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Ruskin Grove

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10 recorded sales · median £156,000 · Dartford

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Dartford Council · Conservative-controlled 28/42 seats · 67% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

64/100

Mixed

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£156k

median price

9.3

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£156k

median sold price

10.1 yrs

of local pay to buy

29 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

9.3

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

347

Violence — most

13.7

NO₂ · WHO 10

12.4%

in a flood zone

1,499

green spaces

7.8

PM2.5 · WHO 5

232

eat & drink

shops

70.6%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

Not enough history to chart yet.

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Dartford, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £156,000. That's about 10.1× local earnings — higher than the 9.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

Not enough history to chart yet.

Median sold price · median of all 10 sales£156,000

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay10.1× · five-year average 9.6×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership66%

Owned outright

27%

With a mortgage

39%

Private rented

18%

Social rented

14%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,332

Your band:

Dartford Borough Council£189

Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759

Police & Crime Commissioner£285

Fire & Rescue£100

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,555

Band B£1,814

Band C£2,073

Band D (baseline)£2,332

Band E£2,850

Band F£3,369

Band G£3,887

Band H£4,664

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Dartford how Ruskin Grove compares · from Dartford

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Joydens Wood +27.9%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Joydens Wood	£528,000	+27.9%	70
Worcester Park Estate	£325,000	+25.5%	251
Barnes Cray	£428,250	+25.3%	68
Temple Hill	£300,000	+24.6%	163
Fleet Estate	£375,000	+24.2%	129
New Town	£325,000	+23.6%	243
Dartford	£332,500	+21.1%	341
The Bridge	£339,000	+19%	170
Greenhithe	£317,000	+17.9%	153
Bowmans	£465,000	+17.2%	131
Sutton at Hone	£395,000	+17.1%	47
Brooklands	£383,750	+15.2%	78
Swanscombe	£310,000	+12.5%	137
Wilmington	£425,000	+12%	93
Darenth	£360,000	+10.8%	65

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Ruskin Grove — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
14 RUSKIN GROVE	Semi-detached	—	—	£280,000	Aug 2021
19 RUSKIN GROVE	Semi-detached	—	—	£225,000	Mar 2020
23 Ruskin Grove	Semi-detached	—	—	£185,000	Mar 2015
23 Ruskin Grove	Semi-detached	—	—	£165,000	Nov 2012
23 Ruskin Grove	Semi-detached	—	—	£165,000	Aug 2007
6 RUSKIN GROVE	Semi-detached	—	—	£156,000	Dec 2005
23 Ruskin Grove	Semi-detached	—	—	£152,000	Aug 2005
5 RUSKIN GROVE	Semi-detached	—	—	£87,000	Aug 2001
4 Ruskin Grove	Terraced	—	—	£40,000	May 1998
6 RUSKIN GROVE	Semi-detached	—	—	£50,000	Feb 1997

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10 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Dartford

Crime runs at 9.3 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month9.3

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Dartford

Violence & sexual offences

347

Anti-social behaviour

210

Shoplifting

207

Criminal damage & arson

Other theft

Vehicle crime

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Dartford district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Dartford

Population116,753

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 6/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 55% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 6/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 6/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 55% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 6 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

6.4/10

Employment

6.6/10

Education & skills

6.2/10

Health & disability

6.1/10

Crime

4.7/10

Housing & services

4.1/10

Living environment

6.1/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Dartford — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+65%

Unemployment · economically active residents4.9%

Degree-level (Level 4+)32%

Good or very good health86%

Own their home66%

Median age37.2

Born outside the UK20%

See the full Dartford report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

100% of the 4 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

4 of 4 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 4 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.3 km
Ymca Thames Gateway Temple Hill Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.5 km
The Winning Child Nursery	Nursery	Good ('22)	0.5 km
The Brent Pre School	Nursery	—	0.6 km
Temple Hill Primary Academy	Primary	Inspected '24 — see report	0.6 km
The Gateway Primary Academy	Primary	—	0.7 km
St Andrews Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.8 km
KatieB Kids	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.8 km
Leigh Academy Dartford	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	0.9 km
Milestones Day Nursery	Nursery	—	0.9 km
The Brent Primary School	Primary	Good ('24)	0.9 km
The Windmill Nursery Dartford	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.9 km
Stone Lodge School	Secondary	Good ('23)	1.0 km
River Mill Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.0 km
Little Gem's Childcare	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.0 km
Star Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.0 km
Kip McGrath Dartford	Nursery	—	1.1 km
Play Place The Ark	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.2 km
West Hill Life Ltd	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.2 km
Star Kids Children's Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy	Secondary	—	1.4 km
Leigh UTC Dartford	Secondary	Good ('22)	1.5 km
Stagecoach Dartford	Nursery	—	1.5 km
Cuddles Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.6 km
Highfield Road Pre-school	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.6 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 0.6 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.7 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.6 km
NHS ODS

