Area market snapshot · in Kent

Dartford property market

Updated 5 October 2026 · refreshed daily

Map: Dartford sits on the edge of Kent, covering about 8 square miles.
Median asking price
£350,000↓ 7% below Kent

315 for sale · Kent £375k

Median sold price · 12 months to February 2026
£377,750
Typical asking range
Typical asking range (middle half of listings) and median
MarketRange lowMedianRange high
Dartford£237,500£350,000£425,000
Kent£265,000£375,000£595,000

Each band covers the middle half of asking prices.

How Dartford differs from Kent
  • Flats are 41% of what's for sale, compared to 24% across Kent
  • A typical 2-bed asks £300k here, compared to £270k across Kent
The last 30 days

More homes left the market in Dartford than came onto it

New listings
51

↓ 50% · was 101

Price cuts
44

↑ 38% · was 32

Went off market
88

↑ 24% · was 71

Typical time listed
49 days

before going off the market

Changes compare with the prior 30 days.

Asking prices

Where homes in Dartford sit by price band, against Kent

24% of homes in Dartford ask £400k–500k, the most common band

59% of Dartford listings ask under £400k, a bigger share than Kent (52%)

Share of current listings by asking-price band
Price bandDartford listingsDartford shareKent share
<£150k144%5%
£150k–200k3110%7%
£200k–250k4013%9%
£250k–300k3110%12%
£300k–400k7123%20%
£400k–500k7724%15%
£500k–750k3812%17%
£750k+134%16%

Prices by property type

Current listings and Land Registry sales in Dartford, set against Kent

Flats are 42% of homes for sale in Dartford, against 24% across Kent

Share of homes for sale by property type
property typeDartfordKent
Flats (132 for sale)£42£24
Terraced (89 for sale)£28£21
Semi-detached (53 for sale)£17£17
Detached (22 for sale)£7£23

Flats in Dartford ask £225k, 7% more than Kent flats (£210k)

Median asking price of current listings; the count under each row

Median asking price by property type
property typeDartfordKent
Flats (132 for sale)£225,000£210,000
Terraced (89 for sale)£400,000£315,000
Semi-detached (53 for sale)£450,000£400,000
Detached (22 for sale)£762,500£699,995

Price per square foot

Sold · 12 months to August 2026
£438per sq ft

592 matched sales

Asking · current listings
£400per sq ft↑ 11% above Kent

219 listings with a known floor area

Kent: £359 per sq ft

Sold prices per sq ft in Dartford are up 31% over 10 years, to £438

Each point is the median across the 12 months ending on that date

Sold price per square foot over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsDartford
Sept 2016£334
Dec 2016£343
Mar 2017£348
Jun 2017£354
Sept 2017£357
Dec 2017£362
Mar 2018£365
Jun 2018£367
Sept 2018£361
Dec 2018£361
Mar 2019£360
Jun 2019£358
Sept 2019£361
Dec 2019£361
Mar 2020£363
Jun 2020£366
Sept 2020£370
Dec 2020£375
Mar 2021£378
Jun 2021£380
Sept 2021£382
Dec 2021£386
Mar 2022£393
Jun 2022£403
Sept 2022£414
Dec 2022£425
Mar 2023£434
Jun 2023£435
Sept 2023£433
Dec 2023£428
Mar 2024£424
Jun 2024£424
Sept 2024£421
Dec 2024£423
Mar 2025£432
Jun 2025£434
Sept 2025£437
Dec 2025£438
Mar 2026£437
Jun 2026£437
Aug 2026£438

