DA1 1EL

Town · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Town
Local authority
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
Postcode district
DA1
Postcode sector
DA1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA1 1EP 50 m
DA1 1EA 68 m
DA1 1AX 104 m
DA1 1HP 105 m
DA1 1JY 106 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA1 1EL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA1
Postcode sector
DA1 1
Latitude
51.441907
Longitude
0.217068
British National Grid easting
554,179
British National Grid northing
173,766

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dartford · E07000107
Electoral ward
Town · E05012409
Parish or community
E43000286
Westminster constituency
Dartford · E14001191
Output area
E00189775
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 003C · E01024182
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 003 · E02005030

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
35
Secondary
14
  1. Westgate Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    424 m
  2. Leigh Academy Dartford

    Academy converter

    801 m
  3. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford

    Voluntary aided school

    834 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,274
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,459
  • Shoplifting 543
  • Anti social behaviour 540
  • Other theft 337
  • Criminal damage and arson 334

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DA1 1 residents
10,984

Age bands in DA1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21%

2,255 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.3%

1,112 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.6%

3,398 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

2,739 residents

Age 65 and over
11.6%

1,249 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

11

within 5 km

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    105 m

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    158 m

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

    DARTFORD WEST HEALTH CENTRE, TOWER ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2HA

    ODS code G82185

    823 m

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

    DARTFORD WEST HEALTH CENTRE, TOWER ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2HA

    ODS code G82056

    823 m

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    1.4 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    1.4 km

  • TEMPLE HILL SURGERY

    ST EDMUNDS CHURCH LIVING, ST. EDMUNDS ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 5ND

    ODS code G82647

    1.5 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

    CRAYFORD ROAD, (NEXT TO TOWN HALL), DARTFORD, DA1 4ER

    ODS code G83642

    2.7 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

    156 BRIDGE ROAD, SLADE GREEN, ERITH, DA8 2HS

    ODS code G83062

    3.7 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    4.6 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

    ERITH HEALTH CENTRE, 50 PIER ROAD, ERITH, DA8 1RQ

    ODS code G83630

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lowfield Street

    TXR · Dartford

    0.1 miles
  • Lowfield Street

    BCT · Dartford

    0.1 miles
  • Instone Road

    BCT · Dartford

    0.1 miles
  • Instone Road

    BCT · Dartford

    0.1 miles
  • Holy Trinity Church

    BCT · Dartford

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dartford 003C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,268 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
3 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 14 secondary schools. Westgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 424 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,274 published events cover 12 months, averaging 356.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,459 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.