Is DA8 3AE a good place to live?
Dartford (DA8 3AE), Dartford, England
View DA8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA8 3AE has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (moderate)
- Schools: 95 nearby (13 Outstanding)
- Transport links: good — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 71 primary schools and 24 secondary schools, including 13 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA8 3AE is a UK postcode in DA8 with a very high crime rate and a moderate 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 3AE include 2 supermarkets, 3 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.3 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 93% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 11 incidents were reported in DA8 3AE. It ranks 588 of 667 for safety within DA8.
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
- 71/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 77/100 — Good
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 85/100 — Excellent
Safety
DA8 3AE is rated 4/5 for safety, broadly in line with typical urban postcodes.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 11 incidents were reported in DA8 3AE.
The most common categories are Violent crime (64%), Anti-social behaviour (36%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within DA8, this postcode ranks 588 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 3AE
95 schools near DA8 3AE, 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, 15 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA8 3AE has a solid local amenity mix within a short distance.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 2 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 3 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Nisa Extra, 0.8 miles away.
Howbury Lane Open Space is just 0.5 miles away for daily green space.
- 3 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Nisa Extra0.8 mi
- Morrisons0.9 mi
Parks & green space
- Howbury Lane Open Space0.5 mi
- Crayford Way parkland1.0 mi
- Bursted Woods1.0 mi
Transportation
Slade Green is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from DA8 3AE - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Barnehurst (0.8 mi), Erith (1.0 mi).
In total there are 3 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Slade Green0.5 mi
- Barnehurst0.8 mi
- Erith1.0 mi
Connectivity
Full fibre broadband has strong coverage across the postcode.
Reported availability: full fibre 93%, ultrafast 93%, 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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