Mercer Avenue, Castle Hill, Swanscombe, DA10 1BR

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding DA10 1BR has a slightly higher male population, with 50% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	47.7%	50%	2.3%	51.0%	-1.0%
Male	52.3%	50%	-2.3%	49.0%	1.0%

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 DA10 1BR, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.8% 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	30.3%	45.8%	15.5%	37.9%	7.9%
Married: Opposite sex	53.5%	41%	-12.5%	44.2%	-3.2%
Married: Same sex	0.9%	0%	-0.9%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	2.6%	3.5%	0.9%	2.2%	1.3%
Divorced	10.5%	7%	-3.5%	9.1%	-2.1%
Widowed	2.2%	2.6%	0.4%	6.1%	-3.5%

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 (92.4%) 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	54.3%	66.1%	11.8%	48.4%	17.7%
Good health	35.9%	26.3%	-9.6%	33.6%	-7.3%
Fair health	6.9%	6.7%	-0.2%	12.7%	-6.0%
Bad health	1.6%	0.6%	-1.0%	4.0%	-3.4%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.3%	-1.0%	1.2%	-0.9%

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.

In the area around DA10 1BR this area, 6.6% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 45.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	16.2%	6.6%	-9.6%	18.2%	-11.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.9%	8.4%	-10.5%	9.6%	-1.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	18.9%	16.3%	-2.6%	13.4%	2.9%
Apprenticeship	4.8%	3.5%	-1.3%	5.3%	-1.8%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	13.2%	19.8%	6.6%	16.9%	2.9%
Degree or Similar	24.6%	45.4%	20.8%	33.8%	11.6%
Other	3.5%	0%	-3.5%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 67.4% 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%	1.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.8%
Indian	1.6%	4.4%	2.8%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	0%	2.6%	2.6%	2.7%	-0.1%
Other Asian	0%	2.9%	2.9%	1.6%	1.3%
Black African	2.3%	9.1%	6.8%	2.5%	6.6%
Black Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	1.0%	-0.7%
Other Black	0.7%	2.1%	1.4%	0.5%	1.6%
Mixed White and Asian	1.6%	1.8%	0.2%	0.8%	1.0%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	1.2%	-0.1%	0.9%	0.3%
Mixed Other	0.7%	2.6%	1.9%	0.8%	1.8%
White	91.1%	67.4%	-23.7%	81.4%	-14.0%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.1%	0.2%
Arab	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.6%	0.9%
Other	0%	1.8%	1.8%	1.6%	0.2%

Country of Birth

In this area, 77.1% 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	97%	77.1%	-19.9%	83.2%	-6.1%
European Union	1%	4.4%	3.4%	6.1%	-1.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
Africa	0.7%	8.2%	7.5%	2.7%	5.5%
Middle East and Asia	0.3%	6.5%	6.2%	5.6%	0.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.7%	2.3%	1.6%	1.3%	1.0%
Oceania	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	97%	76.9%	-20.1%	83.2%	-6.3%
10+ Years	0.3%	16.7%	16.4%	9.8%	6.9%
5-10 Years	0.7%	6.1%	5.4%	2.9%	3.2%
2-5 Years	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	1.6%	0.3%	-1.3%	1.9%	-1.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	82%	76.7%	5.3%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
France	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Germany	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Lithuania	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Poland	0.9%	1.3%	-0.4%
Romania	0.9%	0.9%	0.0%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
Central and Western Africa	1.5%	0.3%	1.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Middle East	0.9%	0.1%	0.8%
Southern Asia	1.5%	1.2%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	8%	13.5%	-5.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.9%	37.2%	6.7%
Christian	37.1%	46.2%	-9.1%
Hindu	3.8%	1.7%	2.1%
Muslim	7%	6.5%	0.5%
Sikh	3.5%	0.9%	2.6%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Mercer Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Mercer Avenue was 43.8 per 1,000 residents, which is 53.0% lower than the Greenhithe & Knockhall average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Mercer Avenue has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 72 local areas in Greenhithe & Knockhall and the 121st lowest crime rate of 349 local areas in Dartford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 4.6 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has stayed broadly stable by about 0.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much higher level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 97% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£71,500

