DA4
Postcode districtPostcode district covering South Darenth, Eynsford and Farningham, in Sevenoaks and 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 DA4 postcode. How census figures are added up
Radon Affected Area by postcode district
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in DA4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How DA4 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is DA4 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in DA4 at a rate of 69.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 87.9 per 1,000 people across the DA postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 83 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in DA4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (174), anti-social behaviour (138) and other crime (124).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in DA4 was 71.9 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 DA4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so DA4 has no single figure. Of its 6 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 5: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in DA4
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dartford 012D | 1,157 | 55.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 80.1% |
| Dartford 012E | 1,297 | 33.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 81.4% |
| Sevenoaks 005A | 1,864 | 72.0 per 1,000 | 7 | 89.1% |
| Sevenoaks 005B | 1,507 | 63.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 57.3% |
| Sevenoaks 005C | 1,458 | 91.9 per 1,000 | 6 | 69.7% |
| Sevenoaks 005D | 1,942 | 85.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 54.2% |
MPs for DA4
- Laura TrottConservativeMP for Sevenoaks100% of DA4’s postcodes
- Jim DicksonLabourMP for Dartford0.4% of DA4’s postcodes
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 DA41
Postcode sectors in DA42
Councils DA4 covers2
Postcode districts next to DA46
Nearest rail stations4
More in the DA postcode area2
DA4 in brief
DA4 is a postcode district covering South Darenth, Eynsford and Farningham, in Sevenoaks and Dartford.
About 9,331 people lived in DA4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £385,000 in 2025 across 153 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 69.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in DA4 was £385,000 in 2025.
DA4 had 9,224 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in DA4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In DA4, 71.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.