DA2 7AL postcode in Joyden's Wood, Kent

DA2 7AL is a postcode in Joyden's Wood, in the Maypole & Leyton Cross ward of Dartford. It is in the Dartford parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at DA2 7AL can get it Across Dartford: 84% Typical price £423,000 Homes sold in DA2 7, last 12 months. ▼ 8.9% on the year before Nearest station Crayford 2.5 km in a straight line

Where DA2 7AL is, and what is near it

Map of DA2 7AL and what is near it Map of DA2 7AL: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the DA2 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DA2 7AA: also in DA2 7DA2 7AB: also in DA2 7DA2 7AD: also in DA2 7DA2 7AE: also in DA2 7DA2 7AG: also in DA2 7DA2 7AH: also in DA2 7DA2 7AJ: also in DA2 7DA2 7AN: also in DA2 7DA2 7AQ: also in DA2 7DA2 7AR: also in DA2 7DA2 7AS: also in DA2 7DA2 7AT: also in DA2 7DA2 7AU: also in DA2 7DA2 7AW: also in DA2 7DA2 7AY: also in DA2 7DA2 7AZ: also in DA2 7DA2 7BA: also in DA2 7DA2 7BB: also in DA2 7DA2 7BD: also in DA2 7DA2 7BE: also in DA2 7DA2 7BU: also in DA2 7DA2 7BX: also in DA2 7DA2 7DA: also in DA2 7DA2 7DB: also in DA2 7DA2 7DD: also in DA2 7DA2 7DE: also in DA2 7DA2 7DF: also in DA2 7DA2 7DG: also in DA2 7DA2 7DQ: also in DA2 7DA2 7DR: also in DA2 7DA2 7DU: also in DA2 7DA2 7DW: also in DA2 7DA2 7DX: also in DA2 7DA2 7EN: also in DA2 7DA2 7EU: also in DA2 7DA2 7EW: also in DA2 7DA2 7EZ: also in DA2 7DA2 7HE: also in DA2 7DA2 7HF: also in DA2 7DA2 7HG: also in DA2 7DA2 7HQ: also in DA2 7DA2 7NA: also in DA2 7DA2 7NB: also in DA2 7DA2 7ND: also in DA2 7DA2 7NE: also in DA2 7DA2 7NF: also in DA2 7DA2 7NG: also in DA2 7DA2 7NH: also in DA2 7DA2 7NJ: also in DA2 7DA2 7NP: also in DA2 7DA2 7NQ: also in DA2 7DA2 7NW: also in DA2 7DA2 7PE: also in DA2 7DA2 7PF: also in DA2 7DA2 7PG: also in DA2 7DA2 7PH: also in DA2 7DA2 7PQ: also in DA2 7DA2 7TH: also in DA2 7DA2 7UZ: also in DA2 7 2 places, 2.5–2.7 kmWilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley DA2 7AL Map of DA2 7AL and what is near it Map of DA2 7AL: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the DA2 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 2.5–2.7 kmWilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley DA2 7AL
  • DA2 7AL
  • Other postcodes in DA2 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 2 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4263, longitude 0.1847)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DA2 7AL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. What each council does: GOV.UK. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DA2 7AL?

None of the homes and businesses at DA2 7AL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DA2 7AL 0% Dartford 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DA2 7AL 0% Dartford 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at DA2 7AL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Dartford Borough Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Dartford Borough Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DA2 7AL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DA2 7AL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Dartford

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DA2 7AL: 1,080 properties in Dartford are at high risk (1.9% of all its properties). All the figures for Dartford

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.

Flood warnings

The centre of DA2 7AL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DA2 7AL?

Homes in DA2 7 sold for a typical £423,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 115 sales, down 8.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£423,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£464,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 8.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £780,000 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £425,000 59 sales
  • Terraced £368,750 30 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £320,000 7 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DA2 district: a typical £395,000 from 233 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in DA2 7AL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DA2 7AL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 February 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DA2 7AL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 560 homes in the neighbourhood around DA2 7AL. The largest share of them, 32%, are in council tax band E. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (47%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DA2 7AL

Band D in Dartford for 2026‑27: £2,375. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,583 (band A) to £4,750 (band H); band E, the most common, is £2,903.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (2%)£1,583
Band Babout 20 (4%)£1,847
Band Cabout 110 (20%)£2,111
Band Dabout 100 (18%)£2,375
Band Eabout 180 (32%)£2,903
Band Fabout 70 (13%)£3,431
Band Gabout 60 (11%)£3,959
Band Habout 10 (2%)£4,750

When the homes were built

  1. 13% Before 1900
  2. 8% 1900 to 1918
  3. 8% 1919 to 1939
  4. 47% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 11% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Dartford before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: 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

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DA2 7AL is in (ONS area E01024188), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DA2 7AL?

The nearest open schools to DA2 7AL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DA2 7AL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DA2 7AL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DA2 7AL is Crayford Rail Station, 2.5 km away in a straight line.

  • Crayford Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Bexley Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

2 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Hook Green Lane, 318 m away.

More stations near DA2 7AL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DA2 7AL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DA2 7AL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DA2 7AL?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DA2 7AL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Whiteoak Leisure Centre Charging point · 8 chargers · Type 2 2.9 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 3.0 kmCycle
  • Blink Charging point · 8 chargers 3.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DA2 7AL?

The nearest to the centre of DA2 7AL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DA2 7AL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DA2 7AL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DA2 7AL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DA2 7AL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DA2 7AL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DA2 7AL?

The nearest vets to the centre of DA2 7AL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DA2 7AL in a conservation area?

The centre of DA2 7AL is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DA2 7AL?

Police.uk records 46 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DA2 7AL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour16 reports
Violence and sexual offences15 reports
Other crime5 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order2 reports
Other theft2 reports

Also: vehicle crime 1, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DA2 7AL

Ward
Maypole & Leyton Cross
Parish
Wilmington
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Joyden's Wood
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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DA2 7AJ90 mDA2 7HF350 mDA2 7HE420 mDA2 7BE430 mDA2 7AZ430 mDA2 7EZ440 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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