Housing in DA2 7WL
What the homes in DA2 7WL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Joydens Wood
- Council
- Dartford
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,669 (2024)
DA2 7WLDartford
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.3%). Flats make up 11.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
72.9% of households in the DA2 7WL area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.6% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 27.5% own outright and 45.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented13.6%20.5%
- Social rented12.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.8 people living in it. 18% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (28.7%). 38.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Dartford
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Dartford (August 2026, +3.1% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DA2 7WL (Joydens Wood) (about 2,669 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.