Is DA14 4BY a good place to live?

Dartford (DA14 4BY), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA14 4BY has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 91 nearby (13 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA14 4BY is a UK postcode in DA14 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sidcup, 0.5 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA14 4BY include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 2 incidents were reported in DA14 4BY.

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
71/100 — Good
Amenities
77/100 — Good
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

DA14 4BY is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 2 incidents were reported in DA14 4BY.

The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Anti-social behaviour (50%), based on reported crime type counts.

5/ 5
Safety score
2last 6m
Reported incidents
Violent Crime
1 (50%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (50%)

Schools near DA14 4BY

91 schools near DA14 4BY, including 13 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 70 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 53 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 15 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

70
Primary
21
Secondary
13
Outstanding
Primary schools70 schools
11
53
2
4
Outstanding (11) Good (53) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools21 schools
2
15
4
Outstanding (2) Good (15) Requires Improvement (4)

Nearby amenities

DA14 4BY has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 2 gyms or fitness studios.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.3 miles away.

Waring Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

2
Supermarkets
5
Parks
2
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons
    DA146BF
    0.3 mi
  • Lidl
    DA145HJ
    0.8 mi

Parks & green space

  • Waring Park
    DA144JL
    0.3 mi
  • Abbey Hill Park
    DA159AZ
    0.5 mi
  • Lamorbey Park
    DA159BY
    0.7 mi
  • Foots Cray Recreation Ground
    DA145HQ
    0.8 mi
  • Footscray Meadows
    DA145NE
    0.8 mi

Transportation

Sidcup is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from DA14 4BY - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

Other nearby stations include Albany Park (0.9 mi).

In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

2
Stations in range
0.5miles
Closest
  • Sidcup
    DA157AG
    0.5 mi
  • Albany Park
    DA53HJ
    0.9 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

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