Dartford: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£701,709

Semi-detached

£426,483

Terraced

£342,398

Flat or maisonette

£207,478

First-time buyers

£302,473

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  80,141 in 1991 → 125,011 in 2024 (+56.0%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £184,297 in 2005 → £347,773 in 2026 (+88.7%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £468 in 2008 → £699 in 2025 (+49.5%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  74.1% in 2004 → 86.4% in 2023 (+16.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  1.4% in 2001 → 3.0% in 2025 (+114.3%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £11,616 in 1997 → £25,680 in 2024 (+121.1%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Dartford; 29 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Employment rate · Economy & work86.4% (2023) · 7th highest of 348
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills83.2% (2023) · 12th highest of 348
• High-growth businesses · Economy & work7.0% (2024) · 20th highest of 361
• New homes · Housing16.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 17th highest of 296

Where it ranks worst

• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing23.7% (2024/25) · 201st lowest of 292
• Productivity · Economy & work£35.1 per hour (2023) · 247th highest of 361
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access84.0% (January 2026) · 244th highest of 361
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing29.7% (2024/25) · 198th lowest of 296

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Kent, which includes Dartford.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.3 years · England 80.0 · 58th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.0 years · England 83.8 · 69th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.5 years · England 60.9 · 49th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.9 years · England 61.3 · 31st highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)313.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 68th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.8% · England 10.4 · 82nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.5% · England 64.6 · 85th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Kent, which includes Dartford.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.9% · England 68.3 · 67th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.2 score · England 46.0 · 67th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.0% · England 5.8 · 133rd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)15.3% · England 19.8 · 49th lowest of 153