# DA9

Postcode district covering Swanscombe, Stone and Greenhithe, in Dartford.

DA9 is a postcode district covering Swanscombe, Stone and Greenhithe, in Dartford. Median sale price £365,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 204.2 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code DA9. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [DA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DA9 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DA9 was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 727th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da9#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 14,456** (2021). DA9 had 14,456 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 969th 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da9#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in DA9 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da9#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.7%** (January 2026). In DA9, 85.7% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da9#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=DA9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in DA9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=DA9) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 330 homes were sold in DA9 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=DA9) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for DA9.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=DA9) (Census 2021, England and Wales): DA9 had 14,456 usual residents at the census.

## How DA9 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | DA9 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £365,000 | joint 5th cheapest | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2025 |
| Population | 14,456 | 6th least populated | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 18 postcode districts, DA · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 85.7% | 7th lowest | 18 postcode districts, DA · Jan 2026 |

## Is DA9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA9 at a rate of 204.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across the DA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 241 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA9.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (1,593), violence and sexual offences (499) and other crime (314).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA9 was 206.4 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in DA9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA9 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in DA9

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Dartford 002C](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024143) | 2,648 | 69.3 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.0% |
| [Dartford 002E](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035277) | 1,749 | 58.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.5% |
| [Dartford 002F](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035278) | 1,728 | 60.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 93.1% |
| [Dartford 002G](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035279) | 2,041 | 52.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 88.8% |
| [Dartford 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035282) | 1,568 | 51.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 90.8% |
| [Dartford 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01035283) | 1,540 | 67.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 84.2% |
| [Dartford 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024171) | 1,548 | 108.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 92.0% |
| [Dartford 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/neighbourhood/e01024172) | 2,190 | 903.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 67.0% |

## 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.

## Middle areas in DA9

[Ebbsfleet & Greenhithe](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford/ebbsfleet-and-greenhithe)

## Postcode sectors in DA9

[DA9 9 (342 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da9-9)

## Council

[Dartford](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford)

## Towns in DA9

[Swanscombe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/swanscombe)

## Postcode districts next to DA9

[DA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da2), [DA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da10)

## Nearest rail stations

[Stone Crossing (1.0 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.2638,51.4513), [Greenhithe for Bluewater (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.2803,51.4504), [Swanscombe (2.9 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.3095,51.4491), [Dartford (3.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.2193,51.4474)

## More in the DA postcode area

[All DA postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## DA9 in brief

DA9 is a postcode district covering Swanscombe, Stone and Greenhithe, in Dartford.
About 14,920 people lived in DA9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £365,000 in 2025 across 330 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 204.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DA9 was £365,000 in 2025.
DA9 had 14,456 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in DA9 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DA9, 85.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: DA9
- Postcode area: [DA](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da)
- Constituency: [Dartford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/dartford)
- Council: [Dartford †](https://openindex.co.uk/dartford)
- Area: 4.83 km²
- People, mid-2024: 14,920*
- Neighbourhoods: 8
- Output areas: 49

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[DA2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da2), [DA10](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da10)

## Latest updates for DA9

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/DA9

## How to cite

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da9