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Waltham Close

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45 recorded sales · median £249,995 · 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

£250k

median price

9.3

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£250k

median sold price

10.1 yrs

of local pay to buy

23 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

£68,000 in 1995 → £485,000 in 2025

⌄ 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 £249,995. That's about 10.1× local earnings — higher than the 9.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

2025 · 2 sales

Median sold price · median of all 45 sales£249,995

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 Waltham Close 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 Waltham Close — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
23 Waltham Close Crayford	Semi-detached	—	—	£480,000	Sep 2025
29 Waltham Close Crayford	Semi-detached	—	—	£490,000	Jan 2025
24 Waltham Close Crayford	Semi-detached	—	—	£510,000	Aug 2024
28, Waltham Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£496,000	Jun 2024
32 Waltham Close Crayford	Semi-detached	—	—	£510,000	Dec 2023
7 Waltham Close Crayford	Detached	—	—	£405,000	May 2023
27, Waltham Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£455,000	Nov 2021
12, Waltham Close Crayford	Semi-detached	—	—	£365,000	Sep 2020
17, Waltham Close Crayford	Semi-detached	—	—	£363,000	Oct 2018
25, Waltham Close Crayford	Semi-detached	—	—	£360,000	Mar 2018
28, Waltham Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£365,000	Jan 2018
27, Waltham Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£382,000	Jan 2018
9 Waltham Close Crayford	Detached	—	—	£372,000	Sep 2016
42, Waltham Close Crayford	Semi-detached	—	—	£340,000	Jan 2016
27, Waltham Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£310,000	Nov 2015
40 WALTHAM CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£317,000	Aug 2015
6, Waltham Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£330,500	May 2015
50, Waltham Close	Terraced	—	—	£249,995	Jun 2013
27, Waltham Close	Semi-detached	—	—	£225,000	Jan 2011
23 Waltham Close Crayford	Semi-detached	—	—	£67,500	Oct 2010
3 WALTHAM CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£325,000	Apr 2010
40 WALTHAM CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£210,500	Mar 2010
16 WALTHAM CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£302,500	Jul 2008
3 WALTHAM CLOSE	Semi-detached	—	—	£195,000	Oct 2007

Show all sales ↓

24 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
Wentworth Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	0.3 km
Toybox Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('21)	0.3 km
Broomhill Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('24)	0.5 km
The Cottage Nursery	Nursery	Requires improvement ('25)	0.7 km
Haberdashers' Crayford Academy	Secondary	Good ('22)	0.9 km
Haberdashers' Crayford Primary	Primary	Good ('24)	0.9 km
West Hill Primary Academy	Primary	Inspected '26 — see report	1.0 km
Christchurch Pre-School (Dartford) Ltd	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.0 km
St Paulinus Church of England Primary School	Primary	—	1.1 km
Mini Gems Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('21)	1.1 km
Dartford Grammar School for Girls	Secondary	Inspected '26 — see report	1.2 km
Dartford Grammar School	Secondary	Outstanding ('22)	1.2 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School	Primary	—	1.3 km
SmileyArk Kids - Crayford	Nursery	—	1.3 km
St Mary's Playgroup	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.3 km
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School, Dartford	Primary	—	1.3 km
Nickie's Nippers Pre School Ltd	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.4 km
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School, Dartford	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.4 km
St Paulinus Pre School	Nursery	—	1.4 km
Enchanted Wood Preschool Ltd- Old Road	Nursery	—	1.4 km
The Chapel Nursery	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.5 km
Westgate Primary School	Primary	—	1.7 km
Rainbow Day Nursery	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.7 km
Dartford Science & Technology College	Secondary	—	1.7 km
Highfield Road Pre-school	Nursery	Good ('23)	1.7 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 0.5 km
NHS ODS

14 of 14 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Station Road Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.5 km
Crayford Town Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	0.6 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	0.6 km
M D Moore Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	0.7 km
2 Green Dental	Dentist	—	0.8 km
Ark-G Dental Centre	Dentist	—	0.9 km
Dartford Road Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.0 km
Redwood Practice	GP	Good ('16)	1.3 km
The Wellcome Practice	GP	Good ('19)	1.3 km
Dartford West Health Centre	Dentist	—	1.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.5 km
West Hill Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Mcqueen'S Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Highfield Dental Centre	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Daysol Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Horsman'S Place Surgery	GP	—	1.9 km
Core Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.9 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Lowfield Medical Centre	GP	—	2.0 km
Lowfield Dental Centre	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Lowfield Street (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.0 km
Lowfield Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.0 km
Dartford Dental And Implant Centre	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Kentish Smiles Clinic	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Well	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Smile Avenue	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Davidsons Chemists	Pharmacy	—	2.3 km
Slade Green Medical Ctr.	GP	Good ('17)	2.5 km
Lyndhurst Road Medical Centre	GP	Good ('21)	2.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.6 km
Vicarage Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.6 km
Osbon Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Daysol Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.7 km
Thanet Road (Dental Surgery)	Dentist	—	2.8 km
Barnehurst Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.9 km
The Pharmacy Hut	Pharmacy	—	2.9 km
The Albion Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	2.9 km
Joydens Wood Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.9 km
Warren Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.9 km
Temple Hill Surgery	GP	—	2.9 km
Maxted Meaden Dental	Dentist	—	3.0 km
D N Cogger	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Grand Health Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
Optiwell Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Chapel Road Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Dentix Bexleyheath	Dentist	—	3.1 km
Plas Meddyg Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	3.1 km
Smiledartford Dental Practice	Dentist	—	3.1 km
The Brent Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.1 km
Bursted Wood Surgery	GP	Good ('16)	3.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.2 km
Ormay Chemist	Pharmacy	—	3.3 km
Photay & Associates	Dentist	—	3.4 km
Broadway Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.4 km
Dr Cj Shimmins & Partners	GP	—	3.5 km
Pilgrims Way Surgery	GP	—	3.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Praise Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Riverside Surgery	GP	—	3.6 km
Northumberland Heath Med.Ctr.	GP	Good ('23)	3.6 km
Paydens Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Dr Davies & Partner	GP	—	4.3 km
Belvedere Medical Centre	GP	Good ('20)	4.9 km
Bexley Medical Group	GP	—	5.2 km
Purfleet Care Centre	GP	Good ('24)	5.7 km
Welling Medical Practice	GP	—	5.8 km
Bexley Group Practice	GP	Good ('24)	5.8 km
Swanley Medical Practice	GP	—	5.9 km
Ingleton Avenue Surgery	GP	Good ('24)	5.9 km
Barnard Medical Group	GP	—	6.2 km
Station Road Surgery	GP	Good ('21)	6.3 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 26 min from Bexley Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Crayford Rail Station	0.4 mi	London Bridge	29 min
Dartford Rail Station	1.3 mi	London Bridge	34 min
Slade Green Rail Station	1.4 mi	London Bridge	34 min
Barnehurst Rail Station	1.7 mi	London Bridge	32 min
Bexley Rail Station	1.8 mi	London Bridge	26 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Bexley Rail Station (26 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