DA2 7WP postcode in Dartford, Kent

DA2 7WP is a postcode in Dartford, in the Maypole & Leyton Cross ward. It is in the Dartford parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since June 2003.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Dartford: 84% Typical price £423,000 Homes sold in DA2 7, last 12 months. ▼ 8.9% on the year before Nearest station Crayford 1.8 km in a straight line

Where DA2 7WP is, and what is near it

Map of DA2 7WP and what is near it Map of DA2 7WP: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the DA2 7 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices and 2 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. A2 DA2 7AA: also in DA2 7DA2 7AB: also in DA2 7DA2 7AD: also in DA2 7DA2 7AE: also in DA2 7DA2 7AF: also in DA2 7DA2 7AG: also in DA2 7DA2 7AH: also in DA2 7DA2 7AJ: also in DA2 7DA2 7AL: also in DA2 7DA2 7AN: also in DA2 7DA2 7AP: 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 7AX: 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 7BH: also in DA2 7DA2 7BL: also in DA2 7DA2 7BN: also in DA2 7DA2 7BP: also in DA2 7DA2 7BS: also in DA2 7DA2 7BT: also in DA2 7DA2 7BU: also in DA2 7DA2 7BW: also in DA2 7DA2 7BX: also in DA2 7DA2 7BY: 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 7DH: also in DA2 7DA2 7DJ: also in DA2 7DA2 7DL: also in DA2 7DA2 7DN: also in DA2 7DA2 7DP: also in DA2 7DA2 7DQ: also in DA2 7DA2 7DR: also in DA2 7DA2 7DT: also in DA2 7DA2 7DU: also in DA2 7DA2 7DW: also in DA2 7DA2 7DX: also in DA2 7DA2 7EN: also in DA2 7DA2 7ES: also in DA2 7DA2 7EU: also in DA2 7DA2 7EW: also in DA2 7DA2 7EY: also in DA2 7DA2 7EZ: also in DA2 7DA2 7GA: also in DA2 7DA2 7GB: also in DA2 7DA2 7HA: also in DA2 7DA2 7HB: also in DA2 7DA2 7HE: also in DA2 7DA2 7HF: also in DA2 7DA2 7HG: also in DA2 7DA2 7HL: 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 7NN: also in DA2 7DA2 7NP: also in DA2 7DA2 7NQ: also in DA2 7DA2 7NW: also in DA2 7DA2 7NY: also in DA2 7DA2 7NZ: also in DA2 7DA2 7PA: also in DA2 7DA2 7PB: also in DA2 7DA2 7PD: also in DA2 7DA2 7PE: also in DA2 7DA2 7PF: also in DA2 7DA2 7PG: also in DA2 7DA2 7PH: also in DA2 7DA2 7PJ: also in DA2 7DA2 7PL: also in DA2 7DA2 7PP: also in DA2 7DA2 7PQ: also in DA2 7DA2 7PR: also in DA2 7DA2 7PS: also in DA2 7DA2 7PU: also in DA2 7DA2 7PY: also in DA2 7DA2 7PZ: also in DA2 7DA2 7QA: also in DA2 7DA2 7QB: also in DA2 7DA2 7QD: also in DA2 7DA2 7QE: also in DA2 7DA2 7QF: also in DA2 7DA2 7QG: also in DA2 7DA2 7QH: also in DA2 7DA2 7QJ: also in DA2 7DA2 7QL: also in DA2 7DA2 7QQ: also in DA2 7DA2 7ST: also in DA2 7DA2 7TH: also in DA2 7DA2 7UZ: also in DA2 7DA2 7WA: also in DA2 7DA2 7WB: also in DA2 7DA2 7WD: also in DA2 7DA2 7WE: also in DA2 7DA2 7WF: also in DA2 7DA2 7WG: also in DA2 7DA2 7WJ: also in DA2 7DA2 7WL: also in DA2 7DA2 7WN: also in DA2 7DA2 7WQ: also in DA2 7DA2 7WR: also in DA2 7DA2 7WS: also in DA2 7DA2 7WT: also in DA2 7DA2 7WW: also in DA2 7DA2 7WX: also in DA2 7DA2 7WY: also in DA2 7 Joyden's Wood DA2 7WP Map of DA2 7WP and what is near it Map of DA2 7WP: its centre point, with the 229 other postcodes in the DA2 7 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 2 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A2 2 places, 1.9–2.3 kmRedwood Practice 2.8 kmJoyden's Wood DA2 7WP
  • DA2 7WP
  • 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. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4326, longitude 0.1726)

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; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DA2 7WP?

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 7WP?

Every home and business at DA2 7WP can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Dartford: 84%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Dartford: 98%

The line marks the figure across Dartford.

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 7WP?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for DA2 7WP.

Check the bin days for DA2 7WP on BinDayBuddy

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 7WP 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 7WP.

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 7WP: 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 7WP 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 7WP?

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 7WP

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in DA2 7WP from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 31 March 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 7WP?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around DA2 7WP. The largest share of them, 26%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2000 to 2009 than in any other period (49%). 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 7WP

Band D in Dartford for 2026‑27: £2,375. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,847 (band B) to £3,959 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,111.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,583
Band Babout 20 (2%)£1,847
Band Cabout 260 (26%)£2,111
Band Dabout 240 (24%)£2,375
Band Eabout 160 (16%)£2,903
Band Fabout 190 (19%)£3,431
Band Gabout 120 (12%)£3,959
Band Hwithheld£4,750

When the homes were built

  1. 10% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 5% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 18% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 49% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 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 7WP is in (ONS area E01024152), 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 7WP?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DA2 7WP, 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 7WP?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DA2 7WP is Crayford Rail Station, 1.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Crayford Rail Station Railway station 1.8 kmCycle
  • Bexley Rail Station Railway station 1.9 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 Bexley Park, 277 m away.

More stations near DA2 7WP, 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 7WP?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DA2 7WP, 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 7WP?

0 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

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

  • Blink Charging point · 8 chargers 1.9 kmCycle
  • Polar Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.3 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 7WP?

The nearest to the centre of DA2 7WP, 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 7WP?

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 7WP?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DA2 7WP, 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 7WP?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DA2 7WP, 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 7WP?

The nearest vets to the centre of DA2 7WP 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 7WP in a conservation area?

The centre of DA2 7WP is in 2 areas with planning rules of their 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 7WP?

Police.uk records 47 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DA2 7WP in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour18 reports
Violence and sexual offences14 reports
Other crime4 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Vehicle crime3 reports

Also: other theft 2.

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 7WP

Ward
Maypole & Leyton Cross
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Dartford
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 2003

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

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DA2 7WJ90 mDA2 7WL120 mDA2 7WY120 mDA2 7GA150 mDA2 7WB160 mDA2 7UZ180 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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