# DA1 1BQ: area report for a postcode in Dartford

DA1 1BQ is a postcode in Dartford.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Dartford. Open the map at DA1 1BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) › [DA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da1) › [DA1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **80 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 13% on July. Dartford 003A: 109 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **Dartford, 230 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 490 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **2 of 5 properties in DA1 1BQ at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 3 at low risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Dartford 003A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **£342,167 average price**: For the whole of Dartford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 810 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **10 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 210 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **No gigabit broadband at DA1 1BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at DA1 1BQ**: Road 49 dB, rail 51 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ
- **13.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [River Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-mill-primary-school-e147083) | Primary | 490 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-ladys-catholic-primary-school-dartford-e118768) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Westgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westgate-primary-school-e142613) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Temple Hill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/temple-hill-primary-academy-e143219) | Primary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-dartford-e118859) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Anselm's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anselms-catholic-primary-school-e118765) | Primary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dartford Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartford-grammar-school-e136359) | Secondary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 78.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leigh Academy Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-dartford-e141534) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 94% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| February 2026 | £129,200 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 30 m |
| July 2025 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| January 2026 | £320,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| April 2026 | £130,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| May 2026 | £250,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £240,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £325,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £330,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dartford (230 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY (810 m); LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE (860 m); THE WELLCOME PRACTICE (880 m); REDWOOD PRACTICE (880 m); TEMPLE HILL SURGERY (890 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (580 m); DAYSOL PHARMACY (670 m); WEST HILL PHARMACY (760 m); CORE PHARMACY (810 m); LOWFIELD PHARMACY (860 m)
- Dental practices: SMILE AVENUE (540 m); DENTAL SURGERY (550 m); DARTFORD DENTAL AND IMPLANT CENTRE (660 m); KENTISH SMILES CLINIC (660 m); DENTAL SURGERY (760 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Dartford SF (210 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Living Dartford (220 m, Asda); Co-op Dartford - Oldfield Place (260 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Dartford (510 m, Aldi); Iceland Dartford (630 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £342,167** (August 2026). Dartford’s average house price was £342,167 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £44,091** (2025). Full-time workers living in Dartford earned a median of £44,091 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 62nd highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.8×** (2025). A home in Dartford costs 7.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 140th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 17.4** (2025). Dartford has a deprivation score of 17.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 127th least deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Dartford 003A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.5** (2025). Dartford 003A has a deprivation score of 15.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,926th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £280,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dartford 003A was £280,000 in 2025. Joint 14,314th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,417** (2021). Dartford 003A had 2,417 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 1,382nd most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 65.6%** (January 2026). In Dartford 003A, 65.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DA1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £370,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DA1 was £370,000 in 2025. Joint 700th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 65,309** (2021). DA1 had 65,309 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 67th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 93%** (2022). About 93% of people in DA1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.2%** (January 2026). In DA1, 89.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford)
- Centre: 51.4494, 0.2184

Council: [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dartford): Jim Dickson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.2184,51.4494,DA11BQ

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