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DA4 9HJ area guide

Who lives in DA4 9HJ, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
Bean, Darenth & Sutton at Hone
Council
Dartford
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,298 (2024)
At a glance

What DA4 9HJ is like

DA4 9HJ is a postcode in the Bean, Darenth & Sutton at Hone area of Dartford. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,298 people. 80.8% of households own their home, 10.8% rent privately and 7.6% are in social housing. The largest age group is 55–59, and 59.8% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is less than half the England and Wales average. Homes in DA4 9 sold for a median of £329,750 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How DA4 9HJ compares

Headline figures for DA4 9HJ, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
3/ 10

Lower than most: 11.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£329,750

Median over 74 sales in DA4 9, −0.1% on the year before.

TransportMore
4.8/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 17 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
80%

Rated good or better across 5 inspected schools within 2.0 miles.

Household incomeMore
£58,886

Average annual income before tax, higher than 64% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where DA4 9HJ differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Low crimePositive

    11.4 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year, against 31.1 across England and Wales.

  2. 02
    Few private renters

    Only 10.8% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

  3. 03
    Mostly owner-occupied

    80.8% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

DA4 9HJ FAQs

01
Is DA4 9HJ a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 11.4 per 1,000 people a year, band 3 of 10 nationally. 80% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.8 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in DA4 9HJ?

The median sale price over the last year was £329,750.

Homes in DA4 9 sold for a median of £329,750 across 74 sales in the year to August 2026, −0.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is DA4 9HJ safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.4 offences per 1,000 people a year around DA4 9HJ, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 3 of 10.
04
Who lives in DA4 9HJ?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 55–59, at 7.5% of residents. 80.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (53.3%).
05
Which council covers DA4 9HJ?

The local authority for DA4 9HJ is Dartford.

DA4 9HJ comes under Dartford in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is DA4 9HJ?

Connectivity scores 4.8 out of 10.

There are 17 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.8 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is Farningham Road Rail Station, 0.2 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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