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Flooring in Dartford
Oak, vinyl, terraces and 1920s homes
No town in our comparison has a larger share of homes built from the end of the First World War to the close of the twenties. What that means for a floor.
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14.5%
built 1919 to 1929
1st highest of 141 towns
VOA, 2025-03-31 · all local facts →14.5% of Dartford's dwellings were put up between 1919 and 1929; the England and Wales share is 4.8%, and Dartford comes 1st of the 141 towns compared.
Building from 1919 to 1929 left a bigger mark here than anywhere else in the comparison. Add the older layers, the terraces of New Town on East Hill and the timber frames behind some High Street fronts, then the 1930s, and 38.5% of the stock dates from before 1940. There is also a gap: dwellings dated 1973 to 1982 make up just 2.8%, the lowest share of the 141 towns.
The newest layer is above average again, with 16.5% from 2009 on. For a floor, that gives two very different starting points: commonly timber over a ventilated void in the older houses, and a modern base in the new ones.
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At a glance
Dartford at a glance
Homes in Dartford
6 chapters on Dartford homes and what they ask of a floor · about 4 min read
01/ 06
- 14.5%built 1919 to 1929
- 38.5%built before 1940
Houses of 1919 to 1929 and the void beneath their boards
Of the 141 towns compared, none has more of its housing from 1919 to 1929 than Dartford, at 14.5%. Houses of that decade belong to the period in which British builders commonly laid the ground floor as boards on timber joists, ventilated from below, instead of on a slab.
The space under the boards matters as much as the boards themselves: a steady draught through it is what stops the joists getting damp, and that depends on airbricks in the outer walls that nobody has covered over.
Before 1940 is the build date of 38.5% of Dartford's dwellings, a little more than the England and Wales share of 35.4%, and 54th of 141 towns. In Dartford's pre-1940 houses, then, the first job before any new floor is to take up a board, inspect the joists and the void, and walk round outside checking that each airbrick is clear.
02/ 06
- 15.3%built before 1919
- 35.3%in a terraced house
New Town on East Hill: terraces for the town's workers
The council's appraisal of New Town dates much of it, on the top of East Hill, to the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth. The appraisal characterises it by rows of terraced houses with a mix of architectural detail. The town centre appraisal adds that these streets, already called New Town by 1869, housed the people who moved to Dartford for work in its industries.
Homes built before 1919 make up 15.3% of Dartford's dwellings, under the England and Wales share of 20.8%, 86th of 141 towns, and New Town's terraces from the later nineteenth century belong to that older part of the stock.
Terraces matter well beyond New Town. 35.3% of Dartford households live in a terraced house, 23rd of 151 towns, where England and Wales has 23.2%. A terrace and a larger house do not get wet in the same places or as often, and how much grit is walked in has to do with the building, not only with the people in it. Plan the floors of a terrace around its own layout rather than a standard list of rooms.
03/ 06
- 8.0%built 1945 to 1954
Timber behind the High Street, 1930s to 1950s houses on Darenth Road
According to the town centre appraisal, some newer fronts on the High Street hide medieval and Tudor timber frames, and only a handful of buildings survive from the fifteenth century. In a building like that, its age rather than its frontage tells you how the floors are carried and which rooms sit over which.
A separate appraisal of Darenth Road dates the houses on the stretch the council singles out from the 1930s to the 1950s, set up above the road. Dwellings from 1945 to 1954 make up 8.0% of Dartford's stock, 46th of 141 towns; England and Wales stands at 6.4%.
Concrete floors from just after the war were sometimes laid without any damp-proof membrane. Before wood goes down on one, establish whether a membrane is there.
04/ 06
- 2.8%built 1973 to 1982
- 16.5%built 2009 or later
A thin layer from 1973 to 1982, a thicker one since 2009
Of the 141 towns, Dartford has the smallest share of dwellings from 1973 to 1982: 2.8%, where the England and Wales share is 8.9%. That decade's through-lounge and a front room from before the war need different things from a floor, and in Dartford it is the older room you are more likely to be flooring.
Newer homes fill the gap. 16.5% of dwellings are newer than 2008, 17th of 141 towns, with England and Wales at 11.8%. Over the twelve months ending March 2026, completions across the council area came to 13.8 for every 1,000 existing dwellings, 4th of 135 towns and well above England's 5.5.
The newer homes are built on another kind of base from the surrounding terraces. Where a home has only just been completed, its screed needs time and a moisture test whatever it looks like: smooth, firm and pale is not the same as dry. Lay nothing until the reading is in range for the covering you have chosen.
