Merryweather Close, Dartford, DA1 1UG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The local area around DA1 1UG is generally consistent with those figures, having a male population of 48.9%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.5%	51.1%	3.6%	51.0%	0.1%
Male	52.5%	48.9%	-3.6%	49.0%	-0.1%

Partnership Status

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

In the immediate area around DA1 1UG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	40.1%	45.5%	5.4%	37.9%	7.6%
Married: Opposite sex	43.1%	41.1%	-2.0%	44.2%	-3.1%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.1%	0.7%
Separated	2.2%	0.8%	-1.4%	2.2%	-1.4%
Divorced	11.2%	7.5%	-3.7%	9.1%	-1.6%
Widowed	3.4%	4.3%	0.9%	6.1%	-1.8%

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 (88.5%) 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	44.1%	58.5%	14.4%	48.4%	10.1%
Good health	40.3%	30%	-10.3%	33.6%	-3.6%
Fair health	12.9%	9.6%	-3.3%	12.7%	-3.1%
Bad health	2.4%	1.9%	-0.5%	4.0%	-2.1%
Very bad health	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.2%	-1.2%

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	15.5%	19.8%	4.3%	18.2%	1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	19%	12.3%	-6.7%	9.6%	2.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.1%	15%	2.9%	13.4%	1.6%
Apprenticeship	4.7%	4%	-0.7%	5.3%	-1.3%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.4%	14.2%	0.8%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	27.2%	32.4%	5.2%	33.8%	-1.4%
Other	8.2%	2.4%	-5.8%	2.8%	-0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 63.3% 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%	0.3%	0.0%	0.7%	-0.4%
Indian	13.6%	5.1%	-8.5%	3.1%	2.0%
Pakistani	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	1.7%	5.5%	3.8%	1.6%	3.9%
Black African	1.7%	14.5%	12.8%	2.5%	12.0%
Black Caribbean	0%	1%	1.0%	1.0%	0.0%
Other Black	0.7%	1%	0.3%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	0.8%	1.5%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	79.3%	63.3%	-16.0%	81.4%	-18.1%
Arab	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Other	0.3%	4.2%	3.9%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.9% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	83.4%	74.9%	-8.5%	83.2%	-8.3%
European Union	4.7%	5.7%	1.0%	6.1%	-0.4%
Rest of Europe	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	3.1%	8.6%	5.5%	2.7%	5.9%
Middle East and Asia	6.8%	7.3%	0.5%	5.6%	1.7%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	2.2%	0.5%	1.3%	0.9%
Oceania	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.3%	-0.3%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	83.1%	75.4%	-7.7%	83.2%	-7.8%
10+ Years	4.4%	15%	10.6%	9.8%	5.2%
5-10 Years	1.4%	5.8%	4.4%	2.9%	2.9%
2-5 Years	2.4%	2.2%	-0.2%	2.2%	0.0%
Less than 2 years	8.8%	1.6%	-7.2%	1.9%	-0.3%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	74.1%	76.7%	-2.6%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Germany	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Italy	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Portugal	0.9%	0.5%	0.4%
Spain	0.3%	0.4%	-0.1%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	1.3%	1.3%	0.0%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	4.1%	0.3%	3.8%
Southern Asia	3.5%	1.2%	2.3%
North America and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
No passport held	8.9%	13.5%	-4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.9%	37.2%	-5.3%
Christian	48.2%	46.2%	2.0%
Buddhist	0.6%	0.5%	0.1%
Muslim	4.5%	6.5%	-2.0%
Sikh	9.6%	0.9%	8.7%
Other religion	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Not answered	4.2%	6.0%	-1.8%

Safety

Is Merryweather Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Merryweather Close was 48.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 18.9% lower than the Newtown average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Merryweather Close has the 11th lowest crime rate of 28 local areas in Newtown and the 141st lowest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.5 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -77.3%.

