DA3 7EX

Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Longfield
Local authority
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
Postcode district
DA3
Postcode sector
DA3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA3 7LR 108 m
DA3 7LJ 119 m
DA3 7JF 145 m
DA3 7HX 149 m
DA3 7LF 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA3 7EX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA3
Postcode sector
DA3 7
Latitude
51.396070
Longitude
0.329601
British National Grid easting
562,161
British National Grid northing
168,912

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dartford · E07000107
Parish or community
E04012919
Westminster constituency
Dartford · E14001191
Output area
E00122642
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 013D · E01024160
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 013 · E02005040

Postcode source versions

Explore DA3

26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
15, Kenwood Avenue, Longfield, DA3 7EX 30 January 2026 £900,000
San Elmo, Kenwood Avenue, Longfield, DA3 7EX 19 December 2024 £550,000
San Elmo, Kenwood Avenue, Longfield, DA3 7EX 28 September 2023 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
23
Secondary
5
  1. Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    820 m
  2. Rowhill School

    Foundation special school

    851 m
  3. Istead Rise Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
323
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 132
  • Anti social behaviour 83
  • Criminal damage and arson 34
  • Other theft 23
  • Other crime 14

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
35

19 female, 16 male

Postcode households
17
Residents per household
2.1
DA3 7 residents
8,431

Age bands in DA3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,210 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

742 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.9%

1,511 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

2,157 residents

Age 65 and over
29.9%

2,393 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA3 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+
12.5%
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

8

within 5 km

  • DOWNS WAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WORCESTER CLOSE, ISTEAD RISE, GRAVESEND, DA13 9LB

    ODS code G82809

    2.0 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82097

    2.0 km

  • MEOPHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WROTHAM ROAD, MEOPHAM, GRAVESEND, DA13 0AH

    ODS code G82073

    3.7 km

  • OAKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, PRACTICE 2

    WINDSOR ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 5BW

    ODS code G82808

    4.0 km

  • SWANSCOMBE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82122

    4.3 km

  • THE SHRUBBERY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82021

    4.4 km

  • SPRINGHEAD HEALTH

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

    ODS code G82044

    4.4 km

  • OLD ROAD WEST SURGERY

    30 OLD ROAD WEST, GRAVESEND, DA11 0LL

    ODS code G82067

    4.9 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

  • Longfield Avenue

    BCT · New Barn

    0.1 miles
  • Fairlight Cross

    BCT · New Barn

    0.1 miles
  • Fairlight Cross

    BCT · New Barn

    0.1 miles
  • Longfield Avenue

    BCT · New Barn

    0.2 miles
  • Ridgewood

    BCT · New Barn

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dartford 013D, 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

30,282 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
9 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 £597,500 from 4 recorded sales in DA3 7EX. 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

34 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School is the nearest published school at 820 m.

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

Recorded crime

323 published events cover 12 months, averaging 26.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 132 events.

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