Is DA1 1EN a good place to live?
Dartford (DA1 1EN), Dartford, England
View DA1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA1 1EN has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 94 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA1 1EN is a UK postcode in DA1 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Dartford, 0.3 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA1 1EN include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 21 incidents were reported in DA1 1EN. It ranks 4752 of 5814 for safety within DA1.
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
- 4/5 — Good
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 95/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
DA1 1EN is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 21 incidents were reported in DA1 1EN.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (43%), Violent crime (19%), Shoplifting (14%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within DA1, this postcode ranks 4752 of 5814 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- DA1 district average
- 308 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near DA1 1EN
94 schools near DA1 1EN, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 53 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 15 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA1 1EN is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 3 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidos Extra, 0.0 miles away.
Central Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidos Extra0.0 mi
- Sainsbury's0.1 mi
- ALDI0.1 mi
- Lidl0.2 mi
Parks & green space
- Central Park0.3 mi
- St Edmund's Pleasance0.3 mi
- Brooklands Lakes0.6 mi
- Hesketh Park0.8 mi
- Pit Park0.9 mi
Transportation
Dartford is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from DA1 1EN - a very short walk.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Dartford0.3 mi
Connectivity
Broadband coverage here is patchy compared to the UK average.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 0%.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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