05/ 06
- 8.8%in a detached house
- 21.6%in a purpose-built flat
Few detached houses, more flats in purpose-built blocks
Detached houses are scarce: 8.8% of Dartford households live in one, 140th of 151 towns. Flats in purpose-built blocks are more common than nationally, with 21.6% of households living in one; the England and Wales share is 16.7%, and the census counts tenements in the same group.
Inside a house, a room that echoes is fixed with rugs and furniture. Above a neighbour's ceiling, what counts is how much footfall noise the underlay lets through, and its impact rating tells you that. Blocks built as flats in recent years had to meet tighter sound limits for the floor between homes than conversions did, and a new hard floor should not undo that.
64.7% of households are owner-occupiers, 23rd of 151 towns; England and Wales has 61.6%. Choosing for your own household is a different exercise from choosing for tenants: you can weigh comfort and looks room by room instead of asking how a floor will last through a run of lets.
06/ 06
- 25.8days above 25 °C
- 12.1days with 10 mm of rain or more
Summer heat, grit at the step, and the rivers
Twenty-five degrees is passed on 25.8 days a year in Dartford's town centre, 2nd of the 151 towns, where the median is 13.8. A conservatory takes that heat straight on, and on a winter night the same glass room can be bitterly cold, so choose a floor made for both extremes.
Only 12.1 days a year see ten millimetres of rainfall or more in the town centre, joint 146th of 151; the median town has 17.8. Grit and sand still come in on shoes, and what reaches the hall depends on what lies outside the door.
Across the council area, 3.8% of homes sit where the flood risk from rivers or the sea is rated high, medium or low, England's figure being 4.7%, 48th of 135 towns. No way of laying a floor keeps flood water away from the subfloor: it finds the joints and the gap left at the walls, whatever the boards are made of.
Floor by floor
Dartford's 1920s houses, terraces and new screeds, floor by floor
19 floors, rooms and needs, each with a note written for Dartford homes. Pick one to read it.
Floor types
Floor typeDartford
Engineered Wood
Engineered oak is a natural fit for Dartford's homes from 2009 onwards, floated over a screed once a moisture test has passed.
Floor typeDartford
Solid Wood
Solid oak boards suit Dartford's 1920s houses with suspended ground floors, provided the void below is ventilated and dry.
Floor typeDartford
Parquet
Parquet blocks want a flat, stable base, so check the boards and joists of an inter-war house before planning a block floor.
Floor typeDartford
Laminate
Laminate in a busy terrace should carry a wear class chosen for the rooms nearest the street door.
Floor typeDartford
LVT Vinyl
Vinyl tiles and planks suit kitchens and bathrooms in Dartford's flats, where a spill ought to be mopped from the surface rather than absorbed.
Floor typeDartford
SPC Rigid Vinyl
A rigid core plank fits a solid ground floor from the post-war years once the slab has been checked for a damp-proof membrane.
Rooms
RoomDartford
Hallway
Shoes come straight into a terrace hall, so give it a hard-wearing floor and put a mat inside the entrance.
RoomDartford
Kitchen
In the kitchen of a terrace or flat, choose a covering whose surface sheds spills and whose edges can be sealed.
RoomDartford
Living Room
A 1920s living room on a suspended ground floor needs a floor that suits boards over a ventilated void.
RoomDartford
Bedroom
Upstairs bedrooms in a terrace take little wear, so a comfortable, lower-rated floor will do there.
RoomDartford
Bathroom
In a flat above another home, the bathroom floor sits over a neighbour's ceiling, so seal its edges and choose a water-resistant covering.
RoomDartford
Utility Room
Put a floor that resists water in the utility room, where a leak from the washing machine can go unnoticed for a time.
RoomDartford
Conservatory
Hot summer days are frequent in Dartford, so pick a conservatory floor that its maker approves for glazed rooms.
Patterns & needs
Pattern or needDartford
Herringbone
In a New Town terrace, herringbone lends the front room a pattern that runs along its length.
Pattern or needDartford
Chevron
Chevron makes a strong pattern for the hall of a 1920s house, laid on a base that has been levelled first.
Pattern or needDartford
Waterproof
In parts of the council area with river flood risk, boards listed as waterproof still need sealed joints and edges, and even then flood water finds the subfloor.
Pattern or needDartford
Underfloor Heating
Where a newer home has heating in its screed, choose flooring approved for use with underfloor heating and wait until the screed is dry.
