Dartford sits in north-west Kent on the gentle valley of the River Darent, about eighteen miles east of central London. The town grew up around a historic ford and later became an important market and industrial centre; today it is dominated by the transport corridors of the M25 and the Dartford Crossing, with large retail and commuter hubs such as Bluewater and nearby Ebbsfleet International shaping the local economy.
Despite modern development, Dartford still has green lungs like Dartford Heath and a string of former mills along the river that hint at its industrial past. Culturally it punches above its weight - it was the childhood home of Mick Jagger and Keith Richards - and the town combines ongoing regeneration projects, a mixed local economy and community institutions such as Dartford FC at Princes Park.
Postcode districts covering Dartford
DA1, DA2, DA5, DA9, DA10, DA17
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 22 miles
- Islington 15.7 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 22.7 miles
- City of Westminster 17 miles
- Bexley 3.3 miles
- Sutton 18.1 miles
- Croydon 14 miles
- Basildon 13.5 miles
- Chelmsford 23 miles
- Maidstone 17.7 miles
- Gillingham 16.4 miles
- Harlow 22.9 miles
Neighbouring places
- Town Ward 0.1 miles
- West Hill Ward 0.6 miles
- Newtown Ward 0.6 miles
- Princes Ward 0.7 miles
- Burnham Ward 0.7 miles
- Temple Hill Ward 0.8 miles
- Brent Ward 1.1 miles
- Heath Ward 1.1 miles
- Stone House Ward 1.3 miles
- Bridge Ward 1.4 miles
- Hawley Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Maypole & Leyton Cross Ward 1.6 miles
Example postcodes in Dartford
DA1 2LX, DA1 5UZ, DA1 9UF, DA1 3LG, DA2 7AX, DA1 2AY, DA1 1YF, DA1 3JJ, DA2 6RJ … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 8.1 miles
- London Southend Airport 22.4 miles
- Dartford Railway Station 0.2 miles
- Crayford Railway Station 1.6 miles
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Schools in Dartford
- Dartford Grammar School Secondary
- Dartford Grammar School for Girls Secondary
- Dartford Science & Technology College Secondary
- Fleetdown Primary Academy Primary
- Holy Trinity C of E Primary School, Dartford Primary
- Leigh Academy Dartford Primary
- Leigh Academy Wilmington Secondary
- Leigh UTC Dartford Secondary
- Maypole Primary School Primary
- North Kent College Further education
- Oakfield Primary Academy Primary
- Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford Primary
- Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy Secondary
- St Anselm's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Temple Hill Primary Academy Primary
- The Brent Primary School Primary
- The Gateway Primary Academy Primary
- Wentworth Primary School Primary
- West Hill Primary Academy Primary
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Local points of interest
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 0.2 miles
- Princes Park Stadium 0.8 miles
- Blue Water Shopping centre 2.4 miles
- Park View Road Stadium 4.4 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 6 miles
- Brands Hatch Recreation 6.1 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 7.5 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 7.6 miles
- Shoreham Aircraft Museum Museum 7.8 miles
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 8 miles
- The Valley Stadium 8.2 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 8.8 miles