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Is DA1 5PW a good place to live?

Dartford (DA1 5PW), Dartford, England

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Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA1 5PW has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 96 nearby (18 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.8 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA1 5PW is a UK postcode in DA1 with a low crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Dartford, 0.8 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA1 5PW include 1 supermarket, 2 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 1 GP practice, the closest 0.4 miles away.

Over the past 6 months, 1 incident was reported in DA1 5PW.

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
73/100 — Good
Amenities
47/100 — Average
Transport
65/100 — Good
Connectivity
30/100 — Below average

Safety

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

In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 1 incident was reported in DA1 5PW.

The most common categories are Criminal damage arson (100%), based on reported crime type counts.

5/ 5
Safety score
1last 6m
Reported incidents
Criminal Damage Arson
1 (100%)

Schools near DA1 5PW

96 schools near DA1 5PW, including 18 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 72 primary schools (13 Outstanding, 52 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 16 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

72
Primary
24
Secondary
18
Outstanding
Primary schools72 schools
13
52
4
3
Outstanding (13) Good (52) Requires Improvement (4) Other / not inspected (3)
Secondary schools24 schools
5
16
1
2
Outstanding (5) Good (16) Requires Improvement (1) Inadequate (2)

Nearby amenities

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

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 1 supermarket, 2 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 3 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is ALDI, 1.0 miles away.

Pit Park is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.

  • 3 EV charging points within reach
1
Supermarkets
2
Parks
2
Gyms
3
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • ALDI
    DA11DN
    1.0 mi

Parks & green space

  • Pit Park
    DA15EJ
    0.3 mi
  • Attlee Drive Park.
    DA15DN
    0.7 mi

Transportation

Dartford is the closest station, about 0.8 miles from DA1 5PW - 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
0.8miles
Closest
  • Dartford
    DA15WU
    0.8 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

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