# DA3 7QU: area report for a postcode in Dartford

DA3 7QU 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 DA3 7QU for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford) › [DA3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da3) › [DA3 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da3-7)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 48% on July. Dartford 013B: 178 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **Longfield, 460 m**: About 6 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 870 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **No property in DA3 7QU 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=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Dartford 013B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **£347,773 average price**: For the whole of Dartford, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DA3 7QU**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **Moderate road and rail noise at DA3 7QU**: Road 50 dB, rail 55 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **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=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU
- **9.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Leigh Academy Longfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-longfield-e135630) | Secondary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | Attainment 8 of 41.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Steephill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/steephill-school-e118965) | Independent | 990 m (12 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Rowhill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rowhill-school-e119045) | Special | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Leigh Academy Hartley](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-hartley-e139615) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2023 | 90% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School, Hartley, Longfield](https://openindex.co.uk/school/our-lady-of-hartley-catholic-primary-school-hartley-longfield-e141532) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), June 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/langafel-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118711) | Primary | 1.7 km (22 minutes on foot) | Requires improvement (overall), February 2024 | 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £430,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £645,000 | Detached, new build, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £70,625 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 230 m |
| August 2026 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 230 m |
| April 2026 | £330,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| September 2024 | £280,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 290 m |
| December 2024 | £305,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 320 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Longfield (460 m, 6 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: JUBILEE MEDICAL CENTRE (400 m)
- Pharmacies: HODGSON PHARMACY (470 m)
- Dental practices: BUPA DENTAL CARE LONGFIELD (340 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Longfield (380 m, The Co-operative Group); Waitrose Longfield (410 m, Waitrose); Morrisons Daily Longfield Station Road (470 m, Morrisons)

## 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 013B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Dartford 013B has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £465,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Dartford 013B was £465,000 in 2025. Joint 5,810th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,034** (2021). Dartford 013B had 2,034 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,787th 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: 92.0%** (January 2026). In Dartford 013B, 92.0% 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.

## DA3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £469,875** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DA3 was £469,875 in 2025. 365th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 16,482** (2021). DA3 had 16,482 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,089th least 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: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in DA3 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: 65.8%** (January 2026). In DA3, 65.8% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford)
- Centre: 51.3981, 0.2945

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=0.2945,51.3981,DA37QU

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