Is DA1 3DZ a good place to live?

Dartford (DA1 3DZ), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA1 3DZ has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (13 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA1 3DZ is a UK postcode in DA1 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Dartford, 0.7 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA1 3DZ include 4 supermarkets, 4 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 83% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 10 incidents were reported in DA1 3DZ.

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
4/5 — Good
Schools
70/100 — Good
Amenities
95/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
85/100 — Excellent

Safety

DA1 3DZ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 10 incidents were reported in DA1 3DZ.

The most common categories are Violent crime (20%), Burglary (20%), Criminal damage arson (20%), based on reported crime type counts.

4/ 5
Safety score
10last 6m
Reported incidents
Violent Crime
2 (20%)
Burglary
2 (20%)
Criminal Damage Arson
2 (20%)
Drugs
1 (10%)
Other Theft
1 (10%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (10%)

Schools near DA1 3DZ

93 schools near DA1 3DZ, including 13 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 69 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 52 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 16 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

69
Primary
24
Secondary
13
Outstanding
Primary schools69 schools
9
52
5
3
Outstanding (9) Good (52) Requires Improvement (5) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools24 schools
4
16
2
2
Outstanding (4) Good (16) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (2)

Nearby amenities

DA1 3DZ is well served by everyday amenities, with 14 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 4 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.6 miles away.

Jolly Farmers Open Space is just 0.6 miles away for daily green space.

  • 1 EV charging point within reach
4
Supermarkets
4
Parks
5
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Sainsbury's
    DA12HL
    0.6 mi
  • Lidl
    DA12AG
    0.6 mi
  • Lidos Extra
    DA11HA
    0.7 mi
  • ALDI
    DA11DN
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Jolly Farmers Open Space
    DA14LS
    0.6 mi
  • Crayford Way parkland
    DA14JX
    0.8 mi
  • Central Park
    DA11AG
    0.9 mi
  • St Edmund's Pleasance
    DA11TB
    1.0 mi

Transportation

Dartford is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from DA1 3DZ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

1
Stations in range
0.7miles
Closest
  • Dartford
    DA15WU
    0.7 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 83%, ultrafast 83%, superfast 100%.

83%
Full fibre
83%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
83%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
83%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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