Income Rank
10/10

Household Income in DA10 1BR, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 3/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 6/10 (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) - 5/10 (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 Mercer Avenue are based on 59 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 Mercer Avenue, Castle Hill, Swanscombe, DA10 1BR

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA10 1BR

Average Price
£498,323

Semi-Detached
£459,996

Terraced
£422,770

Detached
£591,646

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Mercer Avenue

Average Price
£488,563

Semi-Detached
£459,706

Terraced
£375,143

Detached
£577,781

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Mercer AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
14 Mercer Avenue, Swanscombe, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£577,000	2024-10-18	£582,998
10 Mercer Avenue, Swanscombe, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£440,000	2024-09-27	£450,798
26 Mercer Avenue, Swanscombe, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2023-07-07	£430,430
16 Mercer Avenue, Swanscombe, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£750,000	2023-05-25	£740,854
56 Mercer Avenue, Swanscombe, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£550,000	2023-03-24	£537,827

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA10 1BR

Employment

DA10 1BR area has a very high level of entrepreneurship. Only 13% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 14% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	115
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	32
Looking after home or family	16
Unemployed	10
Retired	8
Other	5
Student (economically inactive)	4
Long-Term Sick or disabled	4
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	1

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	39
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	19
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Construction	12
Transport and storage	10
Financial and insurance activities	7
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Manufacturing	6
Information and communication	6
Other	5
Real estate activities	4
Accommodation and food service activities	3

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northfleet Nursery School 140 London Road , Northfleet DA11 9JS	4out of 4	3,254 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cherry Orchard Primary Academy Cherry Orchard , Cherry Orchard Road DA10 1AD	- not rated	344 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Manor Community Primary School Keary Road , DA10 0BU	3out of 4	494 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Craylands School Craylands Lane , DA10 0LP	3out of 4	1,103 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Springhead Park Primary School Springhead Parkway , Springhead Park DA11 8BY	- not rated	1,828 yd	Free schools	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Knockhall Primary School Eynsford Road , DA9 9RF	1out of 4	1,900 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Ebbsfleet Academy Southfleet Road , DA10 0BZ	3out of 4	604 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Northfleet School for Girls Hall Road , Northfleet DA11 8AQ	3out of 4	2,795 yd	Foundation school	No	Girls	More About School
Northfleet Technology College Colyer Road , Northfleet DA11 8BG	3out of 4	2,840 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend Pelham Road , DA11 0JE	4out of 4	3,979 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Thames Park Secondary School TLC Building, High Street , RM17 6TF	- not rated	4,565 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint George's Church of England School Meadow Road , DA11 7LS	3out of 4	4,283 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bronte School 7 Pelham Road , DA11 0HN	- not rated	4,267 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pier View Academy 42-44 Harmer Street , DA12 2AX	- not rated	5,058 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock Leicester Road , RM18 7AX	3out of 4	5,294 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Rowhill School Main Road , DA3 7PW	3out of 4	5,371 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
RCCG His Treasure Parish	Castle Hill Community Centre, Cherry Orchard	404 yd
Joanna's Kitchen	Taylor Wimpey Sales Office, Eyres Drive	452 yd
Old Fire Station Cafe	The Old Fire Station, Church Road	974 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Swanscombe Senior Lunch Club	110 Swanscombe Street, Swanscombe		567 yd
The Sun	16 Swanscombe Street, Swanscombe		689 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sunroad Fish And Chips And Sandwich Bar	Sun Road Fish Bar, 18 Swanscombe Street	652 yd
WotaCow	The Sun, 16 Swanscombe Street	668 yd
Aroma Fried Chicken	4A Stanley Road, Swanscombe	1,021 yd
Akash Tandoori	54 Milton Road, Swanscombe	1,065 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-Operative	Co-Operative Food, 2 - 4 Talbot Lane		927 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Manor Community Primary School KEARY ROAD	grass pitches	459 yd
The Ebbsfleet Academy SOUTHFLEET ROAD	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches, health and fitness suite	573 yd
Swanscombe Park Park Road	tennis courts	841 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	160 Mbit/s
Average download speed	285.9 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	30 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	39.7 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	115 Mbit/s

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