Pattern or needDartford
Pet-Friendly
A dog in a Dartford terrace carries grit and rain in on its paws, so choose a pet-friendly floor for that as well as for claws.
Pattern or needDartford
Grey
Grey is a quiet base for a newer Dartford flat or house and leaves the colour to the furnishings.
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Questions about flooring in Dartford
What is under the boards of a 1920s house in Dartford?
In many cases a void, aired from outside, with the boards resting on timber joists. 14.5% of Dartford's dwellings date from 1919 to 1929, and suspended timber floors were widely used in British houses of the period. Take up one board to check, and keep the airbricks outside unblocked.
Is a new Dartford home's screed ready on handover?
Not necessarily; test its moisture first. Completions across the council area ran at 13.8 per 1,000 dwellings over the twelve months ending March 2026, 4th of 135 towns, and a young screed can look ready long before it is dry.
What floor suits a Dartford conservatory?
One sold for conservatories. Dartford's town centre passes twenty-five degrees on 25.8 days a year, 2nd of 151 towns, and a glazed room swings from summer heat to winter cold year after year.
Which underlay does a Dartford flat need?
Often the building sets the terms. Purpose-built blocks house 21.6% of Dartford's households, and in a recently built block the floor between flats had to meet tighter sound limits than a conversion. Read the lease, then choose an underlay with a published impact rating.
Does river flood risk in the Dartford council area change what I can expect of a floor?
Yes. Across the council area, 3.8% of homes are in places where the risk of flooding from rivers or the sea is rated high, medium or low, and flood water reaches the subfloor through joints and edge gaps whatever the floor is listed as. No covering keeps it out.
Local facts
Local facts: Dartford
19 facts from the census, the Met Office, the council and other public records, each with what it means for a floor in Dartford and where it comes from.
When they were built
14.5%
built 1919 to 1929
Dartford14.5%England and Wales4.8%1st highest of 141 towns
For your floorDartford's large stock from 1919 to 1929 sits in the age when suspended timber ground floors were common in British houses.
Source
Dwellings built 1919 to 1929. Area: Dartford built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025, table CTSOP4.1 (build period). Data: 2025-03-31 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
When they were built
38.5%
built before 1940
Dartford38.5%England and Wales35.4%54th highest of 141 towns
For your floorIn Dartford's pre-1940 houses the moving air under the boards is what keeps them sound, as long as nothing blocks the airbricks.
Source
Dwellings built before 1940. Area: Dartford built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025, table CTSOP4.1 (build period). Data: 2025-03-31 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
When they were built
15.3%
built before 1919
Dartford15.3%England and Wales20.8%86th highest of 141 towns
For your floorHomes from before 1919, such as New Town's later nineteenth-century terraces, date from a time when ground floors were commonly boards on joists with an aired void beneath.
Source
Dwellings built before 1919. Area: Dartford built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025, table CTSOP4.1 (build period). Data: 2025-03-31 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
When they were built
8.0%
built 1945 to 1954
Dartford8.0%England and Wales6.4%46th highest of 141 towns
For your floorWhere a Dartford house has a solid floor from the post-war decade, find out whether it has a damp-proof membrane before laying wood.
Source
Dwellings built 1945 to 1954. Area: Dartford built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025, table CTSOP4.1 (build period). Data: 2025-03-31 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
When they were built
2.8%
built 1973 to 1982
Dartford2.8%England and Wales8.9%141st highest of 141 towns
For your floorWith so few dwellings from 1973 to 1982, the through-lounge of those years is a smaller part of Dartford's flooring than its older front rooms.
Source
Dwellings built 1973 to 1982. Area: Dartford built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025, table CTSOP4.1 (build period). Data: 2025-03-31 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
When they were built
16.5%
built 2009 or later
Dartford16.5%England and Wales11.8%17th highest of 141 towns
For your floorHomes from 2009 onwards are built on another kind of base than Dartford's terraces, so the subfloor needs a different check.
Source
Dwellings built 2009 or later. Area: Dartford built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). VOA, Council Tax: stock of properties 2025, table CTSOP4.1 (build period). Data: 2025-03-31 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
When they were built
13.8 per 1,000 dwellings
New homes completed in the year per 1,000 existing homes
Dartford13.8England5.54th highest of 135 towns
For your floorA high rate of completions across the council area means many recent screeds, and a recent screed can look ready long before it is.
