Around average
IMD England
Around average · 7.2 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£420,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DA2 6AB
Postcode
DA2 6AB
Coordinates
51.4408, 0.2447
Grid reference
TQ561737
Easting
556,100
Northing
173,705
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32C6RV+8V
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.
13787
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13787 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 · DA2 6AB
HM Land Registry · Dartford
Average price
£420,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £420,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
May '24 – Jul '24Jul '24: 1 sales · avg £385,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£455k£420k£385k
May '24Jul '24
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 DA2 6AB
England & WalesCrime trends · near DA2 6AB
Counts are for Stone House 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
55
YoY +8%
826139
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
9
YoY —
1581
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
13
YoY +18%
25131
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.66.8%
African8.7%
Other White6.0%
Indian4.3%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.3%
+ 5 other groups · 12.0%
Religion
Christian46.7%
No religion37.1%
Not answered5.7%
Muslim4.2%
Sikh3.0%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
35–4921.4%
50–6419.3%
25–3413.7%
10–157.9%
65–747.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Other12.9%
Any member 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.7%
+ 8 other households · 39.7%
Administrative Information
Dartford
Local Authority
Council AreaDartford E14001191
Constituency
E14001191Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Stone House
Constituency code
E14001191
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Stone
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 005D E01024163
E01024163MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dartford 005 E02005032
E02005032LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dartford 005D E01024163
E01024163MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dartford 005 E02005032
E02005032Urban: 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 DA2 6AB 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: 13787
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024163 and MSOA E02005032 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DA2 6AB 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 DA2 6AB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 26%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
64%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 32%
Attainment 8
37.6
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 28%
Attainment 8
42.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
94%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 21%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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