DA9 postcode area · Dartford

The DA9 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Dartford. Area Scores range from 27 to 69 across them. Every full DA9 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the DA9 district: Ebbsfleet & Greenhithe scores 70 out of 100 (#2,089 of 6,856 nationally) while Swanscombe sits at 28 — neighbours on the map, 42 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £314,000 and £345,000.

Living here

Typical net household income£48,495a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime142per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)35
Owner-occupied61%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the DA9 district

£339,250median home sold over the past year · +17.0% over 5 years · +12.0% over the year · 272 sales
Detached£514,497
Semi-detached£400,000
Terraced£368,000
Flat£227,500
Dartford£380,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Ebbsfleet & GreenhitheDartford 2,08970 £342,000
Central Dartford & West HillDartford 2,73360 £338,250
Stone & CrosswaysDartford 4,31037 £345,000
SwanscombeDartford 4,96128 £314,000

People living in DA9 Census 2021

Residents42,864
Median age (est.)35
Density2,578per km²
No qualifications15%
Degree or above35%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 22%15–24 10%25–44 36%45–64 22%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 19%Mortgage/shared: 42%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 25%
Own outright 19%Mortgage/shared 42%Social rent 14%Private rent 25%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 30%Lone parent: 12%Other: 11%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 30%Lone parent 12%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional13%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Elementary10%
Caring & leisure8%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 72%Asian: 10%Black: 12%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 72%Asian 10%Black 12%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 38% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 23%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around DA9.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.