Darenth Area Guide | £358k Median Price & Crime | Sipuha
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
3,538
Households
1,282
Crimes · Jun '26
Around average · 9.0 per 1k
1,282
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£358,000
Median property price
50
Postcodes
1,282
Households
White Brit. · 79%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
Around average · 9.0 per 1k
Crimes · Jun '26
£358,000
Median property price
50
Postcodes

Sold prices in Darenth

England & Wales
Property sales · Darenth
HM Land Registry · Darenth
Average price
£345,874
YoY: -5.1%
Median price: £358,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £356,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£414k£329k£245k
Jun '24Dec '24Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Darenth

England & Wales
Crime trends · Darenth

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
5
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
1172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

0 of 5 key categories improving

32
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Darenth

High flood risk in part of this area

1 of 9 sampled points in Zone 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

Zone 3 is land with a 1 in 100 (1%) or greater chance of flooding in any year.

Recorded as Tidal Models · Tidal Models and Tidal Events

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Kent.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Dartford is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Apply for a primary place via Kent

GOV.UK is the official apply and admissions handoff. We do not link a generic council homepage. Per-LA composite prospectus URLs are not in the API yet.

Schools in Darenth

Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

View all schools in this area

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Amenities in Darenth

GPs make up most of the mapped places

13 GPs · 8 Libraries · 7 Hospitals · 29 in all

  • GPs13
  • Libraries8
  • Hospitals7
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Overview of Darenth

Coordinates51.4206, 0.2550
Postcodes
50
Population (Census)
3,538
Households (Census)
1,282
Recorded crime · Jun '26
Around average · 9.0 per 1k

Demographics in Darenth

Ethnicity

Total residents: 3,545
White Brit.78.9%
African5.1%
Other White2.6%
Gypsy / Trav.2.0%
Indian2.0%
+ 2 other groups · 9.3%

Religion

Total residents: 3,546
Christian49.4%
No religion40.0%
Not answered5.7%
Hindu1.7%
Muslim1.6%
+ 1 other religions · 1.8%

Age groups

Total residents: 3,538
35–4919.6%
50–6419.4%
25–3413.6%
65–748.8%
10–158.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.2%

Households

Total households: 1,282
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%
Other9.9%
All members 66+9.6%
Any member 66+9.5%
+ 8 other households · 42.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Darenth

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.30 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.30 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Postcode Districts in Darenth