Is DA14 6LN a good place to live?

Dartford (DA14 6LN), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA14 6LN has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (14 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.8 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA14 6LN is a UK postcode in DA14 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sidcup, 0.8 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA14 6LN include 3 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, 1 incident was reported in DA14 6LN.

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
72/100 — Good
Amenities
82/100 — Excellent
Transport
65/100 — Good
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

DA14 6LN is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in DA14 6LN.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (100%), based on reported crime type counts.

5/ 5
Safety score
1last 6m
Reported incidents
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (100%)

Schools near DA14 6LN

94 schools near DA14 6LN, including 14 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 72 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 55 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
14
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
12
55
2
3
Outstanding (12) Good (55) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools22 schools
2
16
4
Outstanding (2) Good (16) Requires Improvement (4)

Nearby amenities

DA14 6LN has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces and 2 gyms or fitness studios.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.3 miles away.

Foots Cray Recreation Ground is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.

3
Supermarkets
5
Parks
2
Gyms
0
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons
    DA146BF
    0.3 mi
  • Lidl
    DA145HJ
    0.6 mi
  • Tesco
    DA145BN
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Foots Cray Recreation Ground
    DA145HQ
    0.4 mi
  • Waring Park
    DA144JL
    0.6 mi
  • Footscray Meadows
    DA145NE
    0.9 mi
  • Abbey Hill Park
    DA159AZ
    0.9 mi
  • Scadbury Park
    BR76LS
    1.0 mi

Transportation

Sidcup is the closest station, about 0.8 miles from DA14 6LN - a short drive or cycle.

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

1
Stations in range
0.8miles
Closest
  • Sidcup
    DA157AG
    0.8 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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