Electoral wardE05012404
Princes ward, Dartford
Princes is one of 20 electoral wards of Dartford Borough Council, in Kent (South East). At the 2021 Census it had 6,137 residents in 2,369 households — 4,369 people per km², the 10th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Dartford constituency; for county elections it is in the Wilmington and Dartford West divisions.
Residents, 20216,137council ward average 5,838
Households2,3692.59 residents per household
Density4,369/ km²about 1.40 km² · Dartford 1,574
Aged 65+13.9%Dartford: 13.8% · under 16: 23.5%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–46.2% · 380
5–97.6% · 467
10–159.7% · 598
16–194.6% · 283
20–245.6% · 346
25–3412.8% · 788
35–4921.7% · 1,329
50–6417.9% · 1,096
65–747.9% · 485
75–844.4% · 270
85+1.5% · 95
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.2% · 598
1 car or van42.2% · 999
2 cars or vans24.5% · 580
3 or more8.1% · 192
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; Dartford overall: 65.7% owned, 13.8% social rented, 18.1% private rented.
Owned outright20.4% · 483
With mortgage29.0% · 687
Shared ownership0.8% · 20
Social rented35.6% · 844
Private rented13.8% · 326
Lives rent free0.3% · 8
Type of home
Detached house4.9% · 115
Semi-detached house30.6% · 724
Terraced house43.7% · 1,036
Purpose-built flat18.2% · 432
Converted house1.6% · 39
Other conversion0.4% · 9
Above shop / office0.6% · 14
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05012404- Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- County council
- Kent County Council
- County division
- Wilmington, Dartford West
- Constituency
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Density rank in council
- 6 of 20
Parishes in the ward
Wilmington
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% owned3,114NNewtown10.8% aged 65+ · 63.2% owned5,923SStone 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.