Heath
Dartford · South East · population 7,626 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #409 of 6,856 in England
- #143 of 1,119 in South East
- #1 of 13 in Dartford
- Least deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 22% · Administrative 14% · Associate professional 14%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 22% |
| Administrative | 14% |
| Associate professional | 14% |
| Managers & directors | 14% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 7% |
| Elementary | 6% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 47% · No religion 36% · Hindu 5%
Born outside the UK: 14%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Heath is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #409 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #1 of 13 in Dartford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Employment (96) and lowest on Living environment (49). Typical homes here sold for about £480,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 95 sales), 26% above the wider Dartford median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £50,847 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 42 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £480,000 | 95 | +3.6% | +22.3% |
| Detached | £635,000 | 9 | +10.4% | +23.3% |
| Semi-detached | £490,000 | 50 | -1.0% | +14.9% |
| Terraced | £410,000 | 32 | +9.3% | +25.2% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #3,833 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #1,388 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 97 |
| Theft | 88 |
| Burglary | 10 |
| Vehicle crime | 35 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 23 |
| Public order & weapons | 20 |
| Drugs | 24 |
| Robbery | 5 |
| Other | 15 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 48 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Dartford
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- StoughtonGuildford94£450,000
- Stratford South East & TiddingtonStratford-on-Avon94£450,000
- Bursted WoodBexley94£517,000
- Romford EastHavering94£521,250
- Crowthorne NorthWokingham94£600,000
- Beaconsfield TownBuckinghamshire94£900,000