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All statistics: Dartford

Dartford local authority area. Every figure carries its own date.

The figures behind the findings, with dates and workings.

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Population over time

1996 to 2025

Dartford local authority area · people

Reviewed figures: 1996 to 2025. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: 82,981 people in 1996; 126,297 people in 2025. 52.2% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

The population rose from 82,981 to 126,297 between 1996 and 2025.

2024 to 2025: 1,703 more people (1.4% higher).

This counts the whole council area. Growth alone does not establish overcrowding or a shortfall in services.

Data table and workings

All ages, both sexes, usual residents. Source series rebased to the 2021/2022 censuses; latest revisions replace older estimates.

These estimates cover the whole authority, including any surrounding towns and countryside.

Historical boundaries/revisions follow the source series; null years are not zero.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Population over time — Dartford local authority area: full reviewed history
Periodpeople
199682,981
199783,712
199884,619
199985,045
200085,509
200185,956
200286,403
200387,011
200488,277
200589,990
200691,174
200792,242
200893,946
200995,266
201096,337
201197,604
201299,064
2013100,756
2014102,765
2015104,379
2016105,905
2017108,372
2018110,818
2019113,928
2020115,572
2021116,819
2022119,075
2023121,765
2024124,594
2025126,297
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Average monthly private rent over time

January 2015 to August 2026

Dartford local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 2015 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: £908 a month in January 2015; £1,575 a month in August 2026. 73.5% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average monthly rent rose from £908 to £1,575 between January 2015 and August 2026.

August 2025 to August 2026: £47 more a month (3.1% higher).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

The whole authority area, not just the named city settlement.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Average existing and new private rents; not a quote for a home currently advertised.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average monthly private rent over time — Dartford local authority area: full reviewed history
Period£ per month
January 2015908
February 2015915
March 2015921
April 2015923
May 2015927
June 2015932
July 2015937
August 2015939
September 2015943
October 2015948
November 2015953
December 2015957
January 2016961
February 2016964
March 2016970
April 2016977
May 2016984
June 2016989
July 2016996
August 20161,002
September 20161,009
October 20161,017
November 20161,025
December 20161,031
January 20171,035
February 20171,037
March 20171,038
April 20171,039
May 20171,044
June 20171,048
July 20171,049
August 20171,048
September 20171,047
October 20171,048
November 20171,050
December 20171,050
January 20181,052
February 20181,052
March 20181,056
April 20181,058
May 20181,062
June 20181,065
July 20181,066
August 20181,067
September 20181,069
October 20181,071
November 20181,075
December 20181,077
January 20191,080
February 20191,082
March 20191,085
April 20191,088
May 20191,090
June 20191,092
July 20191,092
August 20191,093
September 20191,095
October 20191,097
November 20191,099
December 20191,101
January 20201,101
February 20201,101
March 20201,100
April 20201,098
May 20201,097
June 20201,097
July 20201,097
August 20201,099
September 20201,100
October 20201,105
November 20201,110
December 20201,117
January 20211,122
February 20211,126
March 20211,131
April 20211,137
May 20211,144
June 20211,150
July 20211,154
August 20211,156
September 20211,158
October 20211,161
November 20211,163
December 20211,166
January 20221,171
February 20221,177
March 20221,183
April 20221,188
May 20221,192
June 20221,201
July 20221,208
August 20221,214
September 20221,220
October 20221,227
November 20221,239
December 20221,251
January 20231,262
February 20231,267
March 20231,272
April 20231,277
May 20231,281
June 20231,284
July 20231,288
August 20231,292
September 20231,299
October 20231,305
November 20231,314
December 20231,323
January 20241,337
February 20241,354
March 20241,374
April 20241,388
May 20241,398
June 20241,406
July 20241,418
August 20241,432
September 20241,446
October 20241,458
November 20241,468
December 20241,475
January 20251,483
February 20251,490
March 20251,497
April 20251,503
May 20251,511
June 20251,518
July 20251,524
August 20251,528
September 20251,531
October 20251,535
November 20251,539
December 20251,546
January 20261,551
February 20261,554
March 20261,556
April 20261,559
May 20261,562
June 20261,566
July 20261,570
August 20261,575
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Average home price over time

August 1996 to July 2026

Dartford local authority area · Cash prices, before allowing for inflation

Reviewed figures: January 1995 to July 2026. The chart opens on the latest 30 years; choose All history for the full reviewed record.

Shown on this chart: £59,889 in August 1996; £347,773 in July 2026. 480.7% higher between these observations.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Full history context

Average home prices rose from £59,000 to £348,000 between January 1995 and July 2026.

July 2025 to July 2026: £7,000 less per home (2% lower).

Cash prices, before allowing for inflation. Changes do not show affordability without local earnings and household circumstances.

Data table and workings

Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Prices are in pounds at the time, not adjusted for inflation.

Whole local authority area; not a typical home listing or the budget needed by a first-time buyer.

