DA5 2HG

Joyden's Wood · Dartford · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Dartford
Constituency
Dartford
Postcode district
DA5
Postcode sector
DA5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA5 2EP 24 m
DA5 2HB 33 m
DA5 2HA 92 m
DA5 2HF 92 m
DA5 2EF 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA5 2HG
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA5
Postcode sector
DA5 2
Latitude
51.425151
Longitude
0.167648
British National Grid easting
550,800
British National Grid northing
171,800

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Dartford · E07000107
Parish or community
E43000286
Westminster constituency
Dartford · E14001191
Output area
E00122608
Lower layer super output area
Dartford 010B · E01024151
Middle layer super output area
Dartford 010 · E02005037

Postcode source versions

Explore DA5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
49
Secondary
19
  1. Joydens Wood Junior School

    Academy converter

    579 m
  2. Joydens Wood Infant School

    Academy converter

    671 m
  3. Maypole Primary School

    Academy converter

    806 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 193
  • Anti social behaviour 61
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Vehicle crime 47
  • Other theft 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DA5 2 residents
5,390

Age bands in DA5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.2%

852 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

564 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,130 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

1,470 residents

Age 65 and over
23.6%

1,240 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.

GP practices

12

within 5 km straight-line

  • PLAS MEDDYG SURGERY

    40 PARKHILL ROAD, BEXLEY, DA5 1HU

    ODS code G83029

    2.5 km

  • CRAYFORD TOWN SURGERY

    CRAYFORD ROAD, (NEXT TO TOWN HALL), DARTFORD, DA1 4ER

    ODS code G83642

    2.9 km

  • SWANLEY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    26-28 SWANLEY CENTRE, SWANLEY, BR8 7AH

    ODS code G82028

    3.3 km

  • THE ALBION SURGERY

    6 PINCOTT ROAD, BEXLEYHEATH, DA6 7LP

    ODS code G83006

    3.5 km

  • REDWOOD PRACTICE

    DARTFORD WEST HEALTH CENTRE, TOWER ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2HA

    ODS code G82185

    3.6 km

  • THE WELLCOME PRACTICE

    DARTFORD WEST HEALTH CENTRE, TOWER ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2HA

    ODS code G82056

    3.6 km

  • HORSMAN'S PLACE SURGERY

    HORSMANS PLACE, INSTONE ROAD, DARTFORD, DA1 2JP

    ODS code G82048

    3.8 km

  • LOWFIELD MEDICAL CENTRE

    65-67 LOWFIELD STREET, DARTFORD, DA1 1HP

    ODS code G82143

    3.8 km

  • LYNDHURST ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    41 LYNDHURST ROAD, BARNEHURST, BEXLEYHEATH, DA7 6DL

    ODS code G83049

    4.1 km

  • SIDCUP MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 CHURCH AVENUE, SIDCUP, DA14 6BU

    ODS code G83066

    4.3 km

  • BARNARD MEDICAL GROUP

    43 GRANVILLE ROAD, SIDCUP, DA14 4TA

    ODS code G83004

    4.3 km

  • BROOMWOOD HEALTH CENTRE

    41 BROOMWOOD ROAD, ST. PAULS CRAY, ORPINGTON, BR5 2JP

    ODS code G84019

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Post Office

    BCT · Joydens Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Post Office

    BCT · Joydens Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Squires Way

    BCT · Joydens Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Briar Road

    BCT · Joydens Wood

    0.2 miles
  • Squires Way

    BCT · Joydens Wood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Dartford 010B, 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

30,113 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 19 secondary schools. Joydens Wood Junior School is the nearest published school at 579 m.

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

Recorded crime

469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 193 events.

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