Is DA1 1SA a good place to live?
Dartford (DA1 1SA), Dartford, England
View DA1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA1 1SA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 96 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA1 1SA is a UK postcode in DA1 with a very high crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Dartford, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA1 1SA include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 16 incidents were reported in DA1 1SA.
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 — Moderate
- Schools
- 73/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 95/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
DA1 1SA is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 16 incidents were reported in DA1 1SA.
The most common categories are Violent crime (44%), Shoplifting (25%), Anti-social behaviour (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near DA1 1SA
96 schools near DA1 1SA, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 55 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (5 Outstanding and 15 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA1 1SA 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 ALDI, 0.4 miles away.
St Edmund's Pleasance is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- ALDI0.4 mi
- Lidos Extra0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.5 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- St Edmund's Pleasance0.2 mi
- Central Park0.3 mi
- Hesketh Park0.4 mi
- Brooklands Lakes0.5 mi
- Attlee Drive Park.0.7 mi
Transportation
Dartford is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from DA1 1SA - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Dartford0.5 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 100%.
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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