Darenth Road, Dartford, DA1 1LY

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding DA1 1LY, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.6% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	50.1%	52.6%	2.5%	51.0%	1.6%
Male	49.9%	47.4%	-2.5%	49.0%	-1.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.5%	31.2%	1.7%	37.9%	-6.7%
Married: Opposite sex	55.6%	50.4%	-5.2%	44.2%	6.2%
Separated	3%	0%	-3.0%	2.2%	-2.2%
Divorced	5%	9.4%	4.4%	9.1%	0.3%
Widowed	7%	9%	2.0%	6.1%	2.9%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (86.1%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	49.6%	49.9%	0.3%	48.4%	1.5%
Good health	36%	36.2%	0.2%	33.6%	2.6%
Fair health	10.6%	11%	0.4%	12.7%	-1.7%
Bad health	3.3%	2.3%	-1.0%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	22.2%	19.4%	-2.8%	18.2%	1.2%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	16.2%	10.1%	-6.1%	9.6%	0.5%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	17.9%	13.4%	-4.5%	13.4%	0.0%
Apprenticeship	4%	5.2%	1.2%	5.3%	-0.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.9%	19%	6.1%	16.9%	2.1%
Degree or Similar	22.8%	28%	5.2%	33.8%	-5.8%
Other	4%	4.9%	0.9%	2.8%	2.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 74.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.7%	0.5%
Indian	2.5%	2.6%	0.1%	3.1%	-0.5%
Other Asian	3.3%	5.8%	2.5%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	1.9%	10.5%	8.6%	2.5%	8.0%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.8%	0.3%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0%	1.2%	1.2%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
White	86.9%	74.6%	-12.3%	81.4%	-6.8%
Arab	0%	1.7%	1.7%	0.6%	1.1%
Other	1.4%	0.6%	-0.8%	1.6%	-1.0%

Country of Birth

In this area, 83.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	90.2%	83.1%	-7.1%	83.2%	-0.1%
European Union	2.2%	4.1%	1.9%	6.1%	-2.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
Africa	3.5%	5.2%	1.7%	2.7%	2.5%
Middle East and Asia	3.3%	6.7%	3.4%	5.6%	1.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	1.3%	-0.7%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	88%	83.4%	-4.6%	83.2%	0.2%
10+ Years	0%	12.5%	12.5%	9.8%	2.7%
5-10 Years	1.4%	2.9%	1.5%	2.9%	0.0%
2-5 Years	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	9.8%	1.2%	-8.6%	1.9%	-0.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	84.5%	76.7%	7.8%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	1.2%	0.5%	0.7%
Lithuania	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Poland	0.6%	1.3%	-0.7%
Other EU countries	0.3%	1.5%	-1.2%
Central and Western Africa	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.9%	0.2%	0.7%
Southern Asia	0.3%	1.2%	-0.9%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
No passport held	9.4%	13.5%	-4.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	28.7%	37.2%	-8.5%
Christian	55.3%	46.2%	9.1%
Hindu	5.8%	1.7%	4.1%
Muslim	2%	6.5%	-4.5%
Sikh	1.5%	0.9%	0.6%
Other religion	0.9%	0.6%	0.3%
Not answered	5.8%	6.0%	-0.2%

Safety

Is Darenth Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Darenth Road was 62.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.2% lower than the Bean & Village Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Darenth Road has the 21st highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bean & Village Park and the 169th highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -89.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 87% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£59,300

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in DA1 1LY, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 4/10 (below average )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 4/10 (below average )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 3/10 (low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Darenth Road are based on 60 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Dartford.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Darenth Road, Dartford, DA1 1LY

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA1 1LY

Average Price
£1,155,257

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£1,155,257

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Darenth Road

Average Price
£625,098

Semi-Detached
£439,056

Terraced
£391,632

Detached
£771,119

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£738,168

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Darenth Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
6 Greenwood Park, Dartford, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£900,000	2021-06-30	£999,889
3 Greenwood Park, Dartford, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£895,000	2020-03-24	£1,036,916
1 Greenwood Park, Dartford, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£845,000	2020-02-20	£980,122
2 Greenwood Park, Dartford, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£845,000	2019-12-06	£975,600
4 Greenwood Park Darenth Road, Dartford, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£940,467	2018-01-26	£1,089,592

