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DA3 7LA

Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Longfield
Ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet
Local authority
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
Postcode district
DA3
Postcode sector
DA3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA3 7LB 89 m
DA3 7HR 145 m
DA3 7LN 163 m
DA3 7LD 172 m
DA3 7LL 235 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA3 7LA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA3
Postcode sector
DA3 7
Latitude
51.396803
Longitude
0.337517
British National Grid easting
562,709
British National Grid northing
169,011

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dartford · E07000107
Electoral ward
Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet · E05012401
Parish or community
E04012919
Westminster constituency
Dartford · E14001191
Output area
E00122638
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 013C · E01024159
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 013 · E02005040

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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53 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
61, Longfield Avenue, Longfield, DA3 7LA 19 June 2026 £700,000
55, Longfield Avenue, Longfield, DA3 7LA 7 November 2025 £500,000
Trendrennen, Longfield Avenue, Longfield, DA3 7LA 20 October 2025 £585,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
26
Secondary
5

  1. Istead Rise Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    954 m

  2. Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.4 km

  3. Rowhill School

    Foundation special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
234
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 80
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Other theft 20
  • Vehicle crime 16
  • Criminal damage and arson 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
98

52 female, 46 male

Postcode households
40
Residents per household
2.5
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 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA3 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
80.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
80.5%
Gigabit-capable
80.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

8

within 5 km

  • DOWNS WAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WORCESTER CLOSE, ISTEAD RISE, GRAVESEND, DA13 9LB

    ODS code G82809

    1.5 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82097

    2.6 km

  • MEOPHAM MEDICAL CENTRE

    WROTHAM ROAD, MEOPHAM, GRAVESEND, DA13 0AH

    ODS code G82073

    3.5 km

  • OAKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, PRACTICE 2

    WINDSOR ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 5BW

    ODS code G82808

    3.5 km

  • THE SHRUBBERY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82021

    4.2 km

  • SPRINGHEAD HEALTH

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

    ODS code G82044

    4.3 km

  • OLD ROAD WEST SURGERY

    30 OLD ROAD WEST, GRAVESEND, DA11 0LL

    ODS code G82067

    4.6 km

  • SWANSCOMBE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82122

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Ridgewood

    BCT · New Barn

    0.4 miles

  • Ridgewood

    BCT · New Barn

    0.4 miles

  • Longfield Avenue

    BCT · New Barn

    0.4 miles

  • Longfield Avenue

    BCT · New Barn

    0.4 miles

  • Fairlight Cross

    BCT · New Barn

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dartford 013C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,875 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 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
2
Low risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £562,500 from 14 recorded sales in DA3 7LA. 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

Published establishments

37 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 5 secondary schools. Istead Rise Primary School is the nearest published school at 954 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

234 published events cover 12 months, averaging 19.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 80 events.

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