Is DA11 8EL a good place to live?

Dartford (DA11 8EL), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA11 8EL has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 90 nearby (14 Outstanding)

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA11 8EL is a UK postcode in DA11 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 18 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Day-to-day amenities around DA11 8EL include 4 supermarkets and 2 parks. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.7 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in DA11 8EL.

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
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
72/100 — Good
Amenities
62/100 — Good
Transport
0/100 — Poor
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

DA11 8EL is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in DA11 8EL.

The most common categories are Burglary (100%), based on reported crime type counts.

5/ 5
Safety score
1last 6m
Reported incidents
Burglary
1 (100%)

Schools near DA11 8EL

90 schools near DA11 8EL, including 14 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 72 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 54 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 18 secondary schools (3 Outstanding and 15 Good) within the local area.

72
Primary
18
Secondary
14
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
11
54
6
1
Outstanding (11) Good (54) Requires Improvement (6) Other / not inspected (1)
Secondary schools18 schools
3
15
Outstanding (3) Good (15)

Nearby amenities

DA11 8EL has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 2 parks or green spaces and 2 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Co-op Food, 0.1 miles away.

Wombwell Park is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.

  • 2 EV charging points within reach
4
Supermarkets
2
Parks
0
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Co-op Food
    DA118LG
    0.1 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    DA118JH
    0.4 mi
  • Morrisons
    DA118AB
    0.8 mi
  • Co-op Food
    DA118QU
    0.8 mi

Parks & green space

  • Wombwell Park
    DA118AU
    0.4 mi
  • Northfleet Urban Country Park
    DA118DD
    0.8 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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