Is DA8 3EE a good place to live?
Dartford (DA8 3EE), Dartford, England
View DA8 postcode district overviewComprehensive Score
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
At a glance
DA8 3EE has plenty going for it.
- Safety score: 4/5 (good)
- Schools: 95 nearby (15 Outstanding)
- Transport links: excellent — nearest station 0.5 mi
Summary
Overall livability is good. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted.
DA8 3EE is a UK postcode in DA8 with an average crime rate and a good safety rating. Families have access to 74 primary schools and 21 secondary schools, including 15 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. The closest rail connection is Erith, 0.5 miles away.
Day-to-day amenities around DA8 3EE include 4 supermarkets, 3 parks and 2 gyms. Healthcare is served by 5 GP practices, the closest 0.0 miles away. Full fibre broadband reaches roughly 100% of premises.
Over the past 6 months, 4 incidents were reported in DA8 3EE. It ranks in the lower half 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 — Good
- Schools
- 72/100 — Good
- Amenities
- 87/100 — Excellent
- Transport
- 85/100 — Excellent
- Connectivity
- 100/100 — Excellent
Safety
DA8 3EE is rated 4/5 for safety, a solid score for a UK postcode.
In the most recent 6 months of Police.uk data, 4 incidents were reported in DA8 3EE.
The most common categories are Violent crime (75%), Other theft (25%), based on reported crime type counts.
Within DA8, this postcode ranks 420 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 3EE
95 schools near DA8 3EE, including 15 rated Outstanding.
Families have access to 74 primary schools (11 Outstanding, 57 Good and 3 Requires Improvement) and 21 secondary schools (4 Outstanding, 13 Good and 2 Requires Improvement) within the local area.
Nearby amenities
DA8 3EE is well served by everyday amenities, with 14 places within reach.
Within the 3-mile radius search we counted 4 supermarkets, 3 parks or green spaces, 2 gyms or fitness studios and 5 EV charging points.
The nearest supermarket recorded is Nisa Extra, 0.3 miles away.
Nordenfeldt Gardens is just 0.6 miles away for daily green space.
- 5 EV charging points within reach
Supermarkets
- Nisa Extra0.3 mi
- Unknown Supermarket0.6 mi
- Morrisons0.8 mi
- Co-op Food1.0 mi
Parks & green space
- Nordenfeldt Gardens0.6 mi
- Franks Park0.8 mi
- Bursted Woods0.8 mi
Transportation
Erith is the closest station, about 0.5 miles from DA8 3EE - a walk of about 10-15 minutes.
Other nearby stations include Barnehurst (0.9 mi).
In total there are 2 rail stations within the 3-mile search radius used by scoremystreet.
- Erith0.5 mi
- Barnehurst0.9 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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