Provisional estimates can be revised. Historical boundaries follow the exact published source code; no old-code series has been relabelled.

The table retains the full reviewed history when the chart is shortened. Preset ranges end at this measure’s latest published period. Yearly windows count published annual periods; monthly windows count months. Gaps are never filled with estimates.

Average home price over time — Dartford local authority area: full reviewed history
Period£
January 199558,784
February 199558,603
March 199559,090
April 199558,158
May 199557,697
June 199557,409
July 199558,550
August 199559,439
September 199559,394
October 199558,049
November 199557,267
December 199557,184
January 199657,184
February 199657,718
March 199657,828
April 199660,053
May 199660,762
June 199660,695
July 199660,486
August 199659,889
September 199660,574
October 199660,459
November 199661,074
December 199661,128
January 199760,896
February 199760,720
March 199761,340
April 199761,802
May 199762,911
June 199763,475
July 199765,539
August 199767,312
September 199768,297
October 199768,916
November 199769,314
December 199769,795
January 199869,966
February 199870,270
March 199871,002
April 199871,205
May 199871,160
June 199872,349
July 199873,207
August 199873,490
September 199872,769
October 199872,187
November 199872,651
December 199872,099
January 199972,764
February 199973,777
March 199974,888
April 199975,907
May 199975,668
June 199977,091
July 199978,675
August 199979,939
September 199981,399
October 199982,081
November 199983,999
December 199984,599
January 200086,648
February 200087,983
March 200089,914
April 200091,438
May 200093,363
June 200095,878
July 200096,526
August 200096,900
September 200097,417
October 200098,198
November 200099,617
December 2000100,135
January 2001102,756
February 2001104,671
March 2001104,028
April 2001104,270
May 2001105,038
June 2001106,756
July 2001109,173
August 2001112,228
September 2001115,663
October 2001116,540
November 2001117,692
December 2001120,316
January 2002120,898
February 2002121,034
March 2002121,470
April 2002122,743
May 2002125,995
June 2002127,680
July 2002130,898
August 2002133,636
September 2002139,351
October 2002141,876
November 2002144,777
December 2002147,869
January 2003150,860
February 2003153,012
March 2003154,416
April 2003155,230
May 2003156,263
June 2003156,479
July 2003158,503
August 2003160,545
September 2003161,593
October 2003166,125
November 2003167,979
December 2003170,713
January 2004171,415
February 2004172,663
March 2004173,685
April 2004172,824
May 2004173,373
June 2004174,503
July 2004175,210
August 2004175,859
September 2004176,098
October 2004180,463
November 2004183,982
December 2004184,083
January 2005181,364
February 2005179,492
March 2005181,163
April 2005183,317
May 2005184,848
June 2005183,008
July 2005184,568
August 2005181,881
September 2005183,102
October 2005180,076
November 2005182,945
December 2005184,297
January 2006184,726
February 2006184,492
March 2006185,618
April 2006189,810
May 2006189,678
June 2006192,356
July 2006192,616
August 2006194,324
September 2006190,818
October 2006189,671
November 2006191,747
December 2006195,081
January 2007199,650
February 2007199,478
March 2007200,474
April 2007201,584
May 2007202,990
June 2007207,635
July 2007208,556
August 2007210,068
September 2007205,832
October 2007205,842
November 2007209,165
December 2007217,043
January 2008219,437
February 2008221,371
March 2008217,455
April 2008215,026
May 2008209,686
June 2008207,555
July 2008204,630
August 2008201,358
September 2008199,144
October 2008194,929
November 2008186,175
December 2008181,199
January 2009179,783
February 2009185,051
March 2009182,173
April 2009178,663
May 2009172,630
June 2009174,003
July 2009175,471
August 2009178,667
September 2009178,612
October 2009180,042
November 2009182,226
December 2009179,909
January 2010179,691
February 2010181,634
March 2010184,670
April 2010189,539
May 2010189,053
June 2010190,645
July 2010189,286
August 2010190,766
September 2010190,560
October 2010189,444
November 2010188,603
December 2010187,633
January 2011185,744
February 2011185,550
March 2011182,468
April 2011181,222
May 2011179,650
June 2011182,925
July 2011184,721
August 2011186,073
September 2011186,905
October 2011186,114
November 2011185,803
December 2011185,421
January 2012186,863
February 2012188,680
March 2012192,459
April 2012191,212
May 2012190,451
June 2012188,169
July 2012192,377
August 2012193,126
September 2012195,877
October 2012198,192
November 2012198,673
December 2012198,051
January 2013195,675
February 2013195,978
March 2013193,353
April 2013193,613
May 2013196,440
June 2013199,957
July 2013200,755
August 2013201,514
September 2013201,696
October 2013201,914
November 2013203,812
December 2013206,933
January 2014208,934
February 2014210,823
March 2014211,886
April 2014216,664
May 2014220,660
June 2014226,211
July 2014227,512
August 2014228,925
September 2014231,676
October 2014233,484
November 2014235,784
December 2014232,939
January 2015236,105
February 2015238,816
March 2015243,322
April 2015244,872
May 2015245,865
June 2015250,655
July 2015253,211
August 2015259,074
September 2015262,113
October 2015266,067
November 2015267,497
December 2015271,153
January 2016274,800
February 2016276,886
March 2016280,959
April 2016279,105
May 2016280,568
June 2016280,831
July 2016291,286
August 2016293,590
September 2016293,918
October 2016291,900
November 2016292,835
December 2016293,524
January 2017296,705
February 2017300,063
March 2017304,860
April 2017303,649
May 2017300,514
June 2017297,930
July 2017302,490
August 2017308,864
September 2017314,171
October 2017310,970
November 2017305,435
December 2017310,049
January 2018310,285
February 2018314,711
March 2018302,832
April 2018303,919
May 2018297,391
June 2018300,701
July 2018299,870
August 2018306,016
September 2018308,624
October 2018306,385
November 2018306,313
December 2018299,473
January 2019302,771
February 2019299,718
March 2019303,576
April 2019301,796
May 2019307,668
June 2019309,551
July 2019311,363
August 2019305,261
September 2019306,542
October 2019306,348
November 2019309,403
December 2019307,425
January 2020309,302
February 2020305,592
March 2020305,544
April 2020305,889
May 2020311,832
June 2020312,418
July 2020316,419
August 2020318,001
September 2020321,898
October 2020317,657
November 2020322,378
December 2020320,737
January 2021324,856
February 2021322,397
March 2021324,971
April 2021326,258
May 2021325,362
June 2021324,814
July 2021321,137
August 2021319,646
September 2021323,462
October 2021326,435
November 2021327,534
December 2021326,431
January 2022329,743
February 2022331,688
March 2022333,763
April 2022334,400
May 2022341,043
June 2022347,461
July 2022349,388
August 2022351,928
September 2022351,506
October 2022356,915
November 2022357,968
December 2022358,062
January 2023353,557
February 2023350,262
March 2023348,333
April 2023343,081
May 2023345,006
June 2023343,364
July 2023353,311
August 2023353,236
September 2023354,965
October 2023354,233
November 2023352,450
December 2023351,666
January 2024347,445
February 2024343,039
March 2024342,990
April 2024338,941
May 2024342,951
June 2024342,643
July 2024348,788
August 2024346,120
September 2024345,663
October 2024343,258
November 2024347,871
December 2024350,208
January 2025350,226
February 2025351,011
March 2025353,165
April 2025340,839
May 2025339,912
June 2025338,647
July 2025354,816
August 2025359,649
September 2025359,693
October 2025360,803
November 2025354,654
December 2025356,303
January 2026350,916
February 2026353,556
March 2026343,862
April 2026346,042
May 2026343,852
June 2026349,141
July 2026347,773
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People aged 65 or over

