Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 7.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£517,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DA1 5TW
Postcode
DA1 5TW
Coordinates
51.4494, 0.2237
Grid reference
TQ546746
Easting
554,613
Northing
174,610
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32C6XF+PF
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.
20574
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20574 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 5TW
HM Land Registry · Dartford
Average price
£464,793
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £517,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – Sep '25Sep '25: 1 sales · avg £299,175
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£525k£412k£299k
Oct '23Aug '24Jan '25Sep '25
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 5TW
England & WalesCrime trends · near DA1 5TW
Counts are for Town 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
26
YoY -33%
473115
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
23
YoY -21%
33219
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
5
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
7
YoY —
1791
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.24.3%
African21.8%
Indian18.9%
Other White10.7%
Other Asian5.8%
+ 8 other groups · 18.6%
Religion
Christian42.7%
No religion22.9%
Hindu19.7%
Muslim7.1%
Not answered4.7%
+ 2 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
35–4930.6%
25–3421.4%
≤413.2%
5–913.1%
10–159.6%
+ 3 other age groups · 12.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children40.9%
Other12.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.7%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.4%
+ 6 other households · 18.6%
Administrative Information
Dartford
Local Authority
Council AreaDartford E14001191
Constituency
E14001191Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Town
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 001K E01035276
E01035276MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dartford 001 E02005028
E02005028LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dartford 001A E01024148
E01024148MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dartford 001 E02005028
E02005028Urban: 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
June 2015
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~11 years
Active Duration
2015 -> PresentJune 2015 — Introduced
Postcode DA1 5TW introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035276 and MSOA E02005028 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DA1 5TW is currently active and in use.
First introduced
June 2015
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~11 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DA1 5TW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 11%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
94%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
85%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 29%
RWM expected
90%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 34%
Attainment 8
44.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
56%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
49.1
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 9%
Attainment 8
79.9
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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