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Postcode district

Postcode district covering Swanscombe, Stone and Greenhithe, in Dartford.

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an DA9 postcode. How census figures are added up

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Gigabit coverage by postcode district

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

In DA9, 85.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

Median sale price
£365,000
Joint 727th most expensive of 2,235
Worked out by Open Index
Population
14,456
969th least populated of 2,756
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.0%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How DA9 compares

Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.

DA9Middle
Median sale price18 postcode districts, DA · 2025
Median sale price: every postcode district in DA18 areas from £255,000 to £525,000. The middle area is £392,500. DA9 is £365,000.
£365,000joint 5th cheapest
Population18 postcode districts, DA · 2021
Population: every postcode district in DA18 areas from 5,299 to 65,309. The middle area is 22,033. DA9 is 14,456.
14,4566th least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage18 postcode districts, DA · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every postcode district in DA18 areas from 65.6% to 98.5%. The middle area is 88.0%. DA9 is 85.7%.
85.7%7th lowest
Claimant rate18 postcode districts, DA · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every postcode district in DA18 areas from 1.8% to 6.3%. The middle area is 3.0%. DA9 is 3.0%.
3.0%joint 9th highest

Is DA9 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA9 at a rate of 204.2 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across the DA postcode area.

In August 2026 alone, 241 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA9.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (1,593), violence and sexual offences (499) and other crime (314).

A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA9 was 206.4 per 1,000 people.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Deprivation in DA9, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

  • Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA9 has no single figure. Of its 8 neighbourhoods with a rank:
  • Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
  • Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
  • Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

Neighbourhoods in DA9

NamePeople (census)Recorded crime per 1,000Deprivation decileGigabit broadband
Dartford 002C2,64869.3 per 1,000998.0%
Dartford 002E1,74958.0 per 1,000797.5%
Dartford 002F1,72860.7 per 1,000793.1%
Dartford 002G2,04152.2 per 1,000788.8%
Dartford 004E1,56851.8 per 1,000690.8%
Dartford 004F1,54067.0 per 1,000484.2%
Dartford 006C1,548108.6 per 1,000592.0%
Dartford 006D2,190903.0 per 1,000567.0%

Your MP

As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

Middle areas in DA91

Postcode sectors in DA91

Council1

Towns in DA91

Postcode districts next to DA92

Nearest rail stations4

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DA9 in brief

DA9 is a postcode district covering Swanscombe, Stone and Greenhithe, in Dartford.

About 14,920 people lived in DA9 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £365,000 in 2025 across 330 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 204.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).

The median price paid for a home in DA9 was £365,000 in 2025.

DA9 had 14,456 usual residents at the census.

In DA9, 85.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In DA9, 3.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.