Is DA14 4QQ a good place to live?

Dartford (DA14 4QQ), Dartford, England

View DA14 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA14 4QQ has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (15 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA14 4QQ is a UK postcode in DA14 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sidcup, 0.7 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA14 4QQ 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, 7 incidents were reported in DA14 4QQ. It ranks 434 of 521 for safety within DA14.

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
72/100 — Good
Amenities
77/100 — Good
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

DA14 4QQ is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 7 incidents were reported in DA14 4QQ.

The most common categories are Violent crime (43%), Drugs (14%), Anti-social behaviour (14%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within DA14, this postcode ranks 434 of 521 for safety.

4/ 5
Safety score
7last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

DA14 district average
248 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
3 (43%)
Drugs
1 (14%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (14%)
Burglary
1 (14%)
Vehicle Crime
1 (14%)

Schools near DA14 4QQ

94 schools near DA14 4QQ, including 15 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 72 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 54 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 16 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

72
Primary
22
Secondary
15
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
13
54
2
3
Outstanding (13) Good (54) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools22 schools
2
16
4
Outstanding (2) Good (16) Requires Improvement (4)

Nearby amenities

DA14 4QQ 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, 0.2 miles away.

Waring Park is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.

2
Supermarkets
5
Parks
2
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons
    DA146BF
    0.2 mi
  • Lidl
    DA145HJ
    0.6 mi

Parks & green space

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

Transportation

Sidcup is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from DA14 4QQ - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.

In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

1
Stations in range
0.7miles
Closest
  • Sidcup
    DA157AG
    0.7 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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