🔎 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. 83% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£56,500

Income Rank
9/10

Household Income in DA1 1UG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 6/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 6/10 (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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 10/10 (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) - 5/10 (average )
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) - 4/10 (below average )
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 Merryweather Close are based on 19 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 Merryweather Close, Dartford, DA1 1UG

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA1 1UG

Average Price
£299,103

Semi-Detached
£305,093

Terraced
£296,108

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Merryweather Close

Average Price
£307,569

Semi-Detached
£336,276

Terraced
£297,317

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Merryweather CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
3 Merryweather Close, Dartford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£400,000	2025-06-11	£415,622
2 Merryweather Close, Dartford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£345,000	2023-12-22	£351,963
9 Merryweather Close, Dartford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£330,000	2021-02-26	£370,289
9 Merryweather Close, Dartford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£293,500	2017-04-13	£357,074
4 Merryweather Close, Dartford, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£235,000	2014-11-28	£371,168

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA1 1UG

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in DA1 1UG area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	106
Part-Time Employee	39
Retired	30
Self-Employed	20
Student (economically inactive)	16
Unemployed	14
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Looking after home or family	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	40
Education	15
Professional, scientific and technical activities	13
Manufacturing	13
Construction	13
Human health and social work activities	12
Administrative and support service activities	12
Transport and storage	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	9
Other	8
Financial and insurance activities	8
Information and communication	8
Accommodation and food service activities	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Albans Road Infant School St Albans Road , DA1 1TE	- not rated	384 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
York Road Junior Academy York Road , DA1 1SQ	- not rated	690 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
York Road Junior School and Language Unit York Road , DA1 1SQ	- not rated	690 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Leigh Academy Dartford York Road , DA1 1SQ	- not rated	710 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
River Mill Primary School Central Road , DA1 5XR	3out of 4	824 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Dartford West Boys' School Highfield Road , DA1 2LZ	- not rated	1,142 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Dartford Grammar School West Hill , DA1 2HW	4out of 4	1,356 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Dartford Grammar School West Hill , DA1 2HW	- not rated	1,356 yd	Foundation school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT	4out of 4	1,504 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Dartford Grammar School for Girls Shepherds Lane , DA1 2NT	- not rated	1,504 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	2,328 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
National College for the Creative and Cultural Industries The Backstage Centre , High House Production Park RM19 1RJ	- not rated	4,734 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Leydenhatch Study Centre 80a the Brent , DA1 1YW	- not rated	1,062 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Leigh City Technology College Green Street Green Road , DA1 1QE	- not rated	1,533 yd	City technology college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North West Kent Behaviour Service High Road , Wilmington DA2 7DP	- not rated	2,767 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Barn End Centre High Road , Wilmington DA2 7DP	- not rated	2,803 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Howbury Centre Pupil Referral Unit Slade Green Road , DA8 2HX	- not rated	4,006 yd	Pupil referral unit	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
The Y On The River	YMCA, The Roundhouse	189 yd
Bizniz Point Dartford Ltd	Crown House, Home Gardens	242 yd
Duet Coffee	Unit 32, Orchards	351 yd
All Day Cafe	68 High Street, Dartford	380 yd
The Churchyard Tea Room	Holy Trinity Church Hall, High Street	380 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Dartford & District Irish Association	43 Overy Street, Dartford	189 yd
The Rose	36 Overy Street, Dartford	189 yd
The Foresters Public House	15 Great Queen Street, Dartford	274 yd
Amar Hall	21 East Hill, Dartford	320 yd
Royal Naval Association	Royal Victoria Mill Hall, East Hill	320 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ocean City	8 East Hill, Dartford	288 yd
Panorama Kebab	23 East Hill, Dartford	320 yd
Saka Maka Dartford	Dartford Station, Station Approach	357 yd
Mooboo Retail Lapan Ltd	Unit 35A, Orchards	374 yd
Invicta Spice And Invicta Burger House	5 Station Approach, Dartford	420 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Aldi	Aldi Stores, Unit 13	351 yd
The Book Stall	Dartford Railway Station, Station Approach	437 yd
Tesco	Tesco, 72 - 80 East Hill	441 yd
Food Plus Savemore	Savemore, 3 - 3A Market Street	478 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Unit 3, Prospect Place	539 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Gym (Dartford) 12A 12A THE ORCHARDS	health and fitness suite	334 yd
Acacia Fitness (Closed) High Street	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts, tennis courts	463 yd
Dartford Gym TEMPLE HILL	health and fitness suite	645 yd
Central Park CRANFORD ROAD	grass pitches	763 yd
Glentworth Club 39A 39A CRANFORD ROAD	grass pitches	883 yd
Temple Hill Community Primary School And Nursery ST. EDMUNDS ROAD	grass pitches	897 yd
Central Park Arena Cranford Road	athletics tracks, grass pitches	922 yd
Fairfield Leisure Centre LOWFIELD STREET	health and fitness suite, squash courts, swimming pool	974 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	74.4 Mbit/s
Average download speed	84.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	200 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	200 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	19.4 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.5 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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