DA2 7WY Dartford
Live postcode, introduced March 2004. Ward: Maypole & Leyton Cross. Region: South East.
Streets
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 (26% of about 990 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: in a protected area: TF09 - Borough of Dartford T.P.O. No.9 1995.
- Green belt: yes, Dartford.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 37 Monterey Close: up to 1 home, permissioned (840 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 58 addresses are between 39 m and 41 m above sea level (40 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 75%, gigabit 75% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Crayford 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.8 km |
| Bexley 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.0 km | |
| Albany Park 775,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 16 within 800 m; nearest Bexley Park Maypole | 330 m |
| Bus or coach station | Albany Park - Hurst Road/Valentine Avenue Sidcup | 3.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | Woolwich Arsenal Pier | 10.0 km |
| Car parks | Albion Road Car Park | 3.0 km |
| EV charging points | 3 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 1.0 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 11.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 40.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Crayford Town Surgery | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Mcqueen's Pharmacy | 300 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Vicarage Road (Dental Surgery) | 1.6 km |
| Hospital | Physio Livingstone Community Hospital | 3.8 km |
| Police station | Metropolitan Police | 3.3 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Chastilian Road | 1.8 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Dartford Heath 171 ha | 350 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,940 m² | 120 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 6.6 ha | 170 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Maypole Allotments 2.1 ha | 610 m |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 171 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Faesten Dic, a medieval frontier work in Joydens Wood, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km south-west. 3 listed buildings are within 1.0 km.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Faesten Dic, a medieval frontier work in Joydens Wood | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south-west |
| Hall Place | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.9 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Norman's Wood | Wood | 1.0 km west |
| Great Mount | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| The Dell | Hollow | 2.7 km north |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 3.3 km east |
| Crayford Creek | Tidal water | 3.7 km north-east |
| Dartford Fresh Marshes | Wetland | 4.0 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.3 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 8.1 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 13 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 45 | 58 |
13 of the postcode's 58 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 6% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 41% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 5% | 1% |
| Social rented | 51% | 17% |
| Private rented | 4% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 5% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 64% | 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) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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.