# DA2 6HG: area report for a postcode in Dartford

DA2 6HG 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 DA2 6HG for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) › [DA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da2) › [DA2 6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da2-6)

## Around this postcode

- **32 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 26% on July. Dartford 006B: 124 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **Stone Crossing, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **No property in DA2 6HG 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=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Dartford 006B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **£347,773 average price**: For the whole of Dartford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DA2 6HG**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **Low road and rail noise at DA2 6HG**: Road 41 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **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=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG
- **13.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Brent Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-brent-primary-school-e140592) | Primary | 280 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2024 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stone Lodge School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-lodge-school-e147059) | Secondary | 470 m (6 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 | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/stone-st-marys-cofe-primary-school-e144098) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fleetdown Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fleetdown-primary-academy-e148519) | Primary | 920 m (12 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-geoffrey-leigh-academy-e135297) | Secondary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | Attainment 8 of 46.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Leigh Academy Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-dartford-e141534) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 94% 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 | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, January 2025: no overall grade | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| March 2025 | £488,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| December 2025 | £340,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| April 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| February 2026 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS (930 m); PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY (930 m)
- Pharmacies: STONE PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: PHOTAY & ASSOCIATES (960 m)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £347,773** (July 2026). Dartford’s average house price was £347,773 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Down 2.0% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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: 7.9×** (2025). A home in Dartford costs 7.9 times local full-time pay. Joint 138th least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 006B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 38.6** (2025). Dartford 006B has a deprivation score of 38.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,960th most 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 006B 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: 1,576** (2021). Dartford 006B had 1,576 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,385th 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: 84.6%** (January 2026). In Dartford 006B, 84.6% 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.

## DA2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £400,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DA2 was £400,000 in 2025. Joint 587th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 25,277** (2021). DA2 had 25,277 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,155th 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: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in DA2 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: 76.6%** (January 2026). In DA2, 76.6% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford)
- Centre: 51.4427, 0.2500

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), July 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=0.2500,51.4427,DA26HG

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