Is DA8 2HH a good place to live?
Dartford (DA8 2HH), Dartford, England
View DA8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA8 2HH has a mix of strengths and trade-offs.
- Safety score: 3/5 (below average)
- Schools: 95 nearby (13 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is average. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA8 2HH is a UK postcode in DA8 with a very high crime rate and a lower safety rating. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Slade Green, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA8 2HH include 3 supermarkets, 2 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.4 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 24 incidents were reported in DA8 2HH. It ranks 654 of 667 for safety within DA8.
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
- 3/5 — Below average
- Schools
- 71/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 73/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
DA8 2HH is rated 3/5 for safety, below average for its area.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 24 incidents were reported in DA8 2HH.
The most common categories are Violent crime (50%), Anti-social behaviour (13%), Criminal damage arson (13%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within DA8, this postcode ranks 654 of 667 for safety.
Compared to nearby areas
- DA8 district average
- 225 crimes per 1,000 people
- London average
- 100 per 1,000
- UK average
- 85 per 1,000
Schools near DA8 2HH
95 schools near DA8 2HH, including 13 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 71 primary schools (8 Outstanding, 57 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 24 secondary schools (5 Outstanding, 16 Good and 1 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA8 2HH has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 3 supermarkets, 2 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Morrisons, 0.6 miles away.
Howbury Lane Open Space is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Morrisons0.6 mi
- Nisa Extra0.9 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Howbury Lane Open Space0.5 mi
- Nordenfeldt Gardens1.0 mi
Transportation
Slade Green is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from DA8 2HH - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Erith (0.8 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Slade Green0.5 mi
- Erith0.8 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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