13.7%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

16,038 out of 116,753.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.8%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

4,389 out of 116,753.

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People counted in the census

116,753

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

116,753 out of 116,753.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

32.4%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

29,362 out of 90,700.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.8%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

21,850 out of 45,696.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

15.7%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

7,168 out of 45,696.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

31.8%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

28,871 out of 90,698.

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Average home price

£348,000

July 2026 · Dartford local authority area

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Published UK House Price Index average price, all property types and all buyers, not seasonally adjusted. Entire series comes from the 2026-07 official full-file release, preserving its historical revisions and exact area codes. It is a mix-adjusted average, not the median price paid.

Shown to the nearest £1,000. Published value: £347,773.

Homes in the local authority area

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Residents aged 16+ in work

64.9%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

58,823 out of 90,698.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

2.8%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,582 out of 90,698.

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Mapped crimes in the last 12 published months

11,277

2025-09 to 2026-08 · Dartford local authority area

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Official Police.uk 2026-08 full archive, street-crime CSVs only. Every force-month file read once; each source row retained without deduplicating persistent crime hashes. Approximate locations assigned to the same official generalised ward polygons as the API pipeline. Transport police, unlocated and outside-boundary records excluded; anti-social behaviour kept separate. Exact category counts checked against all retained API ward-months before accepting this adapter.

Published mapped crimes excluding anti-social behaviour

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Average monthly rent

£1,575

August 2026 · Dartford local authority area

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Official local housing data feed. House prices are provisional, not seasonally adjusted; rents use the Price Index of Private Rents. Local short-term estimates are variable. Country references use only the explicitly country-coded ctry object, never the local place object.

Homes in the local authority area

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.2%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

14,717 out of 90,700.

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People living in the area

126,297

Mid-2025 · Dartford local authority area

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Published mid-year estimate for the whole local authority area. This is not automatically the population of the named city settlement.

All usual residents

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Homes rented privately

18%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

8,275 out of 45,694.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

17.1%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

15,469 out of 90,698.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

14%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

6,314 out of 45,694.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

3.3%

21 March 2021 · Dartford local authority area

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,004 out of 90,698.

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