Is DA6 7QQ a good place to live?

Dartford (DA6 7QQ), Dartford, England

View DA6 postcode district overview

Comprehensive Score

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

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At a glance

DA6 7QQ has plenty going for it.

  • Safety score: 5/5 (excellent)
  • Schools: 93 nearby (14 Outstanding)
  • Transport links: good — nearest station 0.7 mi

Summary

Overall livability is excellent. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.

DA6 7QQ is a UK postcode in DA6 with an average crime rate and an excellent safety rating. Families have access to 69 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 14 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Barnehurst, 0.7 miles away.

Day-to-day amenities around DA6 7QQ include 5 supermarkets, 5 parks and 2 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, 2 incidents were reported in DA6 7QQ. It ranks in the top half for safety within DA6.

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
92/100 — Excellent
Transport
85/100 — Excellent
Connectivity
100/100 — Excellent

Safety

DA6 7QQ 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 DA6 7QQ.

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

Within DA6, this postcode ranks 117 of 259 for safety.

5/ 5
Safety score
2last 6m
Reported incidents

Compared to nearby areas

DA6 district average
460 crimes per 1,000 people
London average
100 per 1,000
UK average
85 per 1,000
Violent Crime
1 (50%)
Anti-Social Behaviour
1 (50%)

Schools near DA6 7QQ

93 schools near DA6 7QQ, including 14 rated Outstanding.

Families have access to 69 primary schools (9 Outstanding, 56 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 14 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) within the local area.

69
Primary
24
Secondary
14
Outstanding
Primary schools69 schools
9
56
2
2
Outstanding (9) Good (56) Requires Improvement (2) Other / not inspected (2)
Secondary schools24 schools
5
14
3
2
Outstanding (5) Good (14) Requires Improvement (3) Inadequate (2)

Nearby amenities

DA6 7QQ is well served by everyday amenities, with 17 places within reach.

Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 5 supermarkets, 5 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.

The nearest supermarket recorded is Lidl, 0.2 miles away.

Martens Grove is just 0.2 miles away for daily green space.

  • 5 EV charging points within reach
5
Supermarkets
5
Parks
2
Gyms
5
EV chargers

Supermarkets

  • Lidl
    DA67LL
    0.2 mi
  • Sainsbury's
    DA67JT
    0.4 mi
  • Asda
    DA67BN
    0.7 mi
  • The Co-operative Food
    DA75AE
    0.9 mi
  • ALDI
    DA14FY
    0.9 mi

Parks & green space

  • Martens Grove
    DA76AN
    0.2 mi
  • Shenstone Park
    DA14DS
    0.5 mi
  • The Warren
    DA67PB
    0.6 mi
  • Russell Park
    DA74LX
    0.6 mi
  • Bursted Woods
    DA75EF
    0.9 mi

Transportation

Barnehurst is the closest station, about 0.7 miles from DA6 7QQ - 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
0.7miles
Closest
  • Barnehurst
    DA76HQ
    0.7 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

We did not find enough recent housing transactions to summarise prices.

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