Source
New homes completed in the year per 1,000 existing homes. Area: Dartford local authority. MHCLG, Live tables on housing supply: indicators of new supply, Table 253 "Permanent dwellings started and completed, by tenure and district", sheet FY_2025_26, column "All Completions" (building control reported, rounded to the nearest 10 by MHCLG); per 1,000 dwellings in Live Table 125 (dwelling stock at 31 March 2025). Data: 2025-04-01/2026-03-31 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
Who lives here
64.7%
own their home
Dartford64.7%England and Wales61.6%23rd highest of 151 towns
For your floorWith owner-occupiers above the national share, more Dartford floors are chosen by the household that lives on them than for a tenancy.
Source
Households owning their home outright or with a mortgage. Area: Dartford built-up area (ONS Built-up Areas 2024). ONS, Census 2021, TS054 Tenure (households). Data: 2021-03-21 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
Weather & ground
25.8
days above 25 °C
Dartford25.8Median, 151 towns13.82nd highest of 151 towns
For your floorFew towns have as many hot days, so a Dartford conservatory floor spends more of the year in the heat.
Source
Days above 25 degrees C per year (1991-2020 average, town centre). Area: Dartford town centre (Met Office HadUK-Grid 2 km cell). Met Office, HadUK-Grid climate averages 1991-2020 (climate data portal). Data: 1991-2020 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
Weather & ground
12.1
days with 10 mm of rain or more
Dartford12.1Median, 151 towns17.8joint 146th highest of 151 towns
For your floorDartford has few days of ten millimetres of rainfall or more, but grit and sand at the door still depend on the street outside.
Source
Days with at least 10 mm of rain per year (1991–2020 average, town centre). Area: Dartford town centre (Met Office HadUK-Grid 2 km cell). Met Office, HadUK-Grid (v1.1.0.0) climate averages 1991-2020, Met Office Climate Data Portal: Monthly Temperature Observations 1991-2020 (2 km grid), Monthly Min Temperature Observations 1991-2020 12km (12 km grid), Annual Count of 10mm Rainfall Days 1991-2020 (2 km grid). Data: 1991-2020 · retrieved 2026-09-22.
When they were built
Building period
The council's appraisal dates much of New Town, on the crown of East Hill, to the second half of the nineteenth century and the early twentieth.
For your floorThe dating of New Town tells you what to expect under its floors before the first board comes up.
Source
Area: New Town, East Hill (Area of Special Character, Dartford Borough Council). New Town, Dartford: Area of Special Character Appraisal (Supplementary Planning Guidance). Data: September 2000 (adopted as Supplementary Planning Guidance on 21 September 2000; listed under Dartford Plan policy M1 on the council page 'Area appraisals, briefs and guides', retrieved 2026-11-04) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
Homes
Housing type
New Town is laid out in rows of terraces, the appraisal notes, with a mix of architectural detail.
For your floorIn New Town's rows of terraces, the house shapes where water and grit end up as much as the households in them do.
Source
Area: New Town, East Hill (Area of Special Character, Dartford Borough Council). New Town, Dartford: Area of Special Character Appraisal (Supplementary Planning Guidance). Data: September 2000 (adopted as Supplementary Planning Guidance on 21 September 2000; listed under Dartford Plan policy M1 on the council page 'Area appraisals, briefs and guides', retrieved 2026-11-04) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
Homes
Housing type
The town centre appraisal says the streets of New Town, named as such by 1869, housed the growing number of people who came to Dartford for industrial work.
For your floorFor homes built for industrial workers, as for any house, the layout decides where wear and water land, not only the people living there.
Source
Area: New Town, east of the town centre (Dartford Borough Council). Dartford Town Centre Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan. Data: October 2006 (adopted 16 October 2006; linked as the current appraisal on the council page 'Area appraisals, briefs and guides', retrieved 2026-11-04) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
When they were built
Building period
Along this stretch of Darenth Road the appraisal dates the houses from the 1930s through to the 1950s, raised above the road.
For your floorHouses from the 1930s to the 1950s come from more than one building period, so check how each room's floor is built.
Source
Area: Darenth Road (Area of Special Residential Character, Dartford Borough Council). Darenth Road, Dartford: Area of Special Residential Character Appraisal (Supplementary Planning Guidance). Data: September 2000 (adopted as Supplementary Planning Guidance on 21 September 2000; listed on the council page 'Area appraisals, briefs and guides', retrieved 2026-11-04) · retrieved 2026-11-04.
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