Is DA14 6RH a good place to live?

Dartford (DA14 6RH), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA14 6RH has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 92 nearby (15 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA14 6RH is a UK postcode in DA14 with a higher than average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Sidcup, 0.7 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA14 6RH include 1 supermarket, 4 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.

Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in DA14 6RH.

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
80/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

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

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

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

5/ 5
Safety score
4last 6m
Reported incidents
Anti-Social Behaviour
4 (100%)

Schools near DA14 6RH

92 schools near DA14 6RH, including 15 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 73 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 57 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 12 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

73
Primary
19
Secondary
15
Outstanding
Primary schools73 schools
12
57
1
3
Outstanding (12) Good (57) Requires Improvement (1) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools19 schools
3
12
4
Outstanding (3) Good (12) Requires Improvement (4)

Nearby amenities

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

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket, 4 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.6 miles away.

Old Farm Park is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.

  • 1 EV charging point within reach
1
Supermarkets
4
Parks
4
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons
    DA146BF
    0.6 mi

Parks & green space

  • Old Farm Park
    DA158AW
    0.5 mi
  • Belmont Lane Open Space
    BR76JP
    0.7 mi
  • Waring Park
    DA144JL
    0.9 mi
  • Lamorbey Park
    DA159BY
    0.9 mi

Transportation

Sidcup is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from DA14 6RH - 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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