Is DA14 5JH a good place to live?

Dartford (DA14 5JH), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. 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 5JH has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (good)
  • Schools: 91 nearby (13 Outstanding)

Summary

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

DA14 5JH is a UK postcode in DA14 with a higher than average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Day-to-day amenities around DA14 5JH include 2 supermarkets, 2 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 1 GP practice, the closest 1.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 98% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in DA14 5JH.

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
4/5 — Good
Schools
71/100 — Good
Amenities
43/100 — Average
Transport
0/100 — Poor
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

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

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in DA14 5JH.

The most common categories are Violent crime (60%), Other theft (20%), Criminal damage arson (20%), based on reported crime type counts.

4/ 5
Safety score
5last 6m
Reported incidents
Violent Crime
3 (60%)
Other Theft
1 (20%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (20%)

Schools near DA14 5JH

91 schools near DA14 5JH, including 13 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 70 primary schools (10 Outstanding, 53 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 15 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

70
Primary
21
Secondary
13
Outstanding
Primary schools70 schools
10
53
3
4
Outstanding (10) Good (53) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools21 schools
3
15
3
Outstanding (3) Good (15) Requires Improvement (3)

Nearby amenities

DA14 5JH has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 2 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 2 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.3 miles away.

Footscray Meadows is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.

  • 2 EV charging points within reach
2
Supermarkets
2
Parks
1
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    DA145HJ
    0.3 mi
  • Tesco
    DA145BN
    0.5 mi

Parks & green space

  • Footscray Meadows
    DA145NE
    0.5 mi
  • Foots Cray Recreation Ground
    DA145HQ
    0.6 mi

Connectivity

Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.

Reported availability: full fibre 98%, ultrafast 98%, superfast 100%.

98%
Full fibre
98%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
98%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
98%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

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