Is DA14 6SG a good place to live?
Dartford (DA14 6SG), Dartford, England
View DA14 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA14 6SG has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 92 nearby (13 Outstanding)
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA14 6SG is a UK postcode in DA14 with a very high crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 22 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
Day-to-day amenities around DA14 6SG include 3 supermarkets, 3 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 19 incidents were reported in DA14 6SG.
Overall score
Average 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
- 82/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 0/100 — Poor
- Connectivity
- 50/100 — Average
Safety
DA14 6SG is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 19 incidents were reported in DA14 6SG.
The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (58%), Violent crime (16%), Other theft (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near DA14 6SG
92 schools near DA14 6SG, including 13 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 70 primary schools (10 Outstanding, 53 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 22 secondary schools (3 Outstanding, 16 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA14 6SG has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.2 miles away.
Foots Cray Recreation Ground is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Lidl0.2 mi
- Tesco0.5 mi
- Morrisons0.7 mi
Parks & green space
- Foots Cray Recreation Ground0.2 mi
- Footscray Meadows0.7 mi
- Waring Park0.9 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 43%, ultrafast 43%, superfast 100%.
Fibre rollout is partial, so coverage can vary street by street - check the provider checker for your specific address.
Housing
We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.
HM Land Registry data did not return transactions for this postcode in the search window. This usually means a very small number of homes, not that prices are unavailable overall.
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