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

DA1 5FD 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 5FD 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

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 43% on July. Dartford 001D: 106 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **Stone Crossing, 1.9 km**: About 24 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **43 of 47 properties in DA1 5FD at very low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dartford 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **£342,167 average price**: For the whole of Dartford, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **46.7% can get gigabit broadband at DA1 5FD**: Superfast for 53.3%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **Low road and rail noise at DA1 5FD**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **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=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD
- **18.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dartford Bridge Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dartford-bridge-community-primary-school-e147454) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Temple Hill Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/temple-hill-primary-academy-e143219) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh UTC Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-utc-dartford-e140987) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.3 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Anselm's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anselms-catholic-primary-school-e118765) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [River Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/river-mill-primary-school-e147083) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stone Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-lodge-school-e147059) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 39.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Gateway Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-gateway-primary-academy-e140593) | Primary | 1.9 km (23 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Brent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-brent-primary-school-e140592) | Primary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2025 | £338,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| March 2025 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| September 2025 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 390 m |
| July 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 430 m |
| September 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 490 m |
| April 2024 | £375,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 520 m |
| October 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 530 m |
| February 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 540 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: OPTIWELL PHARMACY (920 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Temple Belle Dart Express (920 m, Tesco); Morrisons Daily Dartford Henderson Drive (970 m, Morrisons)

## 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 26.5** (2025). Dartford 001D has a deprivation score of 26.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,161st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £385,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dartford 001D was £385,000 in 2025. Joint 9,448th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,522** (2021). Dartford 001D had 2,522 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 931st 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: 91.8%** (January 2026). In Dartford 001D, 91.8% 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: 51.4604, 0.2398

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=0.2398,51.4604,DA15FD

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