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Thinking of living at DA9 9PT? 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.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School | Primary | 800 m | 70% met the expected standard |
| Knockhall Primary School | Primary | 1.5 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| The Brent Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 62% met the expected standard |
| The Gateway Primary Academy | Primary | 1.9 km | 83% met the expected standard |
| Fleetdown Primary Academy | Primary | 2.1 km | 64% met the expected standard |
| Stone Lodge School | Secondary | 1.3 km | Attainment 8: 37.6 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Alkerden Church of England Academy | Secondary | 2.3 km | – |
| Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy | Secondary | 2.6 km | Attainment 8: 42.9 · 6.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Light Christian School | Independent | 5.2 km | – |
Every primary near DA9 9PT, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Hesketh Park | 2.4 km | 7 |
| Bowls | Dartford Stone Lodge Bowls Club | 1.3 km | 5 |
| Football | Goals Soccer Centre | 2.6 km | 5 |
| Fitness | trapeze walk | 3.3 km | 5 |
| Swimming | Livingwell Health Club (Dartford) | 1.6 km | 4 |
| Golf | Paul Page Academy Of Golf | 2.9 km | 3 |
| Climbing | Gravity Rocks | 1.3 km | 2 |
| Cricket | Dartford Cricket Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | David Lloyd Clubs Dartford | 3.0 km | 2 |
| Athletics | Dartford Harriers Athletics Club | 3.4 km | 2 |
| Cycling | Stone Recreation Ground | 820 m | 1 |
| Rugby union | Dartford Valley Rugby Football Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Arrow Riding & Carriage-Driving Centre for the disabled | 2.2 km | 1 |
| Squash | David Lloyd (Dartford) | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Martial arts | Essex Kick-boxing Centre | 3.3 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Dartford Clay Shooting Club | 3.9 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 21. 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 Stone Crossing, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 319k journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Winston Close, 300 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 480, 492, 3, Dart3); 43 departures an hour from the 5 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
Central London is 28 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (800 m); 70% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Stone Lodge School, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 37.6 · 3.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Leigh UTC Dartford (2.9 km) and Harris Academy Chafford Hundred (4.7 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Dartford Grammar School (3.7 km) and Dartford Grammar School for Girls (3.8 km).
It's a family area: 21% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is The Co-operative, 350 m away; Sans Mini Market (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Ivy Bower Surgery (900 m), with Homestyle Positive the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Hairlite Express is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 1.2 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 63 restaurants and cafés and 4 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Stone Kebabs is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Bull the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (12 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 381 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 35% flats and 6% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1983-1992.
It's growing: about 608 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
18 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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The nearest park is Worcester Park, 100 m away; for exercise, Beefs & Babes (650 m).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 14.9 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 16 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 45 km.
Most households own their home, 21% rent privately.
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.