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA1 1LY

Employment

DA1 1LY area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 0% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	86
Retired	65
Part-Time Employee	37
Self-Employed	30
Student (economically inactive)	14
Other	12
Looking after home or family	10
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	5
Unemployed	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	34
Human health and social work activities	21
Construction	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	16
Other	14
Manufacturing	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Education	11
Administrative and support service activities	10
Transport and storage	9
Information and communication	9
Financial and insurance activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	6
Real estate activities	6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leigh Academy Dartford York Road , DA1 1SQ	- not rated	628 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
York Road Junior Academy York Road , DA1 1SQ	- not rated	636 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
York Road Junior School and Language Unit York Road , DA1 1SQ	- not rated	636 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Oakfield Junior School Oakfield Lane , DA1 2SW	- not rated	894 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
St Albans Road Infant School St Albans Road , DA1 1TE	- not rated	985 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy Green Street Green Road , DA1 1QE	3out of 4	777 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Dartford West Boys' School Highfield Road , DA1 2LZ	- not rated	1,237 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Dartford Science & Technology College Heath Lane , DA1 2LY	3out of 4	1,776 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT	4out of 4	1,816 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT	- not rated	1,816 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North Kent College Oakfield Lane , DA1 2JT	- not rated	1,829 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Alkerden Church of England Academy Colyer Drive , DA10 1HN	- not rated	5,380 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Leigh City Technology College Green Street Green Road , DA1 1QE	- not rated	777 yd	City technology college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Leydenhatch Study Centre 80a the Brent , DA1 1YW	- not rated	1,039 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North West Kent Behaviour Service High Road , Wilmington DA2 7DP	- not rated	2,011 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Barn End Centre High Road , Wilmington DA2 7DP	- not rated	2,077 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Furness School Rowhill Road , Hextable BR8 7RP	- not rated	4,151 yd	Community special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Club Room Cafe @ David Lloyd	David Lloyd Leisure, Sports Centre	199 yd
Cafe Questor	67F Butterly Avenue, Questor	534 yd
Cafe In The Park	Central Park, Cranford Road	662 yd
Cafe De Rumpy	11 Hawley Road, Dartford	806 yd
Cafeology @ Fairfield Leisure Centre	Fairfield Pool, Lowfield Street	889 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
PP Catering	Princes Park Stadium, Grassbanks	416 yd
Champions Bar	Dartford Football Club, Stadium	416 yd
The Ivy Leaf	72 Darenth Road, Dartford	601 yd
Dartford Cricket Club	The Pavillion, Hesketh Park	783 yd
The Fox And Hounds	201 - 203 Lowfield Street, Dartford	789 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Izzy's Grill (West Stand Pod And East Stand Pod)	Dartford Football Club, Stadium	416 yd
Polash Green Spice	Polash Tandoori, 449 Princes Road	639 yd
New Golden City	Golden City, 451 Princes Road	688 yd
Golden Palace	Golden Palace Chinese Take Away, 295 Lowfield Street	761 yd
The Chippy	297 Lowfield Street, Dartford	762 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	Tesco, 72 - 80 East Hill	788 yd
The Co-operative	5 - 7 Hawley Road, Wilmington	806 yd
Dartford Service Station	474 Princes Road, Dartford	897 yd
Food Plus Savemore	Savemore, 3 - 3A Market Street	1,013 yd
Lidl	Instone Road, Dartford	1,061 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
David Lloyd Club (Dartford) DARENTH ROAD	health and fitness suite, indoor tennis centre, squash courts, swimming pool, tennis courts	197 yd
Princes Park Community Stadium Grassbanks	artificial grass pitch, golf, grass pitches, squash courts	414 yd
Central Park Arena Cranford Road	athletics tracks, grass pitches	517 yd
The Leigh Academy GREEN STREET GREEN ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	626 yd
Glentworth Club 39A 39A CRANFORD ROAD	grass pitches	683 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Dartford) GREEN STREET GREEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	695 yd
Fairfield Leisure Centre LOWFIELD STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	744 yd
Central Park CRANFORD ROAD	grass pitches	761 yd
Hesketh Park CANTERBURY CLOSE	grass pitches, tennis courts	803 yd
Acacia Fitness (Closed) High Street	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	871 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	41.7%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	58.3%

Download Speed

Median download speed	33 Mbit/s
Average download speed	32 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	49.98 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	49.98 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	7.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	10 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

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