Is DA14 6LX a good place to live?

Dartford (DA14 6LX), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA14 6LX has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (12 Outstanding)

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA14 6LX is a UK postcode in DA14 with a very high crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 12 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

Day-to-day amenities around DA14 6LX include 4 supermarkets, 3 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.6 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 15 incidents were reported in DA14 6LX.

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
5/5 — Excellent
Schools
70/100 — Good
Amenities
87/100 — Excellent
Transport
0/100 — Poor
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

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

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 15 incidents were reported in DA14 6LX.

The most common categories are Shoplifting (40%), Anti-social behaviour (13%), Criminal damage arson (13%), based on reported crime type counts.

5/ 5
Safety score
15last 6m
Reported incidents
Shoplifting
6 (40%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
2 (13%)
Criminal Damage Arson
2 (13%)
Public Order
2 (13%)
Violent Crime
1 (7%)
Other Theft
1 (7%)

Schools near DA14 6LX

93 schools near DA14 6LX, including 12 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 71 primary schools (10 Outstanding, 54 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 16 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

71
Primary
22
Secondary
12
Outstanding
Primary schools71 schools
10
54
3
4
Outstanding (10) Good (54) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (4)
Secondary schools22 schools
2
16
3
1
Outstanding (2) Good (16) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (1)

Nearby amenities

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

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Tesco, 0.5 miles away.

Foots Cray Recreation Ground is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

  • 2 EV charging points within reach
4
Supermarkets
3
Parks
2
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Tesco
    DA145BN
    0.5 mi
  • Lidl
    DA145HJ
    0.5 mi
  • Co-op Food
    BR52RB
    0.7 mi
  • Morrisons
    DA146BF
    0.8 mi

Parks & green space

  • Foots Cray Recreation Ground
    DA145HQ
    0.2 mi
  • Scadbury Park
    BR76LS
    0.8 mi
  • St. Paul's Cray Recreation Ground
    BR53BB
    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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