DA2 8BU

Bean & Village Park · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
Postcode district
DA2
Postcode sector
DA2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA2 8AE 215 m
DA2 8AQ 224 m
DA2 8AG 339 m
DA2 8DB 341 m
DA2 8AF 361 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA2 8BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA2
Postcode sector
DA2 8
Latitude
51.429115
Longitude
0.298020
British National Grid easting
559,849
British National Grid northing
172,517

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dartford · E07000107
Parish or community
E04004892
Westminster constituency
Dartford · E14001191
Output area
E00189623
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 012B · E01024134
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 012 · E02005039

Postcode source versions

Explore DA2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
27
Secondary
7
  1. Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard

    Academy sponsor led

    860 m
  2. Bean Primary School

    Community school

    975 m
  3. Alkerden Church of England Academy

    Free schools

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
784
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 310
  • Anti social behaviour 120
  • Criminal damage and arson 95
  • Other theft 53
  • Vehicle crime 52

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
27

17 female, 10 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.3
DA2 8 residents
2,038

Age bands in DA2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

301 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

156 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.1%

427 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

409 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

345 residents

This postcode contained 1.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA2 8 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

9

within 5 km

  • SWANSCOMBE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82122

    893 m

  • SPRINGHEAD HEALTH

    FLEET HEALTH CAMPUS, VALE ROAD, NORTHFLEET, GRAVESEND, DA11 8BZ

    ODS code G82044

    3.2 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL CENTRE

    KENT HOUSE SURGERY, 36 STATION ROAD, LONGFIELD, DA3 7QD

    ODS code G82097

    3.5 km

  • THE SHRUBBERY SURGERY

    65A PERRY STREET, NORTHFLEET, GRAVESEND, DA11 8RD

    ODS code G82021

    3.7 km

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    4.4 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    4.4 km

  • DOWNS WAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WORCESTER CLOSE, ISTEAD RISE, GRAVESEND, DA13 9LB

    ODS code G82809

    4.5 km

  • PELHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GRANGE, 17 PELHAM ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA11 0HN

    ODS code G82032

    4.7 km

  • OLD ROAD WEST SURGERY

    30 OLD ROAD WEST, GRAVESEND, DA11 0LL

    ODS code G82067

    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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Community Centre

    BCT · Castle Hill

    0.5 miles
  • Community Centre

    BCT · Castle Hill

    0.5 miles
  • School

    BCT · Bean

    0.5 miles
  • Bramble Avenue

    BCT · Bean

    0.5 miles
  • Bramble Avenue

    BCT · Bean

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dartford 012B, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,513 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

40 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 7 secondary schools. Leigh Academy Cherry Orchard is the nearest published school at 860 m.

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

Recorded crime

784 published events cover 12 months, averaging 65.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 310 events.

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