Joydens Wood

Dartford · South East · population 7,124 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

88Area Score / 100 ?
  • #834 of 6,856 in England
  • #267 of 1,119 in South East
  • #2 of 13 in Dartford
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,090
Median age (est.)46
Density1,360per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above30%
No car or van10%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 48%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 8%
Own outright 48%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 5%Private rent 8%

Households

One person: 23%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 32%Lone parent: 9%Other: 21%
One person 23%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 32%Lone parent 9%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Managers & directors 18% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Managers & directors18%
Associate professional15%
Administrative14%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure6%
Sales & customer service6%
Elementary6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 84%Asian: 8%Black: 5%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 84%Asian 8%Black 5%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 34% · Hindu 3%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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

Joydens Wood is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #834 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 13 in Dartford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (90) and lowest on Housing & access (58). Typical homes here sold for about £524,250 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 98 sales), 38% above the wider Dartford median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £47,225 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 46 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.

Income 90 · #711
Employment 84 · #1,102
Education 71 · #1,965
Health 76 · #1,650
Crime 60 · #2,747
Housing & access 58 · #2,877
Living environment 87 · #910

House prices ?

£524,250median (12m) · +3.8% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£524,25098+3.8%+21.4%
Detached£850,00024+26.9%+42.0%
Semi-detached£510,00047+4.6%+18.6%
Terraced£495,00024+7.6%+27.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£524,250
Dartford£380,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£47,225±£6,608 · #1,598 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£43,744
Price-to-income ?11.1×typical home ÷ net income — more stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

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 ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

46 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 325 offences
Dartford99
South East71
England83

Rank #1,744 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences152
Theft31
Burglary16
Vehicle crime42
Criminal damage & arson36
Public order & weapons17
Drugs11
Robbery2
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 43 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 →

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