Is DA12 1LA a good place to live?
Dartford (DA12 1LA), Dartford, England
View DA12 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 65 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA12 1LA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 82 nearby (13 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 65 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA12 1LA is a UK postcode in DA12 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 65 primary schools and 17 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Gravesend, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA12 1LA include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 3 incidents were reported in DA12 1LA. It ranks in the top half for safety within DA12.
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
- 5/5 — Excellent
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
DA12 1LA is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 3 incidents were reported in DA12 1LA.
The most common categories are Violent crime (67%), Vehicle crime (33%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within DA12, this postcode ranks 475 of 1012 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- DA12 district average
- 361 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near DA12 1LA
82 schools near DA12 1LA, including 13 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 65 primary schools (10 Outstanding, 48 Good and 6 Requires Improvement) and 17 secondary schools (3 Outstanding and 14 Good) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA12 1LA is well served by everyday amenities, with 18 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Arya Food Centre, 0.4 miles away.
Gordon Gardens is just 0.6 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Arya Food Centre0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.6 mi
- Tasnim Store0.6 mi
- Saviany0.7 mi
- Lidl0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Gordon Gardens0.6 mi
- Woodlands Park0.6 mi
- Fort Gardens0.6 mi
- Dashwood Road Open Space0.6 mi
- Central Avenue Open Space0.6 mi
Transportation
Gravesend is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from DA12 1LA - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Gravesend0.5 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, 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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