Electoral wardE05012399
Heath ward, Dartford
Heath is one of 20 electoral wards of Dartford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,770 residents in 2,092 households — 2,336 people per km², the 12th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dartford constituency; for county elections it is in the Dartford West division.
Residents, 20215,770council ward average 5,838
Households2,0922.76 residents per household
Density2,336/ km²about 2.47 km² · Dartford 1,574
Aged 65+19.1%Dartford: 13.8% · under 16: 18.9%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.7% · 274
5–95.5% · 318
10–158.6% · 498
16–195.1% · 297
20–245.4% · 312
25–349.9% · 572
35–4920.4% · 1,178
50–6421.2% · 1,221
65–7410.6% · 610
75–846.2% · 360
85+2.3% · 132
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van8.7% · 182
1 car or van38.4% · 804
2 cars or vans37.1% · 776
3 or more15.8% · 330
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dartford overall: 65.7% owned, 13.8% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright46.1% · 965
With mortgage43.1% · 901
Shared ownership0.1% · 2
Social rented1.0% · 20
Private rented9.8% · 204
Type of home
Detached house16.3% · 340
Semi-detached house65.0% · 1,360
Terraced house12.8% · 268
Purpose-built flat2.4% · 51
Converted house2.6% · 55
Other conversion0.1% · 2
Above shop / office0.5% · 11
Caravan, mobile0.2% · 4
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012399- Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Dartford West
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 10 of 20
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% owned3,376DDarenth17.8% aged 65+ · 64.3% owned3,098EEbbsfleet1.4% aged 65+ · 68.0% owned3,907GGreenhithe & Knockhall10.4% aged 65+ · 60.0% owned7,483JJoyden'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.