# DA1 5BJ: area report for a postcode in Dartford

DA1 5BJ 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 5BJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) › [DA1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da1) › [DA1 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da1-5)

## Around this postcode

- **37 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 5% on July. Dartford 003B: 129 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **Dartford, 870 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **No property in DA1 5BJ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dartford 003B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **£342,167 average price**: For the whole of Dartford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 840 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DA1 5BJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DA1 5BJ**: Road 56 dB, rail 49 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **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=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ
- **13.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holy-trinity-church-of-england-primary-school-dartford-e118859) | Primary | 300 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 56% 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 | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 85% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [River Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-mill-primary-school-e147083) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [West Hill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/west-hill-primary-academy-e144668) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dartford Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartford-grammar-school-e136359) | Secondary | 950 m (12 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), December 2022 | Attainment 8 of 78.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Westgate Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/westgate-primary-school-e142613) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, July 2024 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Dartford Grammar School for Girls](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartford-grammar-school-for-girls-e144100) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 77.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leigh UTC Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-utc-dartford-e140987) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| October 2025 | £515,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2024 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| January 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £273,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 110 m |
| January 2025 | £430,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £312,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2026 | £263,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Dartford (870 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE WELLCOME PRACTICE (840 m); REDWOOD PRACTICE (840 m)
- Pharmacies: WEST HILL PHARMACY (840 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (840 m); DARTFORD WEST HEALTH CENTRE (840 m); DARTFORD ROAD DENTAL CENTRE (890 m)
- Supermarkets: M&S Dartford SF (680 m, Marks and Spencer); Asda Living Dartford (730 m, Asda); Co-op Dartford - Oldfield Place (940 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 003B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.4** (2025). Dartford 003B has a deprivation score of 13.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,676th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £340,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dartford 003B was £340,000 in 2025. Joint 12,327th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,076** (2021). Dartford 003B had 2,076 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,216th 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: 97.9%** (January 2026). In Dartford 003B, 97.9% 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: 51.4531, 0.2106

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=0.2106,51.4531,DA15BJ

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da1-5bj