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Downs Avenue, Dartford

MyStreetCheck free street report: Downs Avenue, Dartford · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/dartford-kent/downs-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DA1 1SX, DA1 1SU.

Average price (last 12 months)
£113,000
2 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£178,910
39 sales
Price range
£100k – £430k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
7 Apr 2026
DA1 1SX

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At a glance

House prices£113k average71% below the Dartford average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station16 min walkDartford station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold80% leaseholdAcross 40 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

39 property sales on Downs Avenue, Dartford have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 2 homes sold here for an average of £113,000. Most sales here are flat homes, which have sold for an average of £132,661. That is 71% below the Dartford average of £394,601 over the same period. 5 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 79% flat, 21% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Downs Avenue range from £100,000 to £430,000. 20% of homes sold here were freehold and 80% leasehold. Of 160 streets in Dartford with at least two sales in the last year, Downs Avenue ranks 160th for average price, making it one of the more affordable streets in the town.

House prices on Downs Avenue compared

Downs Avenue£113,000
DA1 postcode area£358,712
Dartford£394,601
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all DA1 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £176,800 (5 sales)2016£177k2017: £148,500 (3 sales)2017£149k2018: £240,000 (2 sales)2018£240k2019: £263,071 (7 sales)2019£263k2020: £125,000 (2 sales)2020£125k2021: £228,667 (3 sales)2021£229k2022: £119,167 (6 sales)2022£119k2023: £124,300 (5 sales)2023£124k2024: £132,667 (3 sales)2024£133k2025: £275,000 (2 sales)2025£275k2026: £106,000 (1 sales)2026£106k

Tenure: 20% freehold and 80% leasehold across 40 recorded sales. Lease extension calculator.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Flat31£132,6617 Apr 2026
Semi-detached8£358,12527 Jan 2025

Sold prices on Downs Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
Flat 4, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 7 Apr 2026£106,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 3, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 19 Dec 2025£120,000 FlatLeasehold
12, Downs Avenue DA1 1SU 27 Jan 2025£430,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 25, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 21 Aug 2024£140,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 16, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 2 Aug 2024£128,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 27, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 13 May 2024£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 24, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 29 Sep 2023£107,500 FlatLeasehold
Flat 28, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 8 Sep 2023£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 23, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 29 Aug 2023£115,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 11, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 26 Jun 2023£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 18, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 14 Feb 2023£109,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 17, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 16 Dec 2022£110,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 19, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 15 Jul 2022£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 10, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 18 May 2022£100,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 6 May 2022£120,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 22, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 28 Feb 2022£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 7, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 6 Jan 2022£110,000 FlatLeasehold
3, Downs Avenue DA1 1SU 26 Nov 2021£375,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 20, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 8 Jun 2021£115,000 FlatLeasehold
17A, Downs Avenue DA1 1SU 28 May 2021£196,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 26, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 9 Sep 2020£135,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 29, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 17 Jan 2020£115,000 FlatLeasehold
16, Downs Avenue DA1 1SU 20 Nov 2019£295,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
20, Downs Avenue DA1 1SU 2 Sep 2019£360,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 14, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 26 Jul 2019£175,000 FlatLeasehold
2, Downs Avenue DA1 1SU 8 Feb 2019£415,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 12, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 1 Feb 2019£150,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 30, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 18 Jan 2019£146,500 FlatLeasehold
13, Downs Avenue DA1 1SU 11 Jan 2019£300,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 21, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 4 May 2018£140,000 FlatLeasehold
11, Downs Avenue DA1 1SU 5 Jan 2018£340,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 16, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 5 Jan 2018£6,450 OtherLeasehold
Flat 19, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 2 Nov 2017£133,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 14, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 30 Jun 2017£175,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 9, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 13 Mar 2017£137,500 FlatLeasehold
7, Downs Avenue DA1 1SU 25 Aug 2016£350,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
Flat 22, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 16 May 2016£130,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 1, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 30 Mar 2016£125,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 30, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 24 Mar 2016£147,000 FlatLeasehold
Flat 15, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue DA1 1SX 22 Feb 2016£132,000 FlatLeasehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
Flat 19, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue £133,000 (Nov 2017) → £125,000 (Jul 2022) -6%
over 5 yrs
Flat 1, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue £125,000 (Mar 2016) → £120,000 (May 2022) -4%
over 6 yrs
Flat 22, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue £130,000 (May 2016) → £150,000 (Feb 2022) +15%
over 6 yrs
Flat 14, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue £175,000 (Jun 2017) → £175,000 (Jul 2019) +0%
over 2 yrs
Flat 30, Chancery Court, Downs Avenue £147,000 (Mar 2016) → £146,500 (Jan 2019) +-0%
over 3 yrs

