Axtane Close South Darenth, Dartford
48 addresses across 1 postcode (DA4), about 60 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 10500029.
- Energy: 24 homes have an energy certificate (C: 21, D: 3).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band D; Band D in Dartford costs £2,375 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 77% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Farningham Road, about 550 m (0.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Darenth Country Park, is about 2.9 km (1.8 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.9 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: It is about 21 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is River Darent Medical Group, about 3.1 km (1.9 miles) away.
- People: About 220 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 35% of households owned their home and 23% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 104 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
24 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 50 m². Most common: Flat (23); Maisonette, not recorded (1). Built: 1983-1990 (12); 1991-1995 (5); 1996-2002 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (10); rented (private) (6).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 addresses)
- 1, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 2, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 4, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 6, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 6a, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 8, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 9, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 18, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 19, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 20, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 29, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 35, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 38, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 39, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 41, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
- 43, Axtane Close, Sutton at Hone
Council tax
What each band costs in Dartford in 2026-27: Band D £2,375 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,583 | £1,847 | £2,111 | £2,375 | £2,903 | £3,431 | £3,959 | £4,750 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band D (38% of about 500 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- The Co-operative Food , 1st Floor, Building 25 Horton Road, Horton Kirby, DA4 9BD: up to 8 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Former South Darenth Fire Station, New Road, South Darenth, KENT, DA4 9AT: up to 6 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- Land between 13 and 55 Shrubbery Road, South Darenth, not permissioned (600 m (0.4 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The street's addresses are about 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DA4 9BT | 100% | 77% | 77% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Farningham Road 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Longfield 439,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) | |
| Dartford 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Doctor's Surgery South Darenth | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Bluewater | 4.5 km (2.8 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | West Street Pier Gravesend | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Horton Kirby & South Darenth Village Hall Car Park | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 17.3 km (11 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 41.2 km (26 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | River Darent Medical Group | 3.1 km (1.9 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Hobbs Pharmacy | 260 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Kreate Dental Dartford | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Darent Valley Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Police station | Swanley Police Station | 5 km (3.1 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food South Darenth, Horton Kirby South Darenth Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Darenth Country Park 31 ha | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 580 m² | 360 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 310 m |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.0 ha | 420 m (0.3 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is A preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, known as St John's Jerusalem, and an associated fishpond at Sutton-at-Hone, a scheduled monument, 830 m (0.5 miles) north. 20 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| A preceptory of the Knights Hospitallers, known as St John's Jerusalem, and an associated fishpond at Sutton-at-Hone | Scheduled monument | 830 m (0.5 miles) north |
| St John's Jerusalem | Listed building, Grade II* | 880 m (0.5 miles) north |
| The Parish Church of Saint Mary | Listed building, Grade II* | 950 m (0.6 miles) south |
| Roman granary 250yds (230m) W of St Mary's Church | Scheduled monument | 1 km (0.6 miles) south |
| A major Roman villa, an Anglo-Saxon settlement and prehistoric remains 600m SSE of Darenth Court Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Franks Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2 km (1.2 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| The Alders | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Ryecrofts Wood | Wood | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Ram's Wood | Wood | 2.5 km (1.5 miles) west |
| Dean Bottom | Valley | 2.7 km (1.7 miles) east |
| Scudders Hill | Hill | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) south-east |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4 km (2.5 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 46 | 48 |
2 of the street's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Dartford: see them on the Dartford page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horton Kirby Church of England Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 920 m (0.6 miles) | Good (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Greenlands Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Co-operative DA4 9FF | Retailers - supermarkets/hypermarkets | 170 m | 5 Very good | 9 Feb 2025 |
| The Bridges Pub DA4 9AX | Pub/bar/nightclub | 270 m | 5 Very good | 30 Sep 2026 |
| Leeraj News DA4 9AN | Retailers - other | 320 m | 4 Good | 23 Jul 2025 |
| The Jolly Millers DA4 9AN | Pub/bar/nightclub | 390 m | 5 Very good | 28 Aug 2026 |
| Twinkletoes (Early Years) Preschool Limited DA4 9AZ | Other catering premises | 430 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 16 Nov 2023 |
| Crusty Corner DA4 9HW | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 2 Apr 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 30 |
| Shoplifting | 28 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 25 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Drugs | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Supermarket (47); On or near Esparto Way (28); On or near Devon Road (8); On or near Millstone Mews (7); On or near Mill Stone Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 27% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 35% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 58% | 17% |
| Private rented | 7% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 55% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 34% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 53% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 7% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 50% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 10% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 23% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 25% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
- DA4 9BT: 48 addresses of 49 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Mill Stone Close · Mill Stone Close · Millstone Mews · Esparto Way · Water Mill Way · Devon Road · Station Road · Holmesdale Road · Darent Mead · Devon Court · Cedar Drive · Devon Road
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.