Village · Kent

Darenth

Population 4,150 · Postcode DA2 · South East, England

Population: Parish of Darenth, Census 2021 · What each figure covers

Where the figures come from

  • Darenth parish
    Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene and businesses are for this whole area.
  • Darenth
    Roughly where Darenth is: the box Ordnance Survey draws round it. There is no official outline of Darenth itself.
  • Centre of Darenth
    Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from here.
What each figure covers
At a glance
Property£366,000Median · 43 sales in 12 months▲+31% well above national averageDarenth parishView sales →
Crime169 / 1,000700 incidents in 12 months▼+78% well above national averageDarenth parishView breakdown →
Broadband167.8 MbpsAverage download (2023) · Up to 1000 Mbps now=+1% on par with national averageDarenth parishView coverage →
Schools10 schools8 primary, 2 secondary · latest Ofsted resultsDarenth parish and nearbyView schools →
Food hygiene84% top-rated16 of 19 businesses rated 5-star▲+7% above national averageDarenth parishView ratings →
Flood riskHighRiver Darent · 47m from the centreCentre of DarenthView assessment →
Businesses204Top: Construction, Real estate, Retail & wholesale▼-42% well below national averageDarenth parishView directory →
Planning1,131Within 5 km, 12 months · 57 in last 30 days · 237 pending · 731 approved · Dartford councilWithin 5 km of DarenthView applications →
TransportFarningham Road2 km awayNearest to DarenthLive departures →
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