# DA2 7LS: area report for a postcode in Dartford

DA2 7LS 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 7LS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) › [DA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da2) › [DA2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **3 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 70% on July. Dartford 012C: 240 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **Farningham Road, 2.5 km**: About 31 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 310 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **No property in DA2 7LS 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=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Dartford 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **£347,773 average price**: For the whole of Dartford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DA2 7LS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **Low road and rail noise at DA2 7LS**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **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=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS
- **11.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Greenlands Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/greenlands-primary-school-e146574) | Primary | 310 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | 73% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sutton-at-hone-church-of-england-primary-school-e144910) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Bean Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bean-primary-school-e118266) | Primary | 1.9 km (24 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, April 2025 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| September 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| March 2025 | £416,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| September 2024 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |
| March 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |
| December 2025 | £360,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 260 m |
| February 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 270 m |
| February 2023 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Co-op Lane End (650 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 35.6** (2025). Dartford 012C has a deprivation score of 35.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,925th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £350,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dartford 012C was £350,000 in 2025. Joint 11,581st most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,464** (2021). Dartford 012C had 1,464 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,274th least 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: 71.3%** (January 2026). In Dartford 012C, 71.3% 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: 51.4175, 0.2602

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=0.2602,51.4175,DA27LS

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