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Is DA1 5PA a good place to live?

Dartford (DA1 5PA), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA1 5PA has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
  • Schools: 96 nearby (17 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 1.0 mi

Summary

Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA1 5PA is a UK postcode in DA1 with a very high crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 25 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Dartford, 1.0 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA1 5PA include 4 parks and 1 gym. Healthcare is served by 4 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away.

Over the past 6 months, 17 incidents were reported in DA1 5PA.

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
4/5 — Moderate
Schools
72/100 — Good
Amenities
58/100 — Average
Transport
65/100 — Good
Connectivity
30/100 — Below average

Safety

DA1 5PA is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 17 incidents were reported in DA1 5PA.

The most common categories are Vehicle crime (35%), Violent crime (24%), Anti-social behaviour (12%), based on reported crime type counts.

4/ 5
Safety score
17last 6m
Reported incidents
Vehicle Crime
6 (35%)
Violent Crime
4 (24%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
2 (12%)
Other Theft
2 (12%)
Drugs
1 (6%)
Possession Of Weapons
1 (6%)

Schools near DA1 5PA

96 schools near DA1 5PA, including 17 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 71 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 53 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 25 secondary schools (6 Outstanding, 16 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

71
Primary
25
Secondary
17
Outstanding
Primary schools71 schools
11
53
4
3
Outstanding (11) Good (53) Requires Improvement (4) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools25 schools
6
16
1
2
Outstanding (6) Good (16) Requires Improvement (1) Inadequate (2)

Nearby amenities

DA1 5PA has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 parks or green spaces, 1 gym or fitness studio and 2 EV charging points.

Attlee Drive Park. is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • No supermarkets listed nearby
  • 2 EV charging points within reach
0
Supermarkets
4
Parks
1
Gyms
2
EV chargers

Supermarkets

No supermarkets in range

Parks & green space

  • Attlee Drive Park.
    DA15DN
    0.3 mi
  • Pit Park
    DA15EJ
    0.5 mi
  • St Edmund's Pleasance
    DA11TB
    1.0 mi
  • Hesketh Park
    DA11SZ
    1.0 mi

Transportation

Dartford is the closest station, about 1.0 miles from DA1 5PA - a short drive or cycle.

In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.

1
Stations in range
1.0miles
Closest
  • Dartford
    DA15WU
    1.0 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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