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DA2 7BD

Maypole & Leyton Cross · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dartford
Ward
Maypole & Leyton Cross
Local authority
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
Postcode district
DA2
Postcode sector
DA2 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA2 7EW 104 m
DA2 7BB 113 m
DA2 7BA 160 m
DA2 7AR 182 m
DA2 7AS 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA2 7BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA2
Postcode sector
DA2 7
Latitude
51.431181
Longitude
0.192061
British National Grid easting
552,477
British National Grid northing
172,521

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dartford · E07000107
Electoral ward
Maypole & Leyton Cross · E05012402
Parish or community
E04012923
Westminster constituency
Dartford · E14001191
Output area
E00122793
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 011C · E01024188
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 011 · E02005038

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Paddock Cottage, Common Lane, Dartford, DA2 7BD 8 September 1997 £71,500
Heath Lodge, Common Lane, Dartford, DA2 7BD 31 July 1995 £160,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
67
Primary
44
Secondary
16

  1. Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

    Academy converter

    94 m

  2. Leigh Academy Wilmington

    Academy sponsor led

    348 m

  3. Wilmington Grammar School for Boys

    Academy converter

    374 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
940
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 374
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Vehicle crime 77
  • Shoplifting 74
  • Criminal damage and arson 71

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
2
Residents per household
1.5
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% 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

    1.9 km

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82056

    1.9 km

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    2.0 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    2.0 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

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

    ODS code G83642

    2.2 km

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    3.3 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    3.3 km

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    3.6 km

  • TEMPLE HILL SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82647

    3.6 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    4.0 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    4.1 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

    4.4 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

  • Wilmington Grammar School for Girls

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.1 miles

  • Parsons Lane

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.2 miles

  • Wilmington Academy

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.2 miles

  • Leyton Cross

    BCT · Dartford Heath

    0.2 miles

  • Wilmington Academy

    BCT · Wilmington

    0.2 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
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

Schools

67 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 16 secondary schools. Wilmington Grammar School for Girls is the nearest published school at 94 m.

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

Recorded crime

940 published events cover 12 months, averaging 78.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 374 events.

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