DA2 7JL Dartford
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Darenth. Region: South East.
Streets
- Coller Crescent, Darenth: 24 addresses
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 C (88% of about 490 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): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Block Of 25 Lock-Up Garages Northeast Of Coller Crescent, Darenth: up to 5 homes, not permissioned (70 m)
- Former Fox And Hounds, Green Street Green Road, Dartford, Kent, DA2 7JR, permissioned (640 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 24 addresses are between 47 m and 53 m above sea level (50 m on average).
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 | Farningham Road 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km |
| Stone Crossing 319,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Greenhithe for Bluewater 857,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 20 within 800 m; nearest Coller Crescent Darenth | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bluewater | 2.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | West Street Pier Gravesend | 8.0 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 2.3 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 43.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Swanscombe Health Centre | 1.9 km |
| Pharmacies | S & S Chopra | 1.6 km |
| NHS dentists | Kreate Dental Dartford | 2.2 km |
| Hospital | Darent Valley Hospital | 1.6 km |
| Police station | Essex Police Station | 5.6 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Lane End, Lane End | 520 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Darenth Country Park 31 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hill Rise Playground 3,500 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Hill Rise Green 9,780 m² | 130 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,320 m² | 660 m |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A major Roman villa, an Anglo-Saxon settlement and prehistoric remains 600m SSE of Darenth Court Farm, a scheduled monument, 1.3 km south-west. 1 listed building is within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| A major Roman villa, an Anglo-Saxon settlement and prehistoric remains 600m SSE of Darenth Court Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.3 km south-west |
| Medieval woodland boundary in Darenth Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km north-east |
| Anglo-Saxon cemetery at Darenth Park | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Ladies Wood | Wood | 250 m north-east |
| Lords Wood | Wood | 950 m east |
| Dean Bottom | Valley | 3.1 km south-east |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km north-west |
| Scudders Hill | Hill | 4.3 km south-east |
| Stone Ness | Wetland | 4.7 km north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 24 | 24 |
None of the postcode's 24 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 14% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 59% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 23% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 32% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 8% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 63% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 1% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 52% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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 Coller Crescent.