House prices in DA2 6 (Dartford)

This article reveals price per square metre data and various charts to help you understand current housing market in 'DA2 6' (Dartford) - statistics were last calculated on 04 October 2024.

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Defining 'DA2 6'

This analysis is limited to properties whose postcode starts with "DA2 6", this is also called the postcode sector. It is shown in red on the map above. There are no official names for postcode sectors so I've just labelled it Dartford.

You can click on the map to change sector, or you can enter a different postcode sector (e.g. CM23 4) below.

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FYI, a postcode sector is the full postcode without the last two letters.

Price per square metre

Knowing the average house price in Dartford is not much use. However, knowing average price per square metre can be quite useful. Price per sqm allows some comparison between properties of different size. We define price per square metre as the sold price divided by the internal area of a property:

£ per sqm = price ÷ internal area

E.g. 170, Watling Street, Dartford, sold for £292,000 on Jun-2024. Given the internal area of 61 square metres, the price per sqm is £4,786.

England & Wales have been officially metric since 1965. However house price per square foot is prefered by some estate agents and those of sufficiently advanced age ;-) They may want to convert square meters on this page to square feet.

The chart below is called a histogram, it helps you see the distribution of this house price per sqm data. To make this chart we put the sales data into a series of £ per sqm 'buckets' (e.g. £4,250-£4,500, £4,500-£4,750, £4,750-£5,000 etc...) we then count the number of sales with within in each bucket and plot the results. The chart is based on 179 sales in Dartford (DA2 6) that took place in the last two years.

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You can see the spread of prices above. This is because although internal area is a key factor in determining valuation, it is not the only factor. Many factors other than size affect desirability; these factors could be condition, aspect, garden size, negotiating power of the vendor etc.

The spread of prices will give you a feel of the typical range to expect in Dartford (DA2 6). Of the 179 transactions, half were sold for between £4,000 and £4,940 per square metre. The median, or 'middle', price per square metre in 'DA2 6' is £4,410. Notably, only 25% of properties that sold recently were valued at more than £4,940 sqm. For anything to be valued more than this means it has to be more desireable than the clear majority of homes.

Price map for Dartford

Do have a look at the interactive price map I created. I find it useful and I am sure it will help you in exploring Dartford. You can zoom in all the way to individual properties and then all the way back out to see the whole country. The colours show the current estimated property values.

House price heatmap for Dartford

Comparison with neighbouring postcode sectors

The table below shows how 'DA2 6' compares to neighbouring postcode sectors.

Postcode sector	Lower quartile	Middle quartile	Upper quartile
DA2 6 Dartford	£4,000 sqm	£4,410 sqm	£4,940 sqm
DA2 7 Dartford	£4,230 sqm	£4,840 sqm	£5,610 sqm
DA2 8 Bean	£4,020 sqm	£4,330 sqm	£4,990 sqm

Will Dartford house prices drop in 2024?

I cannot tell the future and don't believe anyone who says they can. I can however plot price trends - I have done this in the chart below for DA2 6 (Dartford) compared with both the wider area DA2 and inflation (CPIH from the Office of National Statistics). The dashed trend lines in the chart show the average over time.

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For the most recent sales activity, rather than a summarized average, it is better to see the underlying data. This is shown in the chart below, where blue dots represent individual sales, click on them to see details. If there is an obvious trend you should be able to spot it here amid the noise from outliers.

Data from Land Registry comes in gradually over time. I update it every month but it takes about 5 months for the majority of sales for Dartford to be recorded. Disclaimer: I do not verify and cannot guarantee the accuracy of any data shown. Outliers exist in the data, typically these are where the EPC registry records the internal area incorrectly, sometimes although very rarely the Land Registry price paid data can be wrong. The data provided throughout this website about Dartford and any other area, is not financial advice. Any information provided does not and cannot ever take in to account the particular financial situation, objectives or property needs of either you or anyone reading this information.

Street level data

Street	Avg size	Avg £sqm	Recent sales
Chapel Drive, Dartford, DA2 6F	89 sqm	£3,867	36
Osbourne Road, Dartford, DA2 6R	45 sqm	£4,037	23
Invicta Road, Dartford, DA2 6A	70 sqm	£4,213	21
Kirby Road, Dartford, DA2 6H	77 sqm	£4,496	18
Fleet Road, Dartford, DA2 6J	93 sqm	£4,360	18
Weardale Avenue, Dartford, DA2 6L	80 sqm	£4,185	13
Watling Street, Dartford, DA2 6E	76 sqm	£3,893	12
Hill House Road, Dartford, DA2 6H	68 sqm	£4,133	11

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Raw data

Our analysis of Dartford is derived from what is essentially a big table of sold prices from Land Registry with added property size information. Below are three rows from this table to give you an idea.

Address	Paid	sqm	£/sqm
170, Watling St, Dartford	£292,000 Jun-2024	61	4,786
Flat 6 Barnard Court, Osbourne Rd, Dartford	£167,000 Jun-2024	37	4,513
27, Chapel Drive, Dartford	£345,000 Jun-2024	94	3,670

See the entire list of all sales in Dartford (DA2 6) here.