Is DA12 2DG a good place to live?
Dartford (DA12 2DG), Dartford, England
View DA12 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 66 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA12 2DG has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 82 nearby (12 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 66 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA12 2DG is a UK postcode in DA12 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 66 primary schools and 16 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Gravesend, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA12 2DG include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in DA12 2DG. It ranks in the top 25% for safety within DA12.
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
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
DA12 2DG 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 DA12 2DG.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (100%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within DA12, this postcode ranks 119 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 2DG
82 schools near DA12 2DG, including 12 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 66 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 51 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 16 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 12 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA12 2DG 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, 0.3 miles away.
Fort Gardens is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Arya Food Centre0.3 mi
- Tasnim Store0.4 mi
- Saviany0.4 mi
- Co-op Food0.6 mi
- Lidl0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Fort Gardens0.1 mi
- Gordon Gardens0.1 mi
- Gordon Promenade0.2 mi
- Dashwood Road Open Space0.9 mi
- Woodlands Park1.0 mi
Transportation
Gravesend is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from DA12 2DG - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Gravesend0.4 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 33%, ultrafast 33%, 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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