Is DA1 4PE a good place to live?
Dartford (DA1 4PE), Dartford, England
View DA1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 26 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA1 4PE has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 94 nearby (15 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.8 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 26 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA1 4PE is a UK postcode in DA1 with a very high crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 68 primary schools and 26 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Slade Green, 0.8 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA1 4PE include 2 supermarkets, 4 parks and 5 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.7 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 23 incidents were reported in DA1 4PE.
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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 65/100 — Good
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
DA1 4PE is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 23 incidents were reported in DA1 4PE.
The most common categories are Drugs (26%), Violent crime (17%), Anti-social behaviour (17%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near DA1 4PE
94 schools near DA1 4PE, including 15 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 68 primary schools (10 Outstanding, 53 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 26 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 16 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA1 4PE is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 4 parks or green spaces, 5 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is ALDI, 0.8 miles away.
Jolly Farmers Open Space is just 0.1 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- ALDI0.8 mi
- Sainsbury's0.8 mi
Parks & green space
- Jolly Farmers Open Space0.1 mi
- Crayford Way parkland0.3 mi
- Howbury Lane Open Space0.7 mi
- Waterside Gardens0.7 mi
Transportation
Slade Green is the closest station, about 0.8 miles from DA1 4PE - a short drive or cycle.
Other nearby stations include Crayford (0.9 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Slade Green0.8 mi
- Crayford0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, superfast 100%.
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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