DA5 2BL postcode in Dartford, Kent

DA5 2BL 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 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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Dartford: 84% Typical price £602,500 Homes sold in DA5 2, last 12 months. ▲ 19.3% on the year before Nearest station Crayford 1.6 km in a straight line

Where DA5 2BL is, and what is near it

Map of DA5 2BL and what is near it Map of DA5 2BL: its centre point, with the 110 other postcodes in the DA5 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DA5 2AB: also in DA5 2DA5 2AD: also in DA5 2DA5 2AE: also in DA5 2DA5 2AF: also in DA5 2DA5 2AG: also in DA5 2DA5 2AH: also in DA5 2DA5 2AJ: also in DA5 2DA5 2AL: also in DA5 2DA5 2AN: also in DA5 2DA5 2AP: also in DA5 2DA5 2AQ: also in DA5 2DA5 2AR: also in DA5 2DA5 2AS: also in DA5 2DA5 2AT: also in DA5 2DA5 2AU: also in DA5 2DA5 2AW: also in DA5 2DA5 2AX: also in DA5 2DA5 2AY: also in DA5 2DA5 2AZ: also in DA5 2DA5 2BA: also in DA5 2DA5 2BB: also in DA5 2DA5 2BD: also in DA5 2DA5 2BE: also in DA5 2DA5 2BG: also in DA5 2DA5 2BH: also in DA5 2DA5 2BJ: also in DA5 2DA5 2BN: also in DA5 2DA5 2BP: also in DA5 2DA5 2BQ: also in DA5 2DA5 2BS: also in DA5 2DA5 2BT: also in DA5 2DA5 2BU: also in DA5 2DA5 2BX: also in DA5 2DA5 2BY: also in DA5 2DA5 2BZ: also in DA5 2DA5 2DA: also in DA5 2DA5 2DB: also in DA5 2DA5 2DD: also in DA5 2DA5 2DE: also in DA5 2DA5 2DF: also in DA5 2DA5 2DG: also in DA5 2DA5 2DH: also in DA5 2DA5 2DJ: also in DA5 2DA5 2DL: also in DA5 2DA5 2DN: also in DA5 2DA5 2DP: also in DA5 2DA5 2DQ: also in DA5 2DA5 2DR: also in DA5 2DA5 2DS: also in DA5 2DA5 2DT: also in DA5 2DA5 2DU: also in DA5 2DA5 2DW: also in DA5 2DA5 2DX: also in DA5 2DA5 2EA: also in DA5 2DA5 2EB: also in DA5 2DA5 2ED: also in DA5 2DA5 2EE: also in DA5 2DA5 2EF: also in DA5 2DA5 2EG: also in DA5 2DA5 2EH: also in DA5 2DA5 2EJ: also in DA5 2DA5 2EL: also in DA5 2DA5 2EN: also in DA5 2DA5 2EP: also in DA5 2DA5 2EQ: also in DA5 2DA5 2ER: also in DA5 2DA5 2ES: also in DA5 2DA5 2ET: also in DA5 2DA5 2EU: also in DA5 2DA5 2EW: also in DA5 2DA5 2EX: also in DA5 2DA5 2EY: also in DA5 2DA5 2EZ: also in DA5 2DA5 2FA: also in DA5 2DA5 2FD: also in DA5 2DA5 2GA: also in DA5 2DA5 2HA: also in DA5 2DA5 2HB: also in DA5 2DA5 2HE: also in DA5 2DA5 2HF: also in DA5 2DA5 2HJ: also in DA5 2DA5 2HL: also in DA5 2DA5 2HN: also in DA5 2DA5 2HP: also in DA5 2DA5 2HR: also in DA5 2DA5 2HS: also in DA5 2DA5 2HT: also in DA5 2DA5 2HU: also in DA5 2DA5 2HW: also in DA5 2DA5 2HX: also in DA5 2DA5 2HY: also in DA5 2DA5 2HZ: also in DA5 2DA5 2JA: also in DA5 2DA5 2JB: also in DA5 2DA5 2JD: also in DA5 2DA5 2JE: also in DA5 2DA5 2JF: also in DA5 2DA5 2JG: also in DA5 2DA5 2JH: also in DA5 2DA5 2JJ: also in DA5 2DA5 2JL: also in DA5 2DA5 2JN: also in DA5 2DA5 2JP: also in DA5 2DA5 2JQ: also in DA5 2DA5 2JR: also in DA5 2DA5 2JS: also in DA5 2DA5 2JT: also in DA5 2DA5 2JW: also in DA5 2DA5 2JZ: also in DA5 2DA5 2LF: also in DA5 2 The Albion Surgery 2.6 kmJoyden's Wood DA5 2BL Map of DA5 2BL and what is near it Map of DA5 2BL: its centre point, with the 110 other postcodes in the DA5 2 sector, 4 schools (2 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 6 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Joyden's Wood DA5 2BL
  • DA5 2BL
  • Other postcodes in DA5 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 6 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 51.4353, longitude 0.1707)

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 DA5 2BL?

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 DA5 2BL?

Every home and business at DA5 2BL 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 DA5 2BL?

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 DA5 2BL 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 DA5 2BL.

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 DA5 2BL: 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 DA5 2BL 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 DA5 2BL?

Homes in DA5 2 sold for a typical £602,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 64 sales, up 19.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£602,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£505,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 19.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £790,541 24 sales
  • Semi-detached £500,000 29 sales
  • Terraced £445,000 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

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

Across the whole DA5 district: a typical £525,250 from 244 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 DA5 2BL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DA5 2BL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

Food hygiene ratings at DA5 2BL

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at DA5 2BL. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DA5 2BL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around DA5 2BL. 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 DA5 2BL

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 DA5 2BL 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 DA5 2BL?

The nearest open schools to DA5 2BL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DA5 2BL, 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 DA5 2BL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DA5 2BL is Crayford Rail Station, 1.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Crayford Rail Station Railway station 1.6 kmCycle
  • Bexley Rail Station Railway station 1.7 kmCycle

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

6 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Bexley Park, 75 m away.

More stations near DA5 2BL, 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 DA5 2BL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DA5 2BL, 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 DA5 2BL?

0 within 1 km 7 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DA5 2BL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Blink Charging point · 8 chargers 1.6 kmCycle
  • Polar Charging point · 2 chargers 1.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · 2 chargers 2.0 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 DA5 2BL?

The nearest to the centre of DA5 2BL, 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 DA5 2BL?

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 DA5 2BL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DA5 2BL, 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 DA5 2BL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DA5 2BL, 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 DA5 2BL?

The nearest vets to the centre of DA5 2BL 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 DA5 2BL in a conservation area?

The centre of DA5 2BL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

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 DA5 2BL?

Police.uk records 68 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DA5 2BL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour23 reports
Violence and sexual offences23 reports
Vehicle crime5 reports
Public order4 reports
Other crime4 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports

Also: burglary 3, other theft 2, possession of weapons 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 DA5 2BL

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
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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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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