% |
| [Dartford 001I](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035274) | 1,268 | 240.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 76.9% |
| [Dartford 001J](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035275) | 1,482 | 35.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 98.7% |
| [Dartford 001K](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035276) | 1,622 | 53.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.9% |
| [Dartford 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024180) | 2,417 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 65.6% |
| [Dartford 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024181) | 2,076 | 128.6 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.9% |
| [Dartford 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024182) | 1,812 | 575.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 78.4% |
| [Dartford 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024183) | 1,438 | 38.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.1% |
| [Dartford 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024184) | 2,152 | 31.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 75.9% |
| [Dartford 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024185) | 2,308 | 56.4 per 1,000 | 7 | 76.6% |
| [Dartford 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024156) | 1,678 | 71.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 77.8% |
| [Dartford 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024161) | 2,059 | 72.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.4% |
| [Dartford 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024162) | 2,106 | 249.6 per 1,000 | 4 | 50.9% |
| [Dartford 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024163) | 1,907 | 71.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 93.3% |
| [Dartford 005E](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024164) | 1,977 | 70.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.7% |
| [Dartford 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024169) | 2,290 | 115.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.9% |
| [Dartford 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024170) | 1,576 | 124.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 84.6% |
| [Dartford 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024144) | 1,497 | 82.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.9% |
| [Dartford 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024145) | 1,655 | 53.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.7% |
| [Dartford 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024146) | 1,440 | 30.9 per 1,000 | 10 | 94.6% |
| [Dartford 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024147) | 1,770 | 45.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.4% |
| [Dartford 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024186) | 1,365 | 34.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Dartford 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024133) | 1,367 | 200.3 per 1,000 | 7 | 75.1% |
| [Dartford 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024136) | 1,524 | 115.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 75.7% |
| [Dartford 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024137) | 1,915 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.3% |
| [Dartford 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024138) | 1,911 | 70.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 74.1% |
| [Dartford 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024139) | 1,822 | 22.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.2% |
| [Dartford 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024165) | 1,693 | 67.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 71.0% |
| [Dartford 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024166) | 1,715 | 60.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.0% |
| [Dartford 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024167) | 2,076 | 159.3 per 1,000 | 4 | 82.6% |
| [Dartford 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024168) | 1,249 | 90.6 per 1,000 | 6 | 85.2% |
| [Dartford 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024152) | 2,728 | 74.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 88.6% |
| [Dartford 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024187) | 1,179 | 48.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 77.0% |
| [Dartford 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024188) | 1,469 | 38.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 86.1% |
| [Dartford 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024189) | 1,541 | 55.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 72.8% |

## Your MP

- [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dartford): Jim Dickson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Council

[Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford)

## Postcode districts covering Dartford

[DA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da1), [DA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da2)

## Middle areas in Dartford

[Brent & Fleet Estate](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/brent-and-fleet-estate), [Central Dartford & West Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/central-dartford-and-west-hill), [Heath](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/heath), [Newtown](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/newtown), [Temple Hill & Marshes](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/temple-hill-and-marshes), [Tree Estate](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/tree-estate), [Wilmington & Hawley](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/wilmington-and-hawley)

## Towns near Dartford

[Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley), [Swanscombe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swanscombe), [Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chafford-hundred-and-west-thurrock), [Swanley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swanley), [Aveley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/aveley), [Northfleet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/northfleet)

## Dartford in brief

Dartford is a town in Dartford, South East.
About 73,017 people lived in Dartford in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £380,000 in 2025 across 800 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 100.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Dartford was £380,000 in 2025.
Dartford had 69,131 usual residents at the census.
About 94% of people in Dartford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Dartford, 85.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63005030
- Constituency: [Dartford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dartford)
- Council: [Dartford †](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford)
- Region: [South East](https://openindex.co.uk/south-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 15.04 km²
- People, mid-2024: 73,017*
- Neighbourhoods: 40
- Output areas: 210

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Bexley](https://openindex.co.uk/bexley), [Swanscombe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swanscombe), [Chafford Hundred and West Thurrock](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chafford-hundred-and-west-thurrock), [Swanley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swanley), [Aveley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/aveley), [Northfleet](https://openindex.co.uk/town/northfleet)

## Latest updates for Dartford

- 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/E63005030

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/dartford, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/dartford#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/dartford