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Temple Hill & Marshes

Middle area

North Dartford. 15,637 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 6.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Temple Hill & Marshes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£349,000
Joint 2,663rd most expensive of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
14,368
24th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Temple Hill & Marshes

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Temple Hill & Marshes at a rate of 84.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 105.9 per 1,000 people across Dartford.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences444
Anti-social behaviour247
Other crime214
Criminal damage and arson130
Vehicle crime97
Shoplifting75
Drug offences60
Burglary36
Robbery9
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Temple Hill & Marshes compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Temple Hill & MarshesMiddle
Median sale price13 middle areas, Dartford · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Dartford13 areas from £320,000 to £540,000. The middle area is £372,500. Temple Hill & Marshes is £349,000.
£349,0005th cheapest
Population13 middle areas, Dartford · 2021
Population: every middle area in Dartford13 areas from 5,999 to 14,925. The middle area is 7,727. Temple Hill & Marshes is 14,368.
14,3682nd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares13 middle areas, Dartford · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Dartford13 areas from 50.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Temple Hill & Marshes is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage13 middle areas, Dartford · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Dartford13 areas from 59.3% to 97.6%. The middle area is 83.4%. Temple Hill & Marshes is 90.1%.
90.1%5th highest

Is Temple Hill & Marshes safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Temple Hill & Marshes at a rate of 84.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 105.9 per 1,000 people across Dartford.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 124 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Temple Hill & Marshes.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (444), anti-social behaviour (247) and other crime (214).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Dartford

These figures are published for the whole of Dartford, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Dartford and not Temple Hill & Marshes alone. See Dartford

Average house price
£342,167
Down 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£44,091
62nd highest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.8×
Joint 140th least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
17.4
127th least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Temple Hill & Marshes in brief

The median price paid for a home in Temple Hill & Marshes was £349,000 in 2025.

Temple Hill & Marshes had 14,368 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Temple Hill & Marshes live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Temple Hill & Marshes, 90.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.