DA2 7AU

Maypole & Leyton Cross · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dartford
Local authority
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
Postcode district
DA2
Postcode sector
DA2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA2 7AX 92 m
DA2 7AP 98 m
DA2 7AT 116 m
DA2 7AY 125 m
DA2 7BA 155 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA2 7AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA2
Postcode sector
DA2 7
Latitude
51.431678
Longitude
0.187639
British National Grid easting
552,168
British National Grid northing
172,567

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dartford · E07000107
Parish or community
E04012923
Westminster constituency
Dartford · E14001191
Output area
E00122794
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 011C · E01024188
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 011 · E02005038

Postcode source versions

Explore DA2

30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Clayton Croft Road, Dartford, DA2 7AU 18 October 2024 £457,000
6, Clayton Croft Road, Dartford, DA2 7AU 6 February 2023 £580,000
8, Clayton Croft Road, Dartford, DA2 7AU 14 July 2022 £565,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
45
Secondary
18
  1. Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

    Academy converter

    405 m
  2. Leigh Academy Wilmington

    Academy sponsor led

    530 m
  3. Wilmington Grammar School for Boys

    Academy converter

    617 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
880
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 318
  • Anti social behaviour 109
  • Vehicle crime 84
  • Shoplifting 76
  • Criminal damage and arson 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
100

45 female, 55 male

Postcode households
35
Residents per household
2.9
DA2 7 residents
11,246

Age bands in DA2 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.7%

2,130 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,278 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.9%

2,748 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

3,287 residents

Age 65 and over
21.4%

2,573 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA2 7 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

13

within 5 km

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82185

    2.1 km

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82056

    2.1 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83642

    2.1 km

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    2.2 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    2.2 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    3.3 km

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    3.6 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    3.6 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    3.7 km

  • TEMPLE HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82647

    3.8 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    3.9 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    4.1 km

  • SLADE GREEN MEDICAL CTR.

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

    ODS code G83062

    4.3 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

  • The Horse and Groom

    BCT · Dartford Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Leyton Cross

    BCT · Dartford Heath

    0.1 miles
  • The Horse and Groom

    BCT · Dartford Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Leyton Cross

    BCT · Dartford Heath

    0.1 miles
  • Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dartford 011C, 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

28,075 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
6 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
3
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 £525,050 from 4 recorded sales in DA2 7AU. 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

71 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 18 secondary schools. Wilmington Grammar School for Girls is the nearest published school at 405 m.

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

Recorded crime

880 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 318 events.

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