DA4 postcode area guide — Dartford
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DA4 postcode district in Dartford — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DA4
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
90.2%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
58.2%
Gigabit-capable
58.2%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the DA4 postcode district (Dartford) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 240 postcodes Ofcom measures in DA4, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 90.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 58.2%.
Around 0% of premises in DA4 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DA4
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DA4 0AA | 100% | 95.5% |
| DA4 0AB | 100% | 100% |
| DA4 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| DA4 0AE | 100% | 96.4% |
| DA4 0AG | 100% | 20% |
| DA4 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| DA4 0AJ | 100% | 75% |
| DA4 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| DA4 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| DA4 0AP | 100% | 100% |
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Mobile signal around Dartford
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Dartford district (53,393 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
97.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
99.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
99%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DA4
Police recorded 14 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DA4 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 5 | 35.7% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 4 | 28.6% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 2 | 14.3% |
| Other theft | 2 | 14.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 1 | 7.1% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DA4
Based on 112 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DA4 is £390,000, up 4.0% on the previous year (£375,000).
Detached
£850,000
17 sales
Semi-detached
£440,000
35 sales
Terraced
£365,000
28 sales
Flat / maisonette
£220,000
28 sales
Latest recorded sales in DA4
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £490,000 | Semi-detached | Bower Lane | DA4 0HW |
| 14 May 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced | Esparto Way | DA4 9LN |
| 12 May 2026 | £900,000 | Terraced | High Street | DA4 0DG |
| 28 Apr 2026 | £460,000 | Semi-detached | School Lane | DA4 9DQ |
| 22 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Flat | Esparto Way | DA4 9LN |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £235,000 | Flat | Esparto Way | DA4 9LQ |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £393,000 | Terraced | Station Road | DA4 0EP |
| 30 Mar 2026 | £225,000 | Flat | Esparto Way | DA4 9FF |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £230,000 | Flat | Esparto Way | DA4 9LN |
| 27 Mar 2026 | £380,000 | Semi-detached | Darent Mead | DA4 9EH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Dartford demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Dartford district (116,753 residents, 45,694 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22.3% |
| 15–29 | 24.1% |
| 30–44 | 22.5% |
| 45–64 | 17.4% |
| 65+ | 13.7% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 65.7% |
| Private rented | 18.3% |
| Social rented | 4.5% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DA4
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 372 | DA4 9EX |
| The Anthony Roper Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 258 | DA4 0AA |
| Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 212 | DA4 9BN |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DA4
47 rated food businesses operate in DA4. 30 hold the top rating of 5, 9 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Aspens Services Ltd @ Horton Kirby C Of E Primary School, Bridge House Stores, Broadoak Manor Care Home, Busy Bees, Chantry Pop-in.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DA4
From a sample of 154 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DA4 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 49% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
18%
Band C
32%
Band D
31%
Band E
17%
Band F
1%
Band G
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Dartford
Landlines around DA4 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.