Newtown

Dartford · South East · population 9,810 · 5 LSOAs

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

40Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,084 of 6,856 in England
  • #877 of 1,119 in South East
  • #8 of 13 in Dartford
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,727
Median age (est.)36
Density6,212per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 10%25–44 33%45–64 26%65+ 10%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 38%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 30%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 8%Private rent 30%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 14%Other: 12%
One person 30%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 14%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Caring & leisure10%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 69%Asian: 11%Black: 14%Mixed: 4%Other: 3%
White 69%Asian 11%Black 14%Mixed 4%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 34% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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

Newtown is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #4,084 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 13 in Dartford. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Education (56) and lowest on Crime (11). Typical homes here, about £345,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 111 sales), 9% below the wider Dartford median of £380,000. Typical household take-home income is around £45,671 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 112 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 46 · #3,713
Employment 50 · #3,405
Education 56 · #3,028
Health 46 · #3,686
Crime 11 · #6,092
Housing & access 28 · #4,968
Living environment 27 · #5,023

House prices ?

£345,000median (12m) · +10.8% yr · n=111
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£345,000111+10.8%+25.5%
Detached£455,0007-13.3%
Semi-detached£400,00021-7.2%+25.4%
Terraced£342,50064+6.2%+24.5%
Flat£195,00019-6.2%+6.3%
This area£345,000
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)£45,671±£6,406 · #1,927 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,029
Price-to-income ?7.6×typical home ÷ net income — similar to 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 ?

45Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

112 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,097 offences
Dartford99
South East71
England83

Rank #5,264 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences687
Theft72
Burglary22
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson139
Public order & weapons35
Drugs46
Robbery7
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 110 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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