Is DA14 4EN a good place to live?

Dartford (DA14 4EN), Dartford, England

View DA14 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Thinking of moving here?

See what properties fit your budget in this area.

At a glance

DA14 4EN has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 90 nearby (12 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.3 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA14 4EN is a UK postcode in DA14 with a higher than average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sidcup, 0.3 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA14 4EN include 2 supermarkets, 5 parks and 1 gym. 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, 4 incidents were reported in DA14 4EN.

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
68/100 — Good
Transport
100/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

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

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

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (50%), Violent crime (25%), Other theft (25%), based on reported crime type counts.

5/ 5
Safety score
4last 6m
Reported incidents
Anti-Social Behaviour
2 (50%)
Violent Crime
1 (25%)
Other Theft
1 (25%)

Schools near DA14 4EN

90 schools near DA14 4EN, including 12 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 68 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 53 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 15 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

68
Primary
22
Secondary
12
Outstanding
Primary schools68 schools
9
53
2
4
Outstanding (9) Good (53) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools22 schools
3
15
4
Outstanding (3) Good (15) Requires Improvement (4)

Nearby amenities

DA14 4EN 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 1 gym or fitness studio.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.4 miles away.

Waring Park is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.

2
Supermarkets
5
Parks
1
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons
    DA146BF
    0.4 mi
  • Lidl
    DA145HJ
    1.0 mi

Parks & green space

  • Waring Park
    DA144JL
    0.1 mi
  • Abbey Hill Park
    DA159AZ
    0.4 mi
  • Lamorbey Park
    DA159BY
    0.5 mi
  • Marlborough Park
    DA159DL
    0.8 mi
  • Old Farm Park
    DA158AW
    0.8 mi

Transportation

Sidcup is the closest station, about 0.3 miles from DA14 4EN - a very short walk.

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
0.3miles
Closest
  • Sidcup
    DA157AG
    0.3 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

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.

No housing transactions in the current window.

Curious what you could afford in DA14 4EN?

Use our free mortgage affordability calculator to find out.