Is DA10 0LN a good place to live?

Dartford (DA10 0LN), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is average. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA10 0LN has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.

  • Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
  • Schools: 96 nearby (13 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi

Summary

Overall livability is average. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA10 0LN is a UK postcode in DA10 with a very high crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Swanscombe, 0.4 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA10 0LN include 1 supermarket, 5 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 1 GP practice, the closest 0.9 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 20 incidents were reported in DA10 0LN.

Overall score

Good overall profile, averaged across five dimensions.

Each dimension is scored from 0 to 100 based on the underlying data for this postcode. Safety is scaled from the 0-5 rating used elsewhere on the page.

Per-dimension breakdown

Safety
3/5 — Below average
Schools
71/100 — Good
Amenities
47/100 — Average
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

DA10 0LN is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 20 incidents were reported in DA10 0LN.

The most common categories are Violent crime (70%), Criminal damage arson (15%), Vehicle crime (15%), based on reported crime type counts.

3/ 5
Safety score
20last 6m
Reported incidents
Violent Crime
14 (70%)
Criminal Damage Arson
3 (15%)
Vehicle Crime
3 (15%)

Schools near DA10 0LN

96 schools near DA10 0LN, including 13 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 74 primary schools (8 Outstanding, 58 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 16 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

74
Primary
22
Secondary
13
Outstanding
Primary schools74 schools
8
58
6
2
Outstanding (8) Good (58) Requires Improvement (6) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools22 schools
5
16
1
Outstanding (5) Good (16) Requires Improvement (1)

Nearby amenities

DA10 0LN has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket, 5 parks or green spaces and 1 gym or fitness studio.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.4 miles away.

Swanscombe Heritage Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

1
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Food
    DA100AG
    0.4 mi

Parks & green space

  • Swanscombe Heritage Park
    DA100NH
    0.2 mi
  • Manor Park
    DA100BP
    0.5 mi
  • Ingress Abbey Heritage Park
    DA99FZ
    0.5 mi
  • Birch Green
    DA101AH
    0.7 mi
  • Ebbsfleet Central Park
    DA100FA
    0.7 mi

Transportation

Swanscombe is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from DA10 0LN - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Ebbsfleet International (0.9 mi), Greenhithe (1.0 mi), Northfleet (1.0 mi).

In total there are 4 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

4
Stations in range
0.4miles
Closest
  • Swanscombe
    DA100LG
    0.4 mi
  • Ebbsfleet International
    DA101EB
    0.9 mi
  • Greenhithe
    DA99RE
    1.0 mi
  • Northfleet
    DA119DY
    1.0 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.

100%
Full fibre
100%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
100%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
100%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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