Is DA16 1PA a good place to live?
Dartford (DA16 1PA), Dartford, England
View DA16 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA16 1PA has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 93 nearby (18 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA16 1PA is a UK postcode in DA16 with a very high crime rate and a moderate safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 19 secondary schools, including 18 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Welling, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA16 1PA include 5 supermarkets, 4 parks and 3 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.2 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 19 incidents were reported in DA16 1PA. It ranks 552 of 568 for safety within DA16.
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
- 4/5 — Moderate
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 100/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
DA16 1PA is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 19 incidents were reported in DA16 1PA.
The most common categories are Drugs (42%), Violent crime (32%), Vehicle crime (11%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within DA16, this postcode ranks 552 of 568 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- DA16 district average
- 150 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near DA16 1PA
93 schools near DA16 1PA, including 18 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (16 Outstanding, 52 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 19 secondary schools (2 Outstanding, 10 Good and 5 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA16 1PA is well served by everyday amenities, with 14 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 4 parks or green spaces, 3 gyms or fitness studios and 2 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.2 miles away.
Stevens Park is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 2 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Morrisons0.2 mi
- Lidl0.3 mi
- Tesco0.3 mi
- Co-Op0.5 mi
- Asda0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Stevens Park0.5 mi
- Danson Park0.7 mi
- William Barefoot Gardens0.8 mi
- Shoulder of Mutton Green0.9 mi
Transportation
Welling is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from DA16 1PA - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Bexleyheath (0.9 mi), Unknown Station (0.9 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Welling0.5 mi
- Bexleyheath0.9 mi
- Unknown Station0.9 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband reaches almost every property in this postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 100%, ultrafast 100%, 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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