Dartford Borough Council

What broadband can you get in Dartford?

Across Dartford, 84% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 74% full fibre, Ofcom says.

For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much is council tax in Dartford?

Band D for 2026‑27: £2,375 a year

Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.

Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.

Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How many homes in Dartford are at risk of flooding?

Across Dartford, the Environment Agency puts 584 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 303 postcodes with any property at risk.

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Surface water

In Dartford the Environment Agency counts 1,080 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (1.9% of all its properties), 1,114 at medium risk (2%) and 3,597 at low risk (6.3%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Schools, roads and care: Kent

Dartford has two councils. The county council, Kent, runs schools, roads, social care and libraries here.

• Report a road problemkent.gov.uk
• Apply for a school placekent.gov.uk
• Care needs assessmentskent.gov.uk

Postcode districts with postcodes in Dartford

• BR8 postcode district4 of its 489 postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA1 postcode district998 of its 1,266 postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA2 postcode district513 of its 516 postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA3 postcode district108 of its 355 postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA4 postcode district49 of its 243 postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA5 postcode district78 of its 439 postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA9 postcode districtAll 342 of its postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA10 postcode districtAll 287 of its postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA11 postcode district13 of its 853 postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA13 postcode district62 of its 377 postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA14 postcode district3 of its 510 postcodes in use are in Dartford.
• DA17 postcode district5 of its 342 postcodes in use are in Dartford.

Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.

Its postcode areas

Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Dartford.