Dartford
7 datasets are currently published for Dartford. 3 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices); pupil absence (Department for Education; published for local authorities in England, but not every English district — some are reported only as part of their wider county).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How Dartford compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 144th of 361 (20.9 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: ranked 95th of 318 (£355,500).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — Dartford: 2,650, July 2026 (+12.5% year on year, from 2,355). 2,650 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (1,575, 59%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (540). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 20% higher (535). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — Dartford: 2,645, July 2026 (+12.3% year on year, from 2,355). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — Dartford: 99.4, June 2026 (+3.8% year on year, from 95.8). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — Dartford: £355,500, Q2 2026 (-6.4% year on year, from £380,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — Dartford: 6, Q1 2026 (-14.3% year on year, from 7). Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — Dartford: 126,297, 2025 (+1.4% year on year, from 124,594). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — Dartford: 292, 2025 (-12.6% year on year, from 334). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
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