Watling Street, Dartford, DA2 6GB

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding DA2 6GB, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 52.9% 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	55.9%	52.9%	-3.0%	51.0%	1.9%
Male	44.1%	47.1%	3.0%	49.0%	-1.9%

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 DA2 6GB, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 45.1% 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	30.8%	45.1%	14.3%	37.9%	7.2%
Married: Opposite sex	31.2%	42%	10.8%	44.2%	-2.2%
Married: Same sex	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	1.9%	4.5%	2.6%	2.2%	2.3%
Divorced	7.8%	7.1%	-0.7%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	27.6%	1.3%	-26.3%	6.1%	-4.8%

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 (87.5%) 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	37.6%	54.3%	16.7%	48.4%	5.9%
Good health	20.9%	33.2%	12.3%	33.6%	-0.4%
Fair health	25.5%	10.5%	-15.0%	12.7%	-2.2%
Bad health	10.3%	1.4%	-8.9%	4.0%	-2.6%
Very bad health	5.7%	0.6%	-5.1%	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	39.9%	11.5%	-28.4%	18.2%	-6.7%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.7%	14.6%	1.9%	9.6%	5.0%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14%	14.6%	0.6%	13.4%	1.2%
Apprenticeship	3.6%	4.4%	0.8%	5.3%	-0.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	7.5%	14.2%	6.7%	16.9%	-2.7%
Degree or Similar	13.3%	37.6%	24.3%	33.8%	3.8%
Other	9.1%	3.1%	-6.0%	2.8%	0.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 64.6% 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)
Bangladeshi	1%	2.5%	1.5%	1.1%	1.4%
Chinese	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	4.1%	4.4%	0.3%	3.1%	1.3%
Pakistani	0%	1.4%	1.4%	2.7%	-1.3%
Other Asian	5.2%	5.8%	0.6%	1.6%	4.2%
Black African	7%	13.5%	6.5%	2.5%	11.0%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0.8%	0.5%	1.0%	-0.2%
Other Black	1%	1.4%	0.4%	0.5%	0.9%
Mixed White and Asian	1.3%	1.1%	-0.2%	0.8%	0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.4%
Mixed Other	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.8%	0.6%
White	78.9%	64.6%	-14.3%	81.4%	-16.8%
Other	0.3%	1.9%	1.6%	1.6%	0.3%

Country of Birth

In this area, 74.3% 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	86.9%	74.3%	-12.6%	83.2%	-8.9%
European Union	2.1%	6.6%	4.5%	6.1%	0.5%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.8%	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	4.4%	8.3%	3.9%	2.7%	5.6%
Middle East and Asia	5.9%	8.6%	2.7%	5.6%	3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	1.4%	0.9%	1.3%	0.1%
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	85.8%	74.7%	-11.1%	83.2%	-8.5%
10+ Years	1%	16.1%	15.1%	9.8%	6.3%
5-10 Years	4.1%	5.3%	1.2%	2.9%	2.4%
2-5 Years	3.6%	2.5%	-1.1%	2.2%	0.3%
Less than 2 years	5.4%	1.4%	-4.0%	1.9%	-0.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	76.2%	76.7%	-0.5%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Lithuania	1.1%	0.3%	0.8%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	1.7%	0.9%	0.8%
Other EU countries	1.7%	1.5%	0.2%
Central and Western Africa	1.7%	0.3%	1.4%
South and Eastern Africa	1.4%	0.2%	1.2%
Southern Asia	1.7%	1.2%	0.5%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
North America and the Caribbean	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
No passport held	9.9%	13.5%	-3.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	39.4%	37.2%	2.2%
Christian	39.9%	46.2%	-6.3%
Buddhist	1.9%	0.5%	1.4%
Hindu	4.7%	1.7%	3.0%
Muslim	9.1%	6.5%	2.6%
Sikh	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Not answered	4.7%	6.0%	-1.3%

Safety

Is Watling Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Watling Street was 140.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 5.4% higher than the Bean & Village Park average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Watling Street has the 11th highest crime rate of 45 local areas in Bean & Village Park and the 64th highest crime rate of 345 local areas in Dartford .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 96.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -61.5%.

