Dartford vs Thurrock

A side-by-side comparison of the Dartford and Thurrocklocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: Thurrock is the more populous; council tax is lower in Thurrock; Dartford has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

	Dartford	Thurrock
Population	116,753	176,001
Density	1,605/km²	1,074/km²
Deprivation	2% in most-deprived 10%	4% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)	£2,375	£2,255
Schools Good/Outstanding	84%	79%
Aged under 16	22%	23%
Aged 16–64	64%	64%
Aged 65+	14%	14%

Dartford council area →Thurrock council area →