10 of 10 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Daysol Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
Temple Hill Surgery	GP	—	0.6 km
Photay & Associates	Dentist	—	0.7 km
Smiledartford Dental Practice	Dentist	—	0.8 km
The Brent Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.8 km
Dr Cj Shimmins & Partners	GP	—	0.9 km
Pilgrims Way Surgery	GP	—	0.9 km
Smile Avenue	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
Dartford Dental And Implant Centre	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Kentish Smiles Clinic	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.4 km
Lowfield Medical Centre	GP	—	1.5 km
Lowfield Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Lowfield Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	1.5 km
Lowfield Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Horsman'S Place Surgery	GP	—	1.6 km
Core Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Optiwell Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.6 km
Highfield Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Stone Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.8 km
West Hill Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Redwood Practice	GP	Good ('16)	2.0 km
The Wellcome Practice	GP	Good ('19)	2.0 km
Dartford West Health Centre	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Darent Valley Hospital (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.2 km
S & S Chopra	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Dartford Road Dental Centre	Dentist	—	2.2 km
M D Moore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.8 km
Dental Beauty Greenhithe	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Station Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Crayford Town Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	3.7 km
2 Green Dental	Dentist	—	3.8 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.9 km
Slade Green Medical Ctr.	GP	Good ('17)	4.0 km
Ark-G Dental Centre	Dentist	—	4.0 km
Daysol Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.1 km
Mcqueen'S Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Swanscombe Health Centre	GP	—	4.5 km
Purfleet Care Centre	GP	Good ('24)	4.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.6 km
Allcures Plc	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
Alshifa Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.6 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.6 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	4.9 km
Delmergate Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.9 km
St Clements Health Centre	Dentist	—	5.0 km
Hobbs Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.0 km
Tesco In-Store Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.1 km
Riverside Surgery	GP	—	5.1 km
Chopra Dental Ltd	Dentist	—	5.2 km
Joydens Wood Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	5.2 km
Ackers Chemists	Pharmacy	—	5.2 km
Swancombe Dental Centre	Dentist	—	5.4 km
Lyndhurst Road Medical Centre	GP	Good ('21)	5.5 km
D N Cogger	Dentist	—	5.7 km
Northumberland Heath Med.Ctr.	GP	Good ('23)	5.7 km
Aveley Medical Centre	GP	Good ('24)	5.8 km
Bursted Wood Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	6.1 km
Chafford Hundred Medical Centre	GP	—	6.6 km
Jubilee Medical Centre	GP	Good ('23)	7.2 km
Swanley Medical Practice	GP	—	7.2 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Dartford

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 29 min from Purfleet Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Dartford Rail Station	0.7 mi	London Bridge	34 min
Stone Crossing Rail Station	1.2 mi	London Bridge	40 min
Greenhithe For Bluewater Rail Station	1.9 mi	London Bridge	42 min
Purfleet Rail Station	2.2 mi	London Fenchurch Street	29 min
Slade Green Rail Station	2.3 mi	London Bridge	34 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Purfleet Rail Station (29 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

48%

Work from home

31%

Public transport

12%

Walk or cycle

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging8 points

Per 10,000 residents0.7

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Dartford

Air quality

NO₂

13.7

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.8

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1002.4%

Flood zone12.4% of postcodes

Radonup to 1–3% of homes

Historic landfill185 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings184

Conservation areas6

Green belt56.3%

Green spaces1,499

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Dartford

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	232	91% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	69	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	11	—
Green spaces & parks	1,499	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

70.6%

Superfast

96.2%

Ultrafast

71.7%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Dartford

Figures for the wider Dartford — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate4.9%

In work (employment rate)64.9%

Companies registered here12,476

New incorporations (12m)1,673

Property companies (SPVs)1,722

See the full Dartford report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district