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Is DA1 4QT a good place to live?

Dartford (DA1 4QT), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA1 4QT has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 95 nearby (14 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.4 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA1 4QT is a UK postcode in DA1 with a very high crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 70 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Slade Green, 0.4 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA1 4QT include 4 parks and 4 gyms. Healthcare is served by 4 GP practices, the closest 0.6 miles away.

Over the past 6 months, 13 incidents were reported in DA1 4QT.

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
71/100 — Good
Amenities
75/100 — Good
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
30/100 — Below average

Safety

DA1 4QT is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 13 incidents were reported in DA1 4QT.

The most common categories are Vehicle crime (31%), Anti-social behaviour (23%), Other theft (23%), based on reported crime type counts.

5/ 5
Safety score
13last 6m
Reported incidents
Vehicle Crime
4 (31%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
3 (23%)
Other Theft
3 (23%)
Burglary
1 (8%)
Public Order
1 (8%)
Shoplifting
1 (8%)

Schools near DA1 4QT

95 schools near DA1 4QT, including 14 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 70 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 55 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 25 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 16 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

70
Primary
25
Secondary
14
Outstanding
Primary schools70 schools
9
55
3
3
Outstanding (9) Good (55) Requires Improvement (3) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools25 schools
5
16
2
2
Outstanding (5) Good (16) Requires Improvement (2) Inadequate (2)

Nearby amenities

DA1 4QT has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

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

Howbury Lane Open Space is just 0.4 miles away for daily green space.

  • No supermarkets listed nearby
  • 2 EV charging points within reach
0
Supermarkets
4
Parks
4
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

No supermarkets in range

Parks & green space

  • Howbury Lane Open Space
    DA82DS
    0.4 mi
  • Jolly Farmers Open Space
    DA14LS
    0.5 mi
  • Crayford Way parkland
    DA14JX
    0.5 mi
  • Waterside Gardens
    DA14JD
    0.9 mi

Transportation

Slade Green is the closest station, about 0.4 miles from DA1 4QT - 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
0.4miles
Closest
  • Slade Green
    DA82NX
    0.4 mi

Connectivity

Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.

Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, superfast 100%.

0%
Full fibre
0%
Ultrafast
100%
Superfast
Full fibre
0%
Fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage
Ultrafast
0%
100+ Mbit/s broadband coverage
Superfast
100%
30+ Mbit/s broadband coverage

Housing

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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