DA1 2SS

Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dartford
Local authority
Dartford
Constituency
Sevenoaks
Postcode district
DA1
Postcode sector
DA1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA2 7EE 75 m
DA1 2ST 107 m
DA2 7DY 129 m
DA1 2SR 136 m
DA2 7EJ 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA1 2SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA1
Postcode sector
DA1 2
Latitude
51.431951
Longitude
0.212859
British National Grid easting
553,920
British National Grid northing
172,650

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dartford · E07000107
Parish or community
E04012923
Westminster constituency
Sevenoaks · E14001465
Output area
E00122697
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 009D · E01024168
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 009 · E02005036

Postcode source versions

Explore DA1

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
18, Carsington Gardens, Dartford, DA1 2SS 16 October 2024 £617,500
7, Carsington Gardens, Dartford, DA1 2SS 14 October 2024 £405,000
16, Carsington Gardens, Dartford, DA1 2SS 5 August 2021 £530,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
36
Secondary
14
  1. Oakfield Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    218 m
  2. North Kent College

    Further education

    740 m
  3. Wilmington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,585
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 905
  • Anti social behaviour 337
  • Shoplifting 326
  • Criminal damage and arson 206
  • Other theft 194

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
67

32 female, 35 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
3.2
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

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

12

within 5 km

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    1.1 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    1.2 km

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82185

    1.6 km

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82056

    1.6 km

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    1.9 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    1.9 km

  • TEMPLE HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82647

    2.6 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83642

    3.0 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code G83062

    4.6 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    4.8 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    4.9 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    5.0 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

  • Sackville Road

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.0 miles
  • Sackville Road

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.0 miles
  • Curates Way

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.2 miles
  • Cedar Road

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.2 miles
  • Oakfield Place

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dartford 009D, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,249 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
5 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
3
Medium risk addresses
2
Low risk addresses
4
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

Property market

The five-year median is £530,000 from 3 recorded sales in DA1 2SS. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Dartford is £351,594 in June 2026, up 3.8% year on year.

Schools

56 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 14 secondary schools. Oakfield Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 218 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,585 published events cover 12 months, averaging 215.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 905 events.

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