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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 DA2 6GB, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above 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 - 6/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (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 - 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) - 7/10 (above 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) - 6/10 (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 Watling Street are based on 270 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 Watling Street, Dartford, DA2 6GB

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA2 6GB

Average Price
£326,542

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
£327,082

Detached
£320,069

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Watling Street

Average Price
£453,120

Semi-Detached
£426,211

Terraced
£326,998

Detached
£609,276

Flats/Maisonettes
£168,395

Other
£2,492,395

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Watling Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
165 Watling Street, Dartford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2025-02-27	£328,575
175 Watling Street, Dartford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£335,000	2024-05-01	£349,520
163 Watling Street, Dartford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£325,000	2022-11-01	£324,038
173 Watling Street, Dartford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£336,000	2022-08-02	£340,718
165 Watling Street, Dartford, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£267,000	2021-03-25	£297,287

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA2 6GB

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	109
Part-Time Employee	32
Self-Employed	20
Looking after home or family	16
Student (economically inactive)	13
Unemployed	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Retired	7
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Other	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	30
Construction	14
Human health and social work activities	13
Manufacturing	10
Financial and insurance activities	9
Transport and storage	9
Professional, scientific and technical activities	8
Accommodation and food service activities	7
Administrative and support service activities	6
Information and communication	5
Education	5
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Other	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
The Brent Primary School London Road , Stone DA2 6BA	3out of 4	400 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
The Brent Junior School London Road , Stone DA2 6BA	- not rated	400 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brent Infant School London Road , Stone DA2 6BA	- not rated	400 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Brent Primary School London Road , Stone DA2 6BA	- not rated	400 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Fleetdown Primary Academy Lunedale Road , Darenth DA2 6JX	- not rated	599 yd	Academy converter	No	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	867 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Stone Lodge School Stone Lodge Road , DA2 6FY	3out of 4	867 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Dartford West Boys' School Highfield Road , DA1 2LZ	- not rated	2,656 yd	Community school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Leigh UTC Dartford Brunel Way , DA1 5TF	3out of 4	2,974 yd	University technical college	No	Mixed	More About School
Dartford Grammar School West Hill , DA1 2HW	4out of 4	3,118 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	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	3,408 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	4,965 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	3,829 yd	Free schools	Yes	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	817 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Leigh City Technology College Green Street Green Road , DA1 1QE	- not rated	867 yd	City technology college	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North West Kent Behaviour Service High Road , Wilmington DA2 7DP	- not rated	3,525 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable		More About School
Barn End Centre High Road , Wilmington DA2 7DP	- not rated	3,602 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
Miller & Carter	522 Princes Road, Dartford	404 yd
Milestone Marble Cafe	58 London Road, Stone	476 yd
Royal Tandoori	52 London Road, Stone	476 yd
Caterplus @ Strawberry Hill	Strawberry Hill, Bevis Close	485 yd
Fleetdale Cafe	14 - 16 Fleetdale Parade, Dartford	556 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Brent School Old Boys Social Club	London Road, Stone	449 yd
Stone Lodge Indoor Bowls & Social Club	Stone Lodge Bowling Centre, Stone Lodge Complex	709 yd
Dartford Cricket Club	The Pavillion, Hesketh Park	808 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Golden Fish Bar	271 Watling Street, Dartford	240 yd
Goodview Chinese Takeaway	269 Watling Street, Dartford	240 yd
Princes Fish Bar	2B Princes Avenue, Dartford	361 yd
Domino's Pizza	62 London Road, Stone	476 yd
Milestone Kebab	54 London Road, Stone	476 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Dartford Service Station	474 Princes Road, Dartford		691 yd
Marks & Spencer Simply Food	Marks & Spencer Simply Food, Unit 8		1,092 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
The Brent Primary School LONDON ROAD	grass pitches, swimming pool	357 yd
The Gateway Primary Academy MILESTONE ROAD	grass pitches	761 yd
Leigh City Tech College (Closed) Green Street Green Road		769 yd
Hesketh Park CANTERBURY CLOSE	grass pitches, tennis courts	829 yd
Dartford Stone Lodge Indoor Bowls & Social Club Ltd Cotton Lane	indoor bowls	855 yd
Dartford Judo Club COTTON LANE	health and fitness suite	918 yd
Goals Soccer Centre (Dartford) GREEN STREET GREEN ROAD	artificial grass pitch	940 yd
The Leigh Academy GREEN STREET GREEN ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	958 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	63.7 Mbit/s
Average download speed	57.8 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 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.

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