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Schools near Downs Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Sir Geoffrey Leigh Academy 1,318 pupils Secondary 11–19 Report 0.3 mi
Leigh Academy Dartford 670 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
The Gateway Primary Academy 210 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.5 mi
The Brent Primary School 643 pupils Primary 4–11 Good Report 0.6 mi
Fleetdown Primary Academy 636 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.7 mi
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School 211 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 5–11 Report 0.8 mi
Stone Lodge School 1,139 pupils Secondary 11–19 Good Report 0.8 mi
Temple Hill Primary Academy 850 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

  • Dartford station 0.8 mi · 16 min walk
  • Stone Crossing station 1.6 mi · 31 min walk
  • Greenhithe for Bluewater station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Downs Avenue (adj, Park Road) 1 min walk
  • Downs Avenue (opp, Park Road) 1 min walk
  • Brent Lane East (adj, Park Road) 2 min walk
  • Princes Park (E-bound, Princes Road Busway) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Dr Cj Shimmins & Partners
    Pilgrims Way, Dartford · 0.2 mi
  • Pilgrims Way Surgery
    Dartford East Health Centre, Dartford · 0.2 mi
  • Lowfield Medical Centre
    65-67 Lowfield Street, Dartford · 0.8 mi
  • Horsman's Place Surgery
    Horsmans Place, Instone Road, Dartford · 0.8 mi

Supermarkets

  • Tesco Express Tesco Dartford E Hill Express · 0.4 mi
  • The Co-operative Food Co-op Colney Road · 0.4 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Dartford · 0.7 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Dartford · 0.7 mi

Pharmacies

  • The Brent Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Boots · 0.7 mi
  • Lowfield Pharmacy · 0.8 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.0 mi
  • Smiledartford Dental Practice · 0.2 mi
  • Photay & Associates · 0.3 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income6 of 10
Employment7 of 10
Education and skills6 of 10
Health and disability5 of 10
Crime3 of 10
Access to housing and services3 of 10
Living environment2 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned69.1%62.5%
Private rented25.4%20.3%
Social rented5.5%17.1%
Households634

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.5%17.4%
Aged 15–6467.1%64.1%
Aged 65+13.4%18.6%
Residents1,528

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks97%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks99%92%

Share of homes across Dartford with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Downs Avenue

Ethnic group

HereDartford
White68.8%74.5%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh14.4%9.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African10.4%10.5%
Other ethnic group3.4%2%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3%3.1%

Religion

HereDartford
Christian45.9%48.1%
No religion34.6%36.5%
Sikh5.2%1.7%
Not answered5.2%5.3%
Hindu4.7%3.8%
Muslim3.7%3.5%
Buddhist0.6%0.6%
Other religion0.1%0.4%

Country of birth

HereDartford
Born in the UK78%80.3%
Born outside the UK22%19.7%

Highest qualification

HereDartford
Level 4 qualifications and above32.6%32.4%
No qualifications16.3%16.2%
Level 3 qualifications15.8%16.7%
Level 2 qualifications15.2%15.3%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.7%11%
Apprenticeship6.5%5.6%
Other qualifications2%2.8%

General health

HereDartford
Very good health53.4%52.4%
Good health34.6%33.1%
Fair health9.4%10.8%
Bad health1.6%2.9%
Very bad health0.9%0.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereDartford
1 car or van in household48.7%45%
2 cars or vans in household25.7%28.5%
No cars or vans in household19.2%16.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household6.5%9.6%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Dartford.

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