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Heath Side

7 sales in the last 12 months · median £477,000 · Dartford

Among the least deprived
Dartford Council · Conservative-controlled   28/42 seats · 67% · OCD 2026
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Who lives here? This neighbourhood

Population1,469

0–14
21%
15–24
10%
25–44
31%
45–64
24%
65+
14%
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Median age37.2
Born outside the UK20%
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis)

In work65%

Unemployment4.9%
Self-employed16.2%
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Retired17.1%
Residents 16+ in employment · Census 2021

Education32%

Level 4+ (degree)32.4%
No qualifications16.2%
Residents with a Level-4+ qualification · Census 2021

Health & wellbeing86%

Good health
86%
Life satisfaction 7.53/10
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Happiness7.64/10
Feels worthwhile8.33/10
Anxiety (lower = better)2.88/10
Census 2021 · ONS wellbeing survey
Deprivation — IMD decile 9/10 · improved since 2019. About 85% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 9/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 9/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — less deprived than most (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 85% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 7 in 2019 — has improved since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income
9.0/10
Employment
9.0/10
Education & skills
8.0/10
Health & disability
8.0/10
Crime
6.0/10
Housing & services
5.0/10
Living environment
6.0/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
66%
own their home
ONS Census 2021
75%
White · Black 11%
ONS Census 2021
20%
born outside the UK
ONS Census 2021
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