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Is DA12 5FL a good place to live?

Dartford (DA12 5FL), Dartford, England

View DA12 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is average. Families have access to 65 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA12 5FL has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.

  • Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
  • Schools: 79 nearby (11 Outstanding)

Summary

Overall livability is average. Families have access to 65 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA12 5FL is a UK postcode in DA12 with a very high crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 65 primary schools and 14 secondary schools, including 11 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Day-to-day amenities around DA12 5FL include 3 parks. Healthcare is served by 3 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 27 incidents were reported in DA12 5FL. It ranks 884 of 1012 for safety within DA12.

Overall score

Average 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
3/5 — Below average
Schools
72/100 — Good
Amenities
50/100 — Average
Transport
0/100 — Poor
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

DA12 5FL is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 27 incidents were reported in DA12 5FL.

The most common categories are Violent crime (41%), Anti-social behaviour (33%), Drugs (4%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within DA12, this postcode ranks 884 of 1012 for safety.

3/ 5
Safety score
27last 6m
Reported incidents

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
Violent Crime
11 (41%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
9 (33%)
Drugs
1 (4%)
Other Theft
1 (4%)
Burglary
1 (4%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (4%)

Schools near DA12 5FL

79 schools near DA12 5FL, including 11 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 65 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 50 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 14 secondary schools (2 Outstanding and 12 Good) within the local area.

65
Primary
14
Secondary
11
Outstanding
Primary schools65 schools
9
50
5
1
Outstanding (9) Good (50) Requires Improvement (5) Other / not inspected (1)
Secondary schools14 schools
2
12
Outstanding (2) Good (12)

Nearby amenities

A handful of everyday amenities surround DA12 5FL.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 parks or green spaces and 1 EV charging point.

The Warren is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

  • No supermarkets listed nearby
  • 1 EV charging point within reach
0
Supermarkets
3
Parks
0
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

No supermarkets in range

Parks & green space

  • The Warren
    DA124DA
    0.2 mi
  • Cyclopark East
    DA117FA
    0.7 mi
  • Central Avenue Open Space
    DA117RB
    0.7 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

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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