Lower Road Clement Street, Dartford
84 addresses across 7 postcodes (BR8,DA4), about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) long, classed as a minor road. USRN 10500150.
- Energy: 21 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 5, D: 4, E: 7, F: 3, G: 1).
- Flood: 6 addresses on its postcodes are in areas 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 C; Band D in Dartford costs £2,375 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 0% to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Farningham Road, about 2.3 km (1.4 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1.8 km (1.1 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 11.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 7.8 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 24 to 45 m above sea level.
- Noise: 25 of its 84 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Lowfield Medical Centre, about 3.1 km (2 miles) away.
- People: About 1,060 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often vehicle crime.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
21 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 100 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); House, detached (6); Bungalow, detached (4). Built: 1900-1929 (10); before 1900 (4); 2012 onwards (1). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (15); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (4 addresses)
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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band C (39% of about 2,290 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: yes, Dartford, Sevenoaks.
Roadworks
Started, not reported finished by 31 October 2026
- 1 September 2026 to 2 September 2026: KENT COUNTY COUNCIL, Section 50, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 22 October 2026 to 2 November 2026: THAMES WATER, Utility repair and maintenance works, road closure, on the carriageway (immediate - urgent works)
Finished in the last three months
- 25 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
- 21 August 2026: BT, Utility asset works, road closure, on the verge (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 6 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| BR8 7PQ | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 4 / 6 | unlikely |
| BR8 7PF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 2 / 1 | unlikely |
| BR8 7PG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BR8 7PH | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| BR8 7PD | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| DA4 9FB | not in 2 or 3 | ||
| DA4 9HE | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 84 addresses are between 24 m and 45 m above sea level (31 m on average); the ground rises about 21 m from the lowest to the highest.
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BR8 7PD | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BR8 7PF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BR8 7PG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BR8 7PH | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| BR8 7PQ | 93% | 93% | 93% | 0% |
| DA4 9FB | 0% | 0% | 0% | 100% |
| DA4 9HE | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Farningham Road 132,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Swanley 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Dartford 4.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m (0.5 miles) | |
| Bus or coach station | Stone Crossing - Horns Cross | 5.2 km (3.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | West Street Pier Gravesend | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 14.8 km (9.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 40.4 km (25 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Lowfield Medical Centre | 3.1 km (2 miles) |
| Pharmacies | The Village Pharmacy | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Kreate Dental Dartford | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Physio Livingstone Community Hospital | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Police station | Swanley Police Station | 3.2 km (2 miles) |
| Cash machines | Morrisons Daily - Hextable Swanley Home Hill, Hextable Cashzone | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 7,620 m² | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,110 m² | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.4 ha | 650 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 8,880 m² | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Dovecote at Hawley Manor, a scheduled monument, 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Dovecote at Hawley Manor | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Swanley Bottom | Valley | 380 m west |
| Rowhill Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-west |
| Ram's Wood | Wood | 1.6 km (1 mile) south |
| Great Mount | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Brooklands Lake | Lake or reservoir | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) north |
| Dartford Fresh Marshes | Wetland | 4.8 km (3 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.5 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 2 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 3 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 4 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 16 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 59 | 84 |
25 of the street's 84 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Pauls' Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Good |
| Sutton-At-Hone Church of England Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wilmington Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Wilmington Grammar School for Boys | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hextable Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
| Leigh Academy Wilmington | Secondary | 11–19 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (May 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Public order | 2 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Clement Street (8).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 33% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 2% | 17% |
| Private rented | 12% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 50% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 36% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 41% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 50% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 5% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 62% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 3 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 6 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
- Roadworks Street works permit: THAMES WATER: Utility repair and maintenance works, 22 October 2026 to 2 November 2026 (road closure) found 3 November 2026
Postcodes on this street
- BR8 7PQ: 54 addresses of 56 in the postcode
- BR8 7PF: 11 addresses
- BR8 7PG: 8 addresses
- BR8 7PH: 8 addresses of 9 in the postcode
- BR8 7PD: 1 address of 16 in the postcode
- DA4 9FB: 1 address
- DA4 9HE: 1 address of 31 in the postcode
Nearby streets
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.