DA9 9RF postcode in Swanscombe, Kent

DA9 9RF is a postcode in Swanscombe, in the Greenhithe & Knockhall ward of Dartford. It is in the Dartford parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since December 1999. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

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 £335,000 Homes sold in DA9 9, last 12 months. ▼ 2.9% on the year before Nearest station Greenhithe for Bluewater 600 m in a straight line

Where DA9 9RF is, and what is near it

Map of DA9 9RF and what is near it Map of DA9 9RF: its centre point, with the 341 other postcodes in the DA9 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DA9 9BX: also in DA9 9DA9 9EE: also in DA9 9DA9 9EG: also in DA9 9DA9 9EJ: also in DA9 9DA9 9EL: also in DA9 9DA9 9EN: also in DA9 9DA9 9EP: also in DA9 9DA9 9EQ: also in DA9 9DA9 9ER: also in DA9 9DA9 9ES: also in DA9 9DA9 9ET: also in DA9 9DA9 9EU: also in DA9 9DA9 9EW: also in DA9 9DA9 9EX: also in DA9 9DA9 9EZ: also in DA9 9DA9 9FJ: also in DA9 9DA9 9FL: also in DA9 9DA9 9FZ: also in DA9 9DA9 9GF: also in DA9 9DA9 9HB: also in DA9 9DA9 9HD: also in DA9 9DA9 9HE: also in DA9 9DA9 9HF: also in DA9 9DA9 9HG: also in DA9 9DA9 9HH: also in DA9 9DA9 9HJ: also in DA9 9DA9 9HL: also in DA9 9DA9 9HN: also in DA9 9DA9 9HP: also in DA9 9DA9 9HQ: also in DA9 9DA9 9HR: also in DA9 9DA9 9HW: also in DA9 9DA9 9HX: also in DA9 9DA9 9HY: also in DA9 9DA9 9HZ: also in DA9 9DA9 9JE: also in DA9 9DA9 9LE: also in DA9 9DA9 9NA: also in DA9 9DA9 9ND: also in DA9 9DA9 9NE: also in DA9 9DA9 9NF: also in DA9 9DA9 9NH: also in DA9 9DA9 9NJ: also in DA9 9DA9 9NX: also in DA9 9DA9 9PY: also in DA9 9DA9 9QL: also in DA9 9DA9 9QN: also in DA9 9DA9 9QP: also in DA9 9DA9 9QR: also in DA9 9DA9 9QU: also in DA9 9DA9 9QW: also in DA9 9DA9 9RE: also in DA9 9DA9 9RH: also in DA9 9DA9 9WN: also in DA9 9DA9 9WT: also in DA9 9DA9 9WU: also in DA9 9DA9 9XB: also in DA9 9DA9 9XD: also in DA9 9DA9 9XE: also in DA9 9DA9 9XG: also in DA9 9DA9 9XH: also in DA9 9DA9 9XJ: also in DA9 9DA9 9XQ: also in DA9 9DA9 9XY: also in DA9 9DA9 9YD: also in DA9 9DA9 9YE: also in DA9 9DA9 9YL: also in DA9 9 2 bus stops, 400 mThe Craylands School 950 mSchool 1.2 kmSchool 1.8 km2 GP practices, 3.7 kmSwanscombe DA9 9RF Map of DA9 9RF and what is near it Map of DA9 9RF: its centre point, with the 341 other postcodes in the DA9 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. The Craylands School 950 mSchool 1.2 kmSchool 1.8 kmStone Castle DA9 9RF
  • DA9 9RF
  • Other postcodes in DA9 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 51.4489, longitude 0.2889)

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 DA9 9RF?

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 DA9 9RF?

Every home and business at DA9 9RF 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 DA9 9RF?

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 DA9 9RF 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 DA9 9RF.

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 DA9 9RF: 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 DA9 9RF 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 DA9 9RF?

Homes in DA9 9 sold for a typical £335,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 223 sales, down 2.9% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£335,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£345,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 2.9% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £537,500 18 sales
  • Semi-detached £415,500 40 sales
  • Terraced £373,750 82 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £217,500 83 sales

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

Across the whole DA9 district: a typical £335,000 from 223 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 DA9 9RF

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DA9 9RF 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 DA9 9RF

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at DA9 9RF. 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 DA9 9RF?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 770 homes in the neighbourhood around DA9 9RF. The largest share of them, 36%, are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (25%). 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 DA9 9RF

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 £3,431 (band F); band B, the most common, is £1,847.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 100 (13%)£1,583
Band Babout 280 (36%)£1,847
Band Cabout 260 (34%)£2,111
Band Dabout 80 (10%)£2,375
Band Eabout 40 (5%)£2,903
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,431
Band Gwithheld£3,959
Band Hfewer than 5£4,750

When the homes were built

  1. 25% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 5% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 23% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 2020 or later

2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: 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 DA9 9RF is in (ONS area E01035283), 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 DA9 9RF?

The nearest open schools to DA9 9RF, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DA9 9RF, 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 DA9 9RF?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DA9 9RF is Greenhithe for Bluewater Rail Station, 600 metres away in a straight line.

  • Greenhithe for Bluewater Rail Station Railway station 600 mWalk
  • Swanscombe Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Knockhall Primary School, 24 m away.

More stations near DA9 9RF, 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 DA9 9RF?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DA9 9RF, 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 DA9 9RF?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DA9 9RF, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.7 kmCycle
  • Dartford Supercharger Charging point · 17 chargers · CCS, Tesla · up to 150 kW 1.8 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 DA9 9RF?

The nearest to the centre of DA9 9RF, 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 DA9 9RF?

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 DA9 9RF?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DA9 9RF, 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 DA9 9RF?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DA9 9RF, 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 DA9 9RF?

The nearest vets to the centre of DA9 9RF 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 DA9 9RF in a conservation area?

The centre of DA9 9RF 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 DA9 9RF?

Police.uk records 280 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DA9 9RF in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Shoplifting114 reports
Violence and sexual offences49 reports
Anti-social behaviour41 reports
Other theft22 reports
Criminal damage and arson20 reports
Vehicle crime16 reports

Also: drugs 5, public order 4, robbery 4, other crime 4, burglary 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 DA9 9RF

Ward
Greenhithe & Knockhall
Parish
Swanscombe and Greenhithe
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Swanscombe
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1999

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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