Is DA1 5XW a good place to live?
Dartford (DA1 5XW), Dartford, England
View DA1 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA1 5XW has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
- Schools: 95 nearby (17 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.1 mi
Summary
Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA1 5XW is a UK postcode in DA1 with a higher than average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 72 primary schools and 23 secondary schools, including 17 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Dartford, 0.1 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA1 5XW include 4 supermarkets, 5 parks and 3 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.5 miles away.
Over the past 6 months, 5 incidents were reported in DA1 5XW.
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
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 95/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 30/100 — Below average
Safety
DA1 5XW is rated 5/5 for safety - among the safest in its district.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 5 incidents were reported in DA1 5XW.
The most common categories are Drugs (40%), Violent crime (20%), Burglary (20%), based on reported crime type counts.
Schools near DA1 5XW
95 schools near DA1 5XW, including 17 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 72 primary schools (12 Outstanding, 53 Good and 4 Requires Improvement) and 23 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 15 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA1 5XW is well served by everyday amenities, with 13 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 3 gyms or fitness studios and 1 EV charging point.
The nearest supermarket recorded is ALDI, 0.2 miles away.
St Edmund's Pleasance is just 0.3 miles away for daily green space.
- 1 EV charging point within reach
Supermarkets
- ALDI0.2 mi
- Lidos Extra0.4 mi
- Sainsbury's0.4 mi
- Lidl0.6 mi
Parks & green space
- St Edmund's Pleasance0.3 mi
- Pit Park0.5 mi
- Central Park0.6 mi
- Attlee Drive Park.0.6 mi
- Hesketh Park0.8 mi
Transportation
Dartford is the closest station, about 0.1 miles from DA1 5XW - a very short walk.
In total there is 1 rail station within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Dartford0.1 mi
Connectivity
Superfast broadband is widely available, but ultrafast coverage is still partial.
Reported availability: full fibre 0%, ultrafast 0%, 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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