Homes sold in Dartford

Completed sales
782↑ 7% vs previous year

Previous 12 months: 734 sales

Median sold price
£377,750

The median sold price in Dartford is up 50% over the last 10 years, to £378k

Each point is the median over the 12 months ending on that date

Median sold price over time (12-month windows ending each quarter); the chart plots each line as the percentage change since its first point
Window endsDartford
Mar 2016£252k
Jun 2016£263k
Sept 2016£270k
Dec 2016£280k
Mar 2017£286k
Jun 2017£288k
Sept 2017£289k
Dec 2017£290k
Mar 2018£296k
Jun 2018£300k
Sept 2018£300k
Dec 2018£300k
Mar 2019£295k
Jun 2019£295k
Sept 2019£295k
Dec 2019£300k
Mar 2020£302k
Jun 2020£300k
Sept 2020£305k
Dec 2020£305k
Mar 2021£320k
Jun 2021£330k
Sept 2021£330k
Dec 2021£338k
Mar 2022£335k
Jun 2022£340k
Sept 2022£350k
Dec 2022£358k
Mar 2023£365k
Jun 2023£367k
Sept 2023£365k
Dec 2023£363k
Mar 2024£351k
Jun 2024£357k
Sept 2024£355k
Dec 2024£365k
Mar 2025£377k
Jun 2025£381k
Sept 2025£385k
Dec 2025£380k
Feb 2026£378k

782 homes sold in Dartford in the 12 months to February 2026, 6% below Dartford's five-year norm of 829 a year

Sales in the 12 months ending each quarter

Homes sold over time (12-month windows ending each quarter)
Window endsDartford
Mar 20161,087
Jun 20161,091
Sept 20161,078
Dec 20161,052
Mar 20171,019
Jun 20171,022
Sept 20171,028
Dec 20171,007
Mar 2018945
Jun 2018923
Sept 2018893
Dec 2018890
Mar 2019865
Jun 2019841
Sept 2019826
Dec 2019806
Mar 2020831
Jun 2020760
Sept 2020727
Dec 2020776
Mar 2021875
Jun 20211,143
Sept 20211,180
Dec 20211,105
Mar 20221,001
Jun 2022805
Sept 2022830
Dec 2022861
Mar 2023829
Jun 2023761
Sept 2023676
Dec 2023613
Mar 2024591
Jun 2024634
Sept 2024661
Dec 2024704
Mar 2025811
Jun 2025760
Sept 2025799
Dec 2025781
Feb 2026782

What listings offer

Dartford has fewer gardens and less parking but more chain-free homes than Kent.

Gardens
59%

Fewer gardens than Kent

59% of listings have a garden; Kent: 81%. 186 of 315 listings have a garden. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Parking
74%

Less parking than Kent

74% of listings have parking or a garage; Kent: 77%. 233 of 315 listings have parking or a garage. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.
Chain-free
39%

More chain-free homes than Kent

39% of listings are listed as chain-free; Kent: 34%. 124 of 315 listings are listed as chain-free. Counted from listing descriptions, so treat as a lower bound.

Recent sales in Dartford

The newest completed sales registered with HM Land Registry

AddressSoldPrice
42 Ruby Tuesday Drive · DA1 5RESemi-detached · FreeholdAug 2026£460,000
9 Sussex Road · DA1 1SJTerraced · FreeholdAug 2026£375,000
62 Norman Road · DA1 1LFTerraced · FreeholdAug 2026£415,000
48 Hardy Avenue · DA1 2FETerraced · FreeholdAug 2026£332,500
14, East Wing Chapel Drive · DA2 6FLFlat · LeaseholdAug 2026£370,000

Current listings worth a look

Picked by simple rules, not adverts: cheapest, most space, gardens

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How nearby areas compare

Current listings around Dartford

AreaFor saleMedian asking
Dartford315£350k
Maidstone515£300k
Royal Tunbridge Wells473£425k
Sittingbourne170£295k
Ashford308£280k
Margate551£300k
Ramsgate357£300k
Canterbury291£300k
Broadstairs290£375k
Kentbenchmark10,451£375k

Key facts about Dartford

  • Rising over the long run, flat over the last year: the median sold price in Dartford is up 50% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months.
  • The typical listing asks £25k less than across Kent: £350,000 in Dartford against £375,000, 7% lower.
  • Sales are running below Dartford's five-year norm: 782 homes sold in the 12 months to February 2026, against a norm of 829 a year; 51 homes came onto the market in the last 30 days and 88 left it.

