Dartford

19°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 21° / 18° · 72% rain
• Tomorrow: 26° / 17° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:20

12h 51m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

9US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: coarse particles (PM10)

Source: WAQI · Dartford - St Clements 2, United Kingdom

168 reported · July 2026▲ 9% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences51
• Anti-social behaviour49
• Shoplifting19
• Criminal damage & arson13

12 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Brent · Kent

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

334 reported road collisions (2024)

76 killed or seriously injured · 419 casualties · 28.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

487 food businesses within 2 miles

• 367 rated 4–5 ★ (290 top)
• 21 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Stone Crossing (2.6 km)
• 26 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, TfL, National Rail

£351,594 average▲ 3.8% YoY

Across Dartford · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£1,570 average monthly rent▲ 3% YoY

• 1 bed £1,089
• 2 bed £1,415
• 3 bed £1,703

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

10.1× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 10.1 times median annual pay (10.0× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 158.9p · BP (7.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Asda (8.2 km)

29 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

87 charging locations within ~8 km

• 28 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 350 kW
• Nearest: Miller and Carter Dartford (0.9 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres3
• Swimming pools1
• Sports pitches23
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Review of Local Government Reorganisation launched· 7 Sept 2026
• Ministers decide future shape of Kent and Medway’s councils· 16 Jul 2026
• Dartford dances in tribute to Len Goodman· 1 Jul 2026
• Toe-tapping tribute to Len Goodman to be unveiled in Dartford· 22 May 2026
• New Mayor elected for 2026-27· 7 May 2026

Source: Dartford Council

116,753 residents in Dartford · 1,605/km²

• Under 16: 22%
• 16–64: 64%
• 65+: 14%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Around the average in England

Ranked 145 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

2% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,375 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band C (30% of 50,530)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

43 schools · 24,771 pupils

29 primary · 11 secondary · 3 other

Ofsted: 16 of 19 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (84%)

42inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Dartford

1,672 CQC-registered services

• Care homes501
• GP practices221
• Dentists362
• Homecare agencies415
• Hospitals & hospices47

CQC ratings: 87% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 25 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · Kent

• Within the Green Belt
• 13 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

132 applications decided

78.8% granted · 104 granted, 28 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Conservative majority

• Lab 10
• Con 28
• Ref 2
• Oth 2

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools6
• GPs & clinics1
• Pharmacies1
• Parks & greens205
• Restaurants & cafés19

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

5,645 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

1,566 jobs advertised · £42,211 avg

e.g. Roadside Vehicle Technician, Superflex Roadside Mechanic, Roadside Rescue Mechanic

Source: Adzuna

£832 median full-time weekly pay

3.3% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£25,680 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

57% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 52,048 certificates

8.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Life expectancy: 83.1 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men

68% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.5
• Feeling worthwhile8.3
• Happiness yesterday7.6
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)2.9

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Dartford:

• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test441 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s423 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership344 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office311 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth255 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Darenth Park Hospital · 0.9 km

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  Darent Valley Hospital · 0.9 km

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  Crown Alexandra F.C. · 1.0 km

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