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Thinking of living at DA2 7PU? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
You'll mostly drive: the nearest station, supermarket, GP are all over 1 km away.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 80% met the expected standard |
| Oakfield Primary Academy | Primary | 1.3 km | 70% met the expected standard |
| Joydens Wood Infant School | Primary | 1.9 km | – |
| Hextable Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 66% met the expected standard |
| St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 75% met the expected standard |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Boys | Secondary | 800 m | Attainment 8: 64.6 · 19.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Leigh Academy Wilmington | Secondary | 1000 m | Attainment 8: 45.4 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Girls | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 66.7 · 26.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Annex School House | Independent | 3.2 km | – |
Every primary near DA2 7PU, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Football | Sutton Athletic Football Club | 1.1 km | 10 |
| Tennis | Dartford Science And Technology College | 2.1 km | 10 |
| Swimming | Utopia Spa (Rowhill Grange) | 1.3 km | 8 |
| Bowls | Bexley Park Sports and Social Club | 2.6 km | 8 |
| Golf | Dartford Golf Club | 1.3 km | 7 |
| Cricket | Oakfield Park | 990 m | 6 |
| Multi-sport | New Sports Hall | 790 m | 5 |
| Athletics | Central Park Arena | 2.0 km | 3 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Dartford) | 2.3 km | 3 |
| Billiards | Bexley Park Sports and Social Club | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Stone Recreation Ground | 4.4 km | 2 |
| Shooting | Hawley Clay Shooting Ground | 2.1 km | 1 |
| Gymnasium | Becket Sports Centre | 2.4 km | 1 |
| Rubgy union | Bexley Park Sports and Social Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Fitness | Bexley Park Sports and Social Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Walking rugby | Bexley Park Sports and Social Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 23. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Dartford, a short drive or bike ride (2.9 km), with 4.8m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Capel Place, 100 m away, with a bus about every 27 minutes on weekdays (routes 477, D77); 9 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 45 minutes away by public transport (16 by car).
Central London is 25 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Wilmington Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 80% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Wilmington Grammar School for Boys, 800 m away; Attainment 8: 64.6 · 19.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Leigh Academy Wilmington (1.3 km) and Leigh UTC Dartford (4 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (1.1 km) and Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (1.3 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative, 1.4 km away, with Wilmington Store closer still (450 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hextable Surgery (2.1 km), with The Village Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (2.1 km).
For a haircut, The Cutting Edge is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 3.5 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 74% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 9 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
White Oakes is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and Bexley Park Sports And Social Club the nearest pub (500 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 51 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
There are 22 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 29% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
The nearest park is Oakfield Park, 1.0 km away; for exercise, Sports Hall (1.1 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.6 µg/m³).
7 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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For holidays, London City is 14 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 41 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 43% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.