Dartford property market: common questions

Where is Dartford?

Dartford sits on the edge of Kent, covering about 8 square miles.

What is the average house price in Dartford?

The median asking price across the 315 homes for sale in Dartford is £350,000 (as of 5 October 2026). We quote the median (the middle listing) rather than a mean, because a handful of very expensive homes would pull a mean upwards. Half of listings ask between £237,500 and £425,000. That is 7% below Kent. Homes that actually sold in Dartford went for a median £377,750 (Land Registry, 12 months to February 2026).

Are house prices in Dartford rising or falling?

Rising over the long run, flat over the last year. Based on HM Land Registry completed sales, the median sold price in Dartford is up 50% over the last 10 years and broadly flat over the last 12 months (12 months to February 2026). These medians compare the homes that happened to sell in each window, so they mix price movement with changes in what sold.

Is Dartford cheaper than Kent?

Yes: asking prices in Dartford are typically lower than across Kent. The median asking price in Dartford is £350,000 against £375k across Kent: 7% below Kent. Some of that gap reflects what is for sale in each place rather than like-for-like value. The saving holds from the lower end to the top of the market.

How many homes are for sale in Dartford?

315 homes are on the market in Dartford right now, down 7% since 1 Sept, 51 of them listed in the last 30 days. Perch counts every listing it tracks across estate agents and portals, refreshed daily.

Are house prices being cut in Dartford?

44 listings in Dartford had their asking price reduced in the last 30 days, about 14% of the homes currently for sale.

How long are homes on the market in Dartford?

Of the Dartford listings that came off the market in the last 30 days and that we first saw after we began tracking the area, the typical one had been advertised for 49 days. Coming off the market usually means sold subject to contract, but it can also mean withdrawn, so treat this as time advertised rather than time to sell.

How much do flats and houses cost in Dartford?

The median asking price for a flat in Dartford is £225,000. Houses are quoted by type rather than as one figure, because the mix moves the number more than the market does: the largest group on the market is terraced houses, at a median £400,000 across 89 listings. The Prices by property type chart on this page covers every type we track.

How much is a two-bedroom flat in Dartford?

The median asking price for a two-bedroom flat in Dartford is £242,500, across 70 current listings.

How much is a three-bedroom house in Dartford?

There is no single three-bedroom house price: the largest group of three-bedroom houses for sale in Dartford is terraced houses, at a median asking price of £400,000 across 42 listings. The Size × type view on this page covers every combination we track.

What is the price per square foot in Dartford?

In Dartford, homes that sold went for a median £438 per sq ft (HM Land Registry and EPC data), and current listings with a known floor area ask a median £400 per sq ft.

How these numbers are made

  • Asking figures: Current listings we track across estate agents and portals (315 in Dartford), refreshed daily, as of 5 October 2026. We quote medians, never means, and suppress anything based on fewer than 5 listings.
  • Off market and time listed: Off-market counts include only listings confirmed off the market after a short grace period; "typical time listed" is time advertised, not time to sell. We have tracked Dartford since March 2026.
  • Kent comparisons: The same daily snapshot taken across the whole of Kent, so both sides of every comparison share one basis. Where a comparison spans all property types, some of the gap reflects what is for sale here.
  • Sold figures: HM Land Registry price paid data. Sold prices and sales counts cover the 12 months to February 2026; sold price per square foot covers the 12 months to August 2026, with floor areas from EPC certificates (the two run on different pipelines, and the latest months are left out while sales are still being registered). England and Wales; new-builds and non-standard transactions excluded.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0, and Energy Performance of Buildings Data: England and Wales © Crown copyright.