Electoral wardE05012396
Darenth ward, Dartford
Darenth is one of 20 electoral wards of Dartford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 3,098 residents in 1,154 households — 657 people per km², the 19th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dartford constituency; for county elections it is in the Dartford Rural division.
Residents, 20213,098council ward average 5,838
Households1,1542.68 residents per household
Density657/ km²about 4.72 km² · Dartford 1,574
Aged 65+17.8%Dartford: 13.8% · under 16: 21.7%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.3% · 195
5–97.1% · 221
10–158.3% · 257
16–193.9% · 122
20–244.3% · 134
25–3414.0% · 433
35–4918.9% · 586
50–6419.3% · 598
65–749.2% · 285
75–845.7% · 176
85+3.0% · 92
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van10.0% · 115
1 car or van37.6% · 434
2 cars or vans37.8% · 436
3 or more14.6% · 169
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dartford overall: 65.7% owned, 13.8% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright27.3% · 315
With mortgage37.1% · 428
Shared ownership0.5% · 6
Social rented23.5% · 272
Private rented11.5% · 133
Lives rent free0.1% · 1
Type of home
Detached house9.6% · 111
Semi-detached house51.6% · 595
Terraced house29.5% · 340
Purpose-built flat7.1% · 82
Converted house1.0% · 11
Above shop / office1.0% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.3% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012396- Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Dartford Rural
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 18 of 20
Parishes in the ward
Darenth
Other wards in the same constituency
BBean & Village Park17.8% aged 65+ · 79.2% owned2,687BBrent18.5% aged 65+ · 78.9% owned6,142BBridge1.6% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned4,214BBurnham6.3% aged 65+ · 58.2% owned3,376EEbbsfleet1.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned3,907GGreenhithe & Knockhall10.4% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned7,483HHeath19.1% aged 65+ · 89.2% owned5,770JJoyden's Wood29.6% aged 65+ · 90.5% owned5,127LLongfield, New Barn & Southfleet27.3% aged 65+ · 84.0% owned6,830MMaypole & Leyton Cross14.2% aged 65+ · 79.8% owned3,114NNewtown10.8% aged 65+ · 63.2% owned5,923PPrinces13.9% aged 65+ · 49.4% owned6,137SStone Castle7.7% aged 65+ · 57.2% owned7,855SStone House11.4% aged 65+ · 58.4% owned6,695
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.