Is DA14 4HN a good place to live?
Dartford (DA14 4HN), Dartford, England
View DA14 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA14 4HN has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 91 nearby (12 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA14 4HN is a UK postcode in DA14 with a very high crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sidcup, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA14 4HN include 1 supermarket, 5 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.1 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 27 incidents were reported in DA14 4HN.
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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 71/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 80/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
DA14 4HN is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 27 incidents were reported in DA14 4HN.
The most common categories are Violent crime (33%), Shoplifting (19%), Anti-social behaviour (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near DA14 4HN
91 schools near DA14 4HN, including 12 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 69 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 54 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 15 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA14 4HN has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.5 miles away.
Waring Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- Morrisons0.5 mi
Parks & green space
- Waring Park0.3 mi
- Lamorbey Park0.3 mi
- Abbey Hill Park0.5 mi
- Old Farm Park0.6 mi
- Marlborough Park0.7 mi
Transportation
Sidcup is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from DA14 4HN - a very short walk.
Other nearby stations include Albany Park (1.0 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Sidcup0.1 mi
- Albany Park1.0 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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