High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 6.1 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£475,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DA1 2RL
Postcode
DA1 2RL
Coordinates
51.4370, 0.2121
Grid reference
TQ538732
Easting
553,851
Northing
173,206
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32C6P6+QR
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Dartford
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Dartford
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
11217
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 11217 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · DA1 2RL
HM Land Registry · Dartford
Average price
£475,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £475,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £450,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£500k£475k£450k
Oct '25Mar '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near DA1 2RL
England & WalesCrime trends · near DA1 2RL
Counts are for Princes electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
21
YoY +31%
322211
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
12
YoY stable
17102
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.63.7%
African9.2%
Other White5.9%
Other Asian3.2%
Indian3.0%
+ 6 other groups · 14.9%
Religion
Christian44.6%
No religion38.5%
Muslim5.7%
Not answered4.5%
Hindu3.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.0%
Age groups
35–4923.8%
50–6415.8%
25–3414.0%
10–159.4%
5–97.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Other18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.7%
Any member 66+14.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.5%
+ 7 other households · 33.1%
Administrative Information
Dartford
Local Authority
Council AreaDartford E14001191
Constituency
E14001191Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Princes
Constituency code
E14001191
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Dartford, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Dartford
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Dartford 009C E01024167
E01024167MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dartford 009 E02005036
E02005036LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dartford 009C E01024167
E01024167MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dartford 009 E02005036
E02005036Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:38 AM
Sunrise
6:08 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:38 AM
Sunset (today)
6:08 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DA1 2RL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 11217
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024167 and MSOA E02005036 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DA1 2RL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DA1 2RL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
70%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
49.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
90%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 23%
Attainment 8
75.5
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 9%
Attainment 8
79.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
94%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
68%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
66.7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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