The UK Postcode Database

DA2 8BQ

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
DA2 8BQ Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DA2 8BQ

Beacon Drive - 30 properties, USRN 10500042

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.425 / 51°25'30"N

Longitude: 0.289 / 0°17'20"E

UTM Reference: 31U 311530 5700577

OS Easting: 559237

OS Northing: 172042

OS Grid: TQ592720

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR X6.ZH9

Mapcode Global: VHHP1.YFNY

Open Location Code: 9F32C7GQ+2J

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01dk42

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a3

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Terraced Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 11632 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DA2 8BQ on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:47
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:59
Sunrise 04:46
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:02
Sunset 21:18
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:05
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:17
Hours of daylight today04:16 to 21:48
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:48 to 04:17
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:38
Moon Rises 21:39

For a full sun and moon calendar for DA2 8BQ, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DA2 8BQ

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
24 November 2023 140 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £355,000
20 February 2023 102 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Semi-detached Freehold £360,000
24 June 2022 150 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £395,000
9 May 2019 104 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Semi-detached Freehold £310,000
3 May 2019 132 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £312,000
9 February 2018 112 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £335,000
23 February 2017 152 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £328,000
10 December 2015 122 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Semi-detached Freehold £375,000
9 January 2012 156 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
11 March 2011 116 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £208,000
26 February 2010 148 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Semi-detached Freehold £249,000
23 December 2008 116 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
24 August 2007 148 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Semi-detached Freehold £275,000
19 January 2007 110 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £120,000
24 November 2006 130 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £202,500
31 October 2006 108 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £245,000
12 October 2006 128 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £222,000
1 September 2006 120 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
13 June 2005 122 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Semi-detached Freehold £175,000
1 March 2004 152 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £180,000
14 November 2003 152 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £147,500
16 September 2003 114 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £173,000
18 July 2002 126 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £165,500
23 March 2001 112 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £109,500
1 December 2000 126 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £131,995
11 June 1999 152 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £95,000
17 July 1998 148 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Semi-detached Freehold £117,000
18 November 1997 118 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
14 May 1996 136 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £67,000
5 May 1995 128 Beacon Drive, Bean, Dartford DA2 8BQ Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £69,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DA2 8BQ

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Dartford

MP

Jim Dickson Labour

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Dartford Rural

Councillor

Michael Brown Reform UK

Dartford Borough Council
District council ward

Bean & Village Park

Councillor

David Hammock Conservative

DA2 8BQ also falls within the Civil Parish of Bean, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DA2 8BQ

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00122519 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024134 Dartford 012B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005039 Dartford 012 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004892 Bean Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05012392 Bean & Village Park Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 2 May 2019 DLUHC
E07000107 Dartford Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000016 Kent Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001191 Dartford Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000032 Kent Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000234 London Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33042904 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000056 South East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000237 NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000005 South East NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000032 NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000011 Kent and Medway Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58000696 Dartford Rural ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63012190 Bean Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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