Dartford Marshes
Suburb · 369 residents
42Fair
Fair · among the lowest-scoring suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Property market scores 89, well above the typical 60
Check before you view
- Flood risk: 69% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Road noise reaches 51% of the area
- Health scores 13, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Dartford Marshes
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Dartford Marshes a good place to live?
Dartford Marshes scores 42/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for property market (89).
It scores lowest on health (13) and food & drink (21).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Dartford Marshes in South East, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Dartford Marshes
Flats and low-rise terraces dominate here, the kind of streets built for people who need to be near the water and the road network rather than for anyone chasing a postcard. It's a working suburb — new-build blocks mixed in with older terraced rows, a population that skews young, and a sense that most people here are getting on with commuting and raising kids rather than lingering over the scenery.
The numbers back that up: a median age of 32 is a decade younger than the national figure, which tells you this is a place people move to rather than retire in. Housing is the standout here — graded well above the safety and health picture, and it's easy to see why: a median house price of £270,000 sits comfortably below both the Dartford borough figure (almost 25% cheaper) and the national median, making it one of the more accessible corners of the South East. The catch is tenure — leasehold outnumbers freehold among recent sales, and flats make up over half the market, so a "For Sale" board here is more likely advertising a leasehold flat than the freehold house-with-garden that price alone might suggest. Schools are solid rather than exceptional: Dartford Bridge Community Primary and River Mill Primary are both rated Good, and Leigh UTC Dartford covers the secondary years, though its progress scores suggest it's a school better suited to vocational strengths than raw academic push. With only one recorded transport stop in the immediate area, this reads as a place for drivers first, commuters second.