DA1 5QA

Bridge · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA1 5PZ 28 m
DA1 5UR 349 m
DA1 5FD 505 m
DA1 5XU 514 m
DA1 5XT 517 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA1 5QA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
1 October 2008
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA1
Postcode sector
DA1 5
Latitude
51.461004
Longitude
0.247031
British National Grid easting
556,196
British National Grid northing
175,953

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
E00189778
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 001D · E01024155
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 001 · E02005028

Postcode source versions

Explore DA1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
44
Primary
32
Secondary
10
  1. Dartford Bridge Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km
  2. Temple Hill Primary Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. St Anselm's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,235
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 574
  • Criminal damage and arson 146
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Vehicle crime 82
  • Other theft 73

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

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • 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

    2.4 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    2.4 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    3.0 km

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    3.1 km

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82185

    3.2 km

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82056

    3.2 km

  • PURFLEET CARE CENTRE

    TANK HILL ROAD, PURFLEET, RM19 1SX

    ODS code Y00033

    3.3 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code G83062

    4.1 km

  • AVELEY MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code F81010

    4.2 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83642

    4.7 km

  • SWANSCOMBE HEALTH CENTRE

    BEAN VILLAGE SURGERY, SOUTHFLEET ROAD, BEAN, DARTFORD, DA2 8BS

    ODS code G82122

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Rennie Drive

    BCT · Dartford

    0.3 miles
  • Rennie Drive

    BCT · Dartford

    0.3 miles
  • Little Brook

    BCT · Dartford

    0.3 miles
  • Little Brook

    BCT · Dartford

    0.3 miles
  • Crossways Boulevard

    BCT · Dartford

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dartford 001D, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,193 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
8 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

44 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 10 secondary schools. Dartford Bridge Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,235 published events cover 12 months, averaging 102.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 574 events.

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