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DA1 2EW

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA1 2EQ 48 m
DA1 2EH 60 m
DA1 2JH 69 m
DA1 2ED 77 m
DA1 2DT 80 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA1 2EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA1
Postcode sector
DA1 2
Latitude
51.444884
Longitude
0.212780
British National Grid easting
553,871
British National Grid northing
174,088

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
E00189628
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 003C · E01024182
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 003 · E02005030

Postcode source versions

Explore DA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
38
Secondary
16

  1. Westgate Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    222 m

  2. Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford

    Voluntary aided school

    392 m

  3. Dartford Grammar School

    Academy converter

    507 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,288
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,448
  • Shoplifting 594
  • Anti social behaviour 552
  • Criminal damage and arson 325
  • Other theft 314

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DA1 2 residents
13,004

Age bands in DA1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.8%

2,648 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,473 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.6%

3,764 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

3,211 residents

Age 65 and over
12.7%

1,621 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    309 m

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    391 m

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82185

    412 m

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82056

    412 m

  • TEMPLE HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82647

    1.5 km

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    1.7 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    1.7 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83642

    2.3 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code G83062

    3.3 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    4.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83630

    4.5 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    4.7 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    4.8 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    4.8 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

  • Highfield Road Magistrates Court

    BCT · Dartford

    0.0 miles

  • Spital Street

    BCT · Dartford

    0.0 miles

  • Kent Road

    TXR · Dartford

    0.1 miles

  • Priory Hill

    BCT · Dartford

    0.1 miles

  • Spital Street

    TXR · Dartford

    0.1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 16 secondary schools. Westgate Primary School is the nearest published school at 222 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,288 published events cover 12 months, averaging 357.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,448 events.

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