DA4 9LY

Farningham, Horton Kirby and South Darenth · Sevenoaks · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Dartford
Local authority
Sevenoaks
Constituency
Sevenoaks
Postcode district
DA4
Postcode sector
DA4 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA4 9LZ 45 m
DA4 9LX 53 m
DA4 9ND 87 m
DA4 9LS 93 m
DA4 9LT 94 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA4 9LY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA4
Postcode sector
DA4 9
Latitude
51.400144
Longitude
0.256095
British National Grid easting
557,034
British National Grid northing
169,205

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Sevenoaks · E07000111
Parish or community
E04004996
Westminster constituency
Sevenoaks · E14001465
Output area
E00124032
Lower layer super output area
Sevenoaks 005D · E01024434
Middle layer super output area
Sevenoaks 005 · E02005091

Postcode source versions

Explore DA4

120 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
46, Alexandra Walk, South Darenth, Dartford, DA4 9LY 14 November 2025 £235,000
12, Alexandra Walk, South Darenth, Dartford, DA4 9LY 14 March 2025 £240,000
72, Alexandra Walk, South Darenth, Dartford, DA4 9LY 22 April 2024 £267,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
18
Secondary
2
  1. Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    916 m
  2. Greenlands Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.8 km
  3. Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
270
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 78
  • Anti social behaviour 48
  • Shoplifting 32
  • Criminal damage and arson 32
  • Vehicle crime 20

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
53

35 female, 18 male

Postcode households
39
Residents per household
1.4
DA4 9 residents
6,206

Age bands in DA4 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,036 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

580 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.4%

1,444 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,546 residents

Age 65 and over
22%

1,300 residents

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA4 9 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+
95.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
14.3%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
14.3%
Gigabit-capable
14.3%
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

5

within 5 km

  • JUBILEE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82097

    3.1 km

  • RIVER DARENT MEDICAL GROUP

    GORSE HILL, FARNINGHAM, DARTFORD, DA4 0JU

    ODS code G82218

    3.2 km

  • SWANSCOMBE HEALTH CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82122

    3.5 km

  • DR CJ SHIMMINS & PARTNERS

    PILGRIMS WAY, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82006

    4.7 km

  • PILGRIMS WAY SURGERY

    DARTFORD EAST HEALTH CENTRE, DARTFORD, DA1 1QY

    ODS code G82212

    4.7 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

  • Gorringe Avenue

    BCT · South Darenth

    0.0 miles
  • Southdowns Church

    BCT · South Darenth

    0.1 miles
  • Shrubbery Road

    BCT · South Darenth

    0.4 miles
  • The Jolly Millers

    BCT · South Darenth

    0.4 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · South Darenth

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sevenoaks 005D, 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

15,510 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 of 10
Living environment
8 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 £257,950 from 11 recorded sales in DA4 9LY. 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 2 secondary schools. Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 916 m.

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

Recorded crime

270 published events cover 12 months, averaging 22.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 78 events.

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