DA2 6AD Dartford
Live postcode, introduced October 2006. Ward: Stone House. Region: South East.
Streets
- Bow Arrow Lane, Dartford: 1 address
- Invicta Road, Dartford: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Dartford in 2026-27: Band D £2,375 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,583 | £1,847 | £2,111 | £2,375 | £2,903 | £3,431 | £3,959 | £4,750 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band D (34% of about 790 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): HMO Article 4(1) Direction North Order 2025.
- Tree preservation orders: in a protected area: TI01 - Borough of Dartford T.P.O. No.1 1998.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Block of 50 Lock-Up Garages, Rear of 36-46 Attlee Drive, Dartford: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (690 m)
- Community Centre and 63-67 Alamein Gardens, Stone DA2 6BW: up to 6 homes, not permissioned (750 m)
- The Pits, St Vincents Road, Dartford: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- 125 St Vincents Road, Dartford DA1 1UU: up to 18 homes, not permissioned (900 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stone Crossing 319,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.6 km |
| Dartford 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km | |
| Greenhithe for Bluewater 857,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 3 stops within 400 m, 22 within 800 m; nearest The Brent School Dartford | 310 m |
| Bus or coach station | Stone Crossing - Horns Cross | 1.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 8.6 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 44.6 km |
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 9% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 28% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 7% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 69% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 9% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 32% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 91% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 2% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Bow Arrow Lane.