Is DA1 5AY a good place to live?

Dartford (DA1 5AY), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA1 5AY has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 94 nearby (16 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA1 5AY is a UK postcode in DA1 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 73 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 16 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Dartford, 0.5 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA1 5AY include 4 supermarkets, 5 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, 2 incidents were reported in DA1 5AY. It ranks in the top half for safety within DA1.

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
95/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

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

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 2 incidents were reported in DA1 5AY.

The most common categories are Anti-social behaviour (50%), Criminal damage arson (50%), based on reported crime type counts.

Within DA1, this postcode ranks 1549 of 5814 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
2last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

DA1 district average
308 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (50%)
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (50%)

Schools near DA1 5AY

94 schools near DA1 5AY, including 16 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 73 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 54 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 13 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

73
Primary
21
Secondary
16
Outstanding
Primary schools73 schools
11
54
5
3
Outstanding (11) Good (54) Requires Improvement (5) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools21 schools
5
13
1
2
Outstanding (5) Good (13) Requires Improvement (1) Inadequate (2)

Nearby amenities

DA1 5AY is well served by everyday amenities, with 14 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 4 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.

The nearest supermarket recorded is ALDI, 0.6 miles away.

Jolly Farmers Open Space is just 0.6 miles away for daily green space.

  • 1 EV charging point within reach
4
Supermarkets
5
Parks
4
Gyms
1
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • ALDI
    DA11DN
    0.6 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    DA12HL
    0.6 mi
  • Lidos Extra
    DA11HA
    0.7 mi
  • Lidl
    DA12AG
    0.7 mi

Parks & green space

  • Jolly Farmers Open Space
    DA14LS
    0.6 mi
  • Pit Park
    DA15EJ
    0.8 mi
  • St Edmund's Pleasance
    DA11TB
    0.9 mi
  • Crayford Way parkland
    DA14JX
    0.9 mi
  • Central Park
    DA11AG
    1.0 mi

Transportation

Dartford is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from DA1 5AY - 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
0.5miles
Closest
  • Dartford
    DA15WU
    0.5 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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