Is DA11 8DN a good place to live?

Dartford (DA11 8DN), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA11 8DN has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 88 nearby (14 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.9 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA11 8DN is a UK postcode in DA11 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Gravesend, 0.9 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA11 8DN include 5 supermarkets, 4 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 17 incidents were reported in DA11 8DN.

Overall score

Excellent 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
4/5 — Good
Schools
72/100 — Good
Amenities
92/100 — Excellent
Transport
65/100 — Good
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

DA11 8DN is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in DA11 8DN.

The most common categories are Drugs (65%), Violent crime (12%), Criminal damage arson (6%), based on reported crime type counts.

4/ 5
Safety score
17last 6m
Reported incidents
Drugs
11 (65%)
Violent Crime
2 (12%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (6%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (6%)
Robbery
1 (6%)
Public Order
1 (6%)

Schools near DA11 8DN

88 schools near DA11 8DN, including 14 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 69 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 51 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 15 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

69
Primary
19
Secondary
14
Outstanding
Primary schools69 schools
11
51
6
1
Outstanding (11) Good (51) Requires Improvement (6) Other / not inspected (1)
Secondary schools19 schools
3
15
1
Outstanding (3) Good (15) Requires Improvement (1)

Nearby amenities

DA11 8DN is well served by everyday amenities, with 12 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 4 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.2 miles away.

Northfleet Urban Country Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.

  • 1 EV charging point within reach
5
Supermarkets
4
Parks
2
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Food
    DA118QU
    0.2 mi
  • ALDI
    DA119LY
    0.5 mi
  • Co-op Food
    DA118LG
    0.7 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    DA118JH
    0.8 mi
  • Lidl
    DA110DQ
    0.8 mi

Parks & green space

  • Northfleet Urban Country Park
    DA118DD
    0.4 mi
  • Dashwood Road Open Space
    DA117LZ
    0.5 mi
  • Wombwell Park
    DA118AU
    0.6 mi
  • Woodlands Park
    DA117LP
    0.7 mi

Transportation

Gravesend is the closest station, about 0.9 miles from DA11 8DN - a short drive or cycle.

In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

1
Stations in range
0.9miles
Closest
  • Gravesend
    DA110HP
    0.9 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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