Is DA1 3QG a good place to live?
Dartford (DA1 3QG), Dartford, England
View DA1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 67 primary schools and 26 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA1 3QG has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 93 nearby (14 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 67 primary schools and 26 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA1 3QG is a UK postcode in DA1 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 67 primary schools and 26 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Crayford, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA1 3QG include 2 supermarkets, 4 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 9 incidents were reported in DA1 3QG. It ranks in the lower half for safety within DA1.
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
- 71/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
DA1 3QG is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 9 incidents were reported in DA1 3QG.
The most common categories are Violent crime (44%), Anti-social behaviour (33%), Other theft (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within DA1, this postcode ranks 4328 of 5814 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- DA1 district average
- 308 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near DA1 3QG
93 schools near DA1 3QG, including 14 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 67 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 53 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 26 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 16 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA1 3QG has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 4 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Sainsbury's, 0.1 miles away.
Waterside Gardens is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Sainsbury's0.1 mi
- ALDI0.2 mi
Parks & green space
- Waterside Gardens0.3 mi
- Crayford Way parkland0.6 mi
- Shenstone Park0.6 mi
- Jolly Farmers Open Space0.8 mi
Transportation
Crayford is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from DA1 3QG - a very short walk.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Crayford0.1 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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