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DA4

UK postcode district

Part of Dartford

Updated September 2026

District overview

Postcode units
306
Current units
243
Coordinate coverage
100%
Electoral wards
5

Coverage context

Countries represented
England
English regions represented
South East
Local authority codes
2
Terminated postcode units
63

Postcode sectors in DA4

Choose a sector to browse its complete postcode-unit directory.

3 sectors
5,376 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
19, Paddock Close, South Darenth, Dartford, DA4 9AD 10 July 2026 £225,000
1, Parsonage Bank, Eynsford, Dartford, DA4 0HD 6 July 2026 £562,500
4, Bexley Cottages, Horton Kirby, Dartford, DA4 9BU 2 July 2026 £365,600

Schools

Across this district

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Open schools
3
Primary
3
Secondary
0

Recorded crime

Across this district

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Published events
605
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 172
  • Anti social behaviour 113
  • Vehicle crime 69
  • Criminal damage and arson 65
  • Other theft 64

Census 2021

Population and age profile

DA4 usual residents
9,428
Age-profile population
9,226

Age bands in DA4

Postcode district
Age 0 to 14
16.8%
1,548 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.7%
897 residents
Age 25 to 44
23%
2,124 residents
Age 45 to 64
27.6%
2,550 residents
Age 65 and over
22.8%
2,107 residents

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

The median Ofcom availability percentage across 241 current postcode units in this district. Each postcode is weighted equally, not by premises.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
97.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
97.3%
Gigabit-capable
97.3%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

In this district, 202 postcode units had 100% superfast coverage, 119 postcode units had 100% gigabit-capable coverage, 0 postcode units had at least some premises without decent fixed or fixed-wireless access.

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, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

1

in this district

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £376,500 from 744 recorded sales in DA4. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sevenoaks is £543,081 in June 2026, up 3.2% year on year.

Schools

3 open schools are in scope, including 3 primary and 0 secondary schools.

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

Recorded crime

605 published events cover 12 months, averaging 50 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 172 events.

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