Postcode DA2 8BX (Dartford)

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The postcode DA2 8BX is located in Dartford, in the county of Kent. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. DA2 8BX is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

DA2 8BX is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of DA2 8BX as Hard-pressed living > Hard pressed ageing workers > Ageing industrious workers.

The closest road name to DA2 8BX is Page Close which is centered 52 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Bramble Avenue and is 368 m away. The closest railway station is Ebbsfleet International Rail Station, 2.55 km away.

The closest primary school to DA2 8BX (for ages 11 and under) is Bean Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 6, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Ebbsfleet Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on October 2, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of DA2 8BX is Swanscombe Senior Lunch Club and is 1.79 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on February 9, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Sunroad Fish And Chips And Sandwich Bar and is 2.07 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on February 8, 2022.

Residents reported an average download speed of 73.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 10.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for DA2 8BX is covered by the Kent police force association and West Kent is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to DA2 8BX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to DA2 8BX, and the approximate distance away.

Page Close 52 m
Bramble Avenue 227 m
Stonewood 265 m
School Lane 314 m
Beacon Drive 338 m
Sandy Lane 544 m
B255 553 m
B262 1.33 km
Green Street 2.64 km
B260 2.98 km
A226 3.49 km
Watling Street 6.81 km
A227 12.68 km
A2 25.72 km
A20 30 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode DA2 8BX

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from DA2 8BX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bean Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
553 m
Cherry Orchard Primary Academy Outstanding
(November 10, 2021)
1.36 km
Ebbsfleet Green Primary School 1.87 km
Manor Community Primary School Good
(October 31, 2018)
1.94 km
The Ebbsfleet Academy Good
(October 2, 2019)
2.06 km
The Craylands School Good
(September 25, 2019)
2.13 km
Knockhall Primary School Requires improvement
(September 19, 2019)
2.28 km
Greenlands Primary School 2.39 km
Sedley's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Good
(November 3, 2021)
2.4 km
Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School Good
(February 5, 2020)
2.6 km
Springhead Park Primary School 2.67 km
Fleetdown Primary Academy 3.19 km
Painters Ash Primary School Good
(June 8, 2017)
3.29 km
Lawn Primary School Good
(November 14, 2017)
3.31 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Northfleet 3.39 km
Northfleet School for Girls Good
(February 28, 2017)
3.43 km
The Brent Primary School Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
3.57 km
Northfleet Technology College Good
(January 24, 2017)
3.58 km
Stone Lodge School 3.65 km
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School Good
(September 14, 2017)
3.79 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from DA2 8BX - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Joanna's Kitchen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 30, 2018
1.14 km
Co-operative Food Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 12, 2021
1.36 km
Delmergate Pharmacy Retailers - other Exempt
February 9, 2022
1.36 km
Olive Dining @ Cherry Orchard Primary Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 17, 2019
1.36 km
RCCG His Treasure Parish Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Awaiting Inspection
1.36 km
J C Rook & Sons Ltd @ Millbrook Garden Centre Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 10, 2021
1.64 km
Millbrook Garden Centre Retailers - other 4
Good
November 9, 2021
1.64 km
The Mill At Millbrook Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 9, 2021
1.64 km
Swanscombe Senior Lunch Club Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
February 9, 2022
1.79 km
The Co-Operative Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets 4
Good
February 9, 2022
1.8 km
The Spring River Hotel/bed & breakfast/guest house 5
Very Good
March 17, 2020
1.8 km
Contract Dining Company @ Ebbsfleet Green Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 29, 2021
1.87 km
Independent Catering @ Manor Community Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 26, 2019
1.94 km
Manor Primary School After School Club School/college/university 4
Good
February 1, 2022
1.94 km
YMCA Children's Centre Pre-school Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 4
Good
October 22, 2015
1.94 km
S K Stores Retailers - other 4
Good
December 18, 2018
2.01 km
Milton News (Nisa Signage) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 27, 2017
2.04 km
Pinnacle FM Ltd @ Ebbsfleet Academy School/college/university 5
Very Good
November 25, 2019
2.06 km
Sunroad Fish And Chips And Sandwich Bar Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
February 8, 2022
2.07 km
Dale Lodge Residential Home Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 16, 2022
2.13 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to DA2 8BX - Data from Apr 2022

Bramble Avenue Bus Stop/Station 368 m
Bramble Avenue Bus Stop/Station 375 m
School Bus Stop/Station 551 m
Foxwood Road Bus Stop/Station 556 m
The Black Horse Bus Stop/Station 561 m
Asda Car Park Taxi Rank 2.79 km
Longfield Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.66 km
Ebbsfleet International Rail Station Rail 2.55 km
Greenhithe for Bluewater Rail Station Rail 2.58 km
Greenhithe for Bluewater Rail Station Rail 2.58 km
Tilbury Ferry Terminal Ferry 5.63 km
West Street Pier Ferry 5.66 km
West Street Pier Ferry 5.67 km
London Southend Airport Air 32.62 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 43.75 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 43.79 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to DA2 8BX - Data from Dec 2021

Beacon Wood Woodland Or Forest 879 m
Lords Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Darenth Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
Ladies Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.16 km
Ryecrofts Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.82 km
Longfield Fruit Plantation Woodland Or Forest 3.1 km
Madam Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.39 km
Botany Marshes Wetland 3.59 km
The Alders Woodland Or Forest 3.61 km
Stone Ness Wetland 3.71 km
Court Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.72 km
Dean Bottom Valley 3.79 km
Courtwood Shaw Woodland Or Forest 3.85 km
Bushfield Shaw Woodland Or Forest 3.93 km
Churchdown Wood Woodland Or Forest 4.08 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for DA2 8BX - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 16.3 Mbps 73.8 Mbps 1000 Mbps
Upload 1.2 Mbps 10.6 Mbps 115 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 4.8 0.9
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 17.5 1.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 104.8 20.8
300+ Mbps 100% 1000 115

Gas Consumption

64 meters consuming 724,617 kWh - mean 11,322 kWh : median 11,863 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

64 meters consuming 249,984 kWh - mean 3,906 kWh : median 3,048 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for DA2 8BX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Kent
Latitude 51.42852300
Longitude 0.29148800
OS Easting 559399
OS Northing 0172437
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
11632
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Dartford
County Electorial Division Dartford Rural ED
Electoral Ward Bean & Village Park
Local Authority District Dartford
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Kent and Medway

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E07000107
Travel To Work Area London

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
West Kent
Cancer Alliance Kent and Medway
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Kent and Medway
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Kent and Medway CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Hard pressed ageing workers
Subgroup: Ageing industrious workers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe
Built-Up Area Bean BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division (pseudo) England (not covered)
Workplace Zone E33042904
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Dartford 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Dartford 012B
Output Area / Small Area 8C1