Electoral wardE05012403
Newtown ward, Dartford
Newtown is one of 20 electoral wards of Dartford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 5,923 residents in 2,361 households — 7,621 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dartford constituency; for county elections it is in the Dartford East and Dartford North East divisions.
Residents, 20215,923council ward average 5,838
Households2,3612.51 residents per household
Density7,621/ km²about 0.78 km² · Dartford 1,574
Aged 65+10.8%Dartford: 13.8% · under 16: 21.8%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–47.2% · 426
5–97.1% · 420
10–157.5% · 444
16–194.1% · 244
20–245.2% · 306
25–3416.1% · 952
35–4923.4% · 1,385
50–6418.6% · 1,102
65–746.3% · 373
75–843.4% · 204
85+1.1% · 65
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van24.3% · 574
1 car or van49.3% · 1,164
2 cars or vans20.5% · 484
3 or more5.9% · 139
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dartford overall: 65.7% owned, 13.8% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright26.5% · 625
With mortgage36.7% · 866
Shared ownership0.5% · 12
Social rented7.5% · 178
Private rented28.7% · 677
Lives rent free0.1% · 3
Type of home
Detached house5.8% · 138
Semi-detached house23.2% · 547
Terraced house56.5% · 1,334
Purpose-built flat9.3% · 219
Converted house3.5% · 83
Other conversion0.7% · 16
Above shop / office1.0% · 23
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 1
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012403- Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Dartford East, Dartford North East
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 1 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% owned7,483HHeath19.1% 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% owned3,114PPrinces13.9% 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.