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DA1 5AB

Town · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Town
Local authority
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
Postcode district
DA1
Postcode sector
DA1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA1 5WX 22 m
DA1 5XQ 23 m
DA1 5XP 34 m
DA1 5WW 50 m
DA1 5XH 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA1 5AB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 1999
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA1
Postcode sector
DA1 5
Latitude
51.448442
Longitude
0.220565
British National Grid easting
554,400
British National Grid northing
174,500

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
E00189707
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 003B · E01024181
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
56
Primary
37
Secondary
15

  1. River Mill Primary School

    Free schools

    526 m

  2. Temple Hill Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    816 m

  3. St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    838 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,830
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,776
  • Anti social behaviour 609
  • Shoplifting 530
  • Criminal damage and arson 443
  • Other theft 332

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DA1 5 residents
19,348

Age bands in DA1 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.3%

5,057 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

1,796 residents

Age 25 to 44
38.7%

7,452 residents

Age 45 to 64
18.7%

3,595 residents

Age 65 and over
7%

1,348 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

13

within 5 km straight-line

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    770 m

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    813 m

  • TEMPLE HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82647

    824 m

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82185

    981 m

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82056

    981 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

  • 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

    3.3 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83630

    4.4 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    4.5 km

  • PURFLEET CARE CENTRE

    TANK HILL ROAD, PURFLEET, RM19 1SX

    ODS code Y00033

    4.7 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • William Mundy Way

    BCT · Dartford

    0.0 miles

  • William Mundy Way

    BCT · Dartford

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Pond Road

    BCT · Dartford

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Pond Road

    BCT · Dartford

    0.1 miles

  • Dartford Rail Station

    RLY · Dartford

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dartford 003B, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,997 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
4 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

56 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 15 secondary schools. River Mill Primary School is the nearest published school at 526 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,830 published events cover 12 months, averaging 402.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,776 events.

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