DA1 5GX

Bridge · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dartford
Ward
Bridge
Local authority
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
Postcode district
DA1
Postcode sector
DA1 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA1 5GW 68 m
DA1 5QD 68 m
DA1 5GY 87 m
DA1 5QU 95 m
DA1 5QZ 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA1 5GX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2013
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA1
Postcode sector
DA1 5
Latitude
51.464383
Longitude
0.228308
British National Grid easting
554,884
British National Grid northing
176,289

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dartford · E07000107
Electoral ward
Bridge · E05012394
Parish or community
E43000286
Westminster constituency
Dartford · E14001191
Output area
E00189777
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 001E · E01035270
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 001 · E02005028

Postcode source versions

Explore DA1

25 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Star Star Mansions, 2, Sympathy Vale, Dartford, DA1 5GX 27 March 2026 £210,000
Star Star Mansions, 3, Sympathy Vale, Dartford, DA1 5GX 20 March 2023 £200,000
Star Star Mansions, 8, Sympathy Vale, Dartford, DA1 5GX 23 August 2022 £254,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
35
Secondary
14
  1. Dartford Bridge Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    243 m
  2. Leigh UTC Dartford

    University technical college

    591 m
  3. Temple Hill Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,170
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 423
  • Anti social behaviour 170
  • Criminal damage and arson 113
  • Other theft 82
  • Vehicle crime 82

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
20

11 female, 9 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA1 5 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

14

within 5 km

  • TEMPLE HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82647

    1.3 km

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82185

    2.5 km

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82056

    2.5 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    2.6 km

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    2.7 km

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    2.7 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    2.7 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code G83062

    2.8 km

  • PURFLEET CARE CENTRE

    TANK HILL ROAD, PURFLEET, RM19 1SX

    ODS code Y00033

    2.9 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83642

    3.6 km

  • RIVERSIDE SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83630

    3.7 km

  • AVELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

    22 HIGH STREET, AVELEY, SOUTH OCKENDON, RM15 4AD

    ODS code F81010

    4.3 km

  • NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH MED.CTR.

    HIND CRESCENT, NORTHUMBERLAND HEATH, ERITH, DA8 3DB

    ODS code G83010

    4.5 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • District Centre

    BCT · Dartford

    0.2 miles
  • District Centre

    BCT · Dartford

    0.2 miles
  • Marsh Street

    BCT · Dartford

    0.3 miles
  • Marsh Street

    BCT · Dartford

    0.3 miles
  • Brunel Way

    BCT · Dartford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dartford 001E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

27,293 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £221,250 from 4 recorded sales in DA1 5GX. 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 14 secondary schools. Dartford Bridge Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 243 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,170 published events cover 12 months, averaging 97.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 423 events.

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