Around average
IMD England
Low · 0.8 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£587,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DA5 2BG
Postcode
DA5 2BG
Coordinates
51.4305, 0.1696
Grid reference
TQ509723
Easting
550,918
Northing
172,395
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32C5J9+5R
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Joyden's Wood
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.
20051
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20051 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 · DA5 2BG
HM Land Registry · Dartford
Average price
£587,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £587,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Dec '24Dec '24: 1 sales · avg £550,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£625k£588k£550k
Aug '24Dec '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 DA5 2BG
England & WalesCrime trends · near DA5 2BG
Counts are for Joyden's Wood 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
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.74.2%
African6.1%
Indian4.6%
Other White3.3%
Other Asian2.0%
+ 3 other groups · 9.8%
Religion
Christian47.3%
No religion39.5%
Not answered4.4%
Hindu2.9%
Muslim2.6%
+ 1 other religions · 3.2%
Age groups
35–4922.5%
50–6419.5%
25–3412.2%
10–1510.0%
20–246.9%
+ 5 other age groups · 28.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children22.8%
Other11.5%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
+ 8 other households · 39.2%
Administrative Information
Dartford
Local Authority
Council AreaDartford E14001191
Constituency
E14001191Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Joyden's Wood
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 010C E01024152
E01024152MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Dartford 010 E02005037
E02005037LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Dartford 010C E01024152
E01024152MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Dartford 010 E02005037
E02005037Urban: 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 DA5 2BG 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: 20051
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024152 and MSOA E02005037 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DA5 2BG 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 DA5 2BG
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 14%
RWM expected
80%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
63%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 9%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 23%
Attainment 8
45.4
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 7%
Attainment 8
66.7
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 11%
Attainment 8
64.6
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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