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Dartford
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Working for our part of Rural England with the Rural Services Network |
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Location: South East Population: 103,892 (Mid-year estimate 2015) Interesting fact: During the medieval period Dartford was an important waypoint for pilgrims and travellers en route to Canterbury and the Continent, and various religious orders established themselves in the area. In the 12th century the Knights Templar had possession of the manor of Dartford.
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| Dartford |
Dartford is a member of the Rural Services Network and falls |
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Dartford Information |
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| Phone number 01322 343434 |
Website www.dartford.gov.uk |
Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) South East |
| Frequency of elections Elections are of whole council |
Number of councillors 42 |
Political composition Conservative Party - 34 Labour - 7 Swanscombe and Greenhithe Residents Association - 3 |
| MPs Dartford - Gareth Johnson (Conservative) |
Decision making structure Leader and a Cabinet |
Population change Population change One Year Population Change + 1.6% Ten Year Population Change + 15.4% |
| Police Authority Kent Police Authority |
Fire Service Kent Fire and Rescue Service |
Health Authority South East Coast Strategic Health Authority |
| Area 7,278 Hectares |
Rural Output Areas 36 rural OAs from 313 OAs in total |
Audited by Audit Commission |
| Rural Classification (Defra) Urban with Major Conurbation |
Population by Area- (Density) 14.27 people per hectare |
Number of Parishes 8 |
| Number of Parish Meetings 0 |
Number of Parish Councils 7 |
Number of Town Councils 1 |
| Average house price £253,495 (Median price paid by local authority, year ending Q4-2015 - provided by UK HPI data published by Land Registry © Crown copyright 2016) |
Outsourced Services Information yet to be supplied |
Average age of population 37.8 (2011 Census data) |
| Main Towns / Cities Dartford, Greenhithe, Stone, Swanscombe |
Unemployment rate 0.8% (JSA claimants for August 2017) |
Current Council Tax (amount reported is the amount received by the Council - no other services are included) 2014/2015 Council Tax - £162.90 2015/2016 Council Tax - £162.90 2016/2017 Council Tax - £162.90 2017/2018 Council Tax - £167.85 |
| Percentage of households socially rented from council or local authority 10.8% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population who have reported they are in very good health 48.6% (2011 Census data) |
Percentage of population which provides unpaid care 9.5% (2011 Census data) |
| Employment by Occupation Percentage of people aged 16 and over who are in Social Major Group 1-3 43.7% (ONS annual population survey - April 15-March 16) |
Average annual wage for full time employees
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Percentage of those employed in full time employment 44.6% (2011 Census data) |
| Cars or vans owned per household (2011 Census data) No cars or vans - 19.2% 1 car or van - 45.5% 2 cars or vans - 27.1% 3 cars or vans - 6.0% 4 or more cars and vans - 2.3% |
Local Newspapers Information yet to be supplied |
National Park/AONBs None |
2015 English Indices of Deprivation analysis tool
(Produced by Oxfordshire County Council) |
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