Is DA14 4DF a good place to live?
Dartford (DA14 4DF), Dartford, England
View DA14 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA14 4DF has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 91 nearby (14 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA14 4DF is a UK postcode in DA14 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sidcup, 0.4 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA14 4DF include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 73% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 2 incidents were reported in DA14 4DF.
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
- 71/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 50/100 — Average
Safety
DA14 4DF 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 4DF.
The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Vehicle crime (50%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near DA14 4DF
91 schools near DA14 4DF, including 14 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 69 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 52 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 15 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA14 4DF 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 3 gyms or fitness studios.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.3 miles away.
Waring Park is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
Supermarkets
- Morrisons0.3 mi
- Lidl0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Waring Park0.2 mi
- Abbey Hill Park0.5 mi
- Lamorbey Park0.6 mi
- Foots Cray Recreation Ground0.9 mi
- Old Farm Park0.9 mi
Transportation
Sidcup is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from DA14 4DF - 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.
- Sidcup0.4 mi
- Albany Park0.9 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 73%, ultrafast 73%, superfast 100%.
Fibre rollout is partial, so coverage can vary street by street - check the provider checker for your specific address.
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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