Wested Farm Cottages, Swanley

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wested Farm Cottages, Swanley · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/swanley-kent/wested-farm-cottages/

House prices, sold prices and local information for BR8 8EH.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£440,000

4 sales

Price range

£395k – £500k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

1 Aug 2025

BR8 8EH

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At a glance

House prices£440k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageHigher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskIn a flood warning areaCheck the GOV.UK long-term risk Nearest station19 min walkSwanley station Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband0% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 4 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

4 property sales on Wested Farm Cottages, Swanley have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 1 Aug 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £440,000. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Wested Farm Cottages range from £395,000 to £500,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Wested Farm Cottages compared

BR8 postcode area£418,082

Swanley£413,741

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Wested Farm Cottages has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all BR8 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 4 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	4	£440,000	1 Aug 2025

Sold prices on Wested Farm Cottages

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
4, Wested Farm Cottages BR8 8EH	1 Aug 2025	£500,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8B, Wested Farm Cottages BR8 8EH	29 Mar 2018	£465,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
4, Wested Farm Cottages BR8 8EH	19 May 2017	£400,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
8, Wested Farm Cottages BR8 8EH	3 Oct 2016	£395,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
4, Wested Farm Cottages	£400,000 (May 2017) → £500,000 (Aug 2025)	+25% over 8 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Wested Farm Cottages

Crime

37 crimes were reported within about a mile of Wested Farm Cottages in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	12
Anti-social behaviour	6
Criminal damage & arson	4
Other theft	4
Public order	4
Shoplifting	2

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Wested Farm Cottages is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

River Cray in St Marys Cray, Sidcup, Bexley and Crayford Flood warning area
Shuttle and Cray Flood alert area
Groundwater flooding in South East London Flood alert area
River Darent from Otford to Darenth Flood warning area
River Darent from Westerham to Dartford Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Wested Farm Cottages

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
High Firs Primary School 210 pupils	Primary	4–11	Good Report	0.8 mi
Crockenhill Primary School 203 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	0.8 mi
Parkwood Hall Academy Trust 136 pupils	Academy special converter	8–19	Report	1.0 mi
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School 279 pupils	Primary Church of England	2–11	Good Report	1.0 mi
Downsview Community Primary School 140 pupils	Primary	4–11	Requires improvement Report	1.1 mi
Orchards Academy 554 pupils	Secondary	11–18	Report	1.2 mi
St Bartholomew's Catholic Primary School, Swanley 318 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	5–11	Report	1.3 mi
Horizon Primary Academy 195 pupils	Primary	4–11	Report	1.4 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

Swanley station 0.9 mi · 19 min walk
Eynsford station 1.7 mi · 34 min walk
Farningham Road station 2.9 mi · 57 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Wested Lane (adj, Wested Lane) 14 min walk
Wested Lane (opp, London Road) 14 min walk
Goldsel Road Bridge (after, Goldsel Road) 15 min walk
Goldsel Road Bridge (just before, Goldsel Road) 15 min walk

GP surgeries

Swanley Medical Practice
26-28 Swanley Centre, Swanley · 1.0 mi
River Darent Medical Group
Gorse Hill, Farningham, Dartford · 2.3 mi
Derry Downs Surgery
29 Derry Downs, St. Mary Cray, Orpington · 2.7 mi
St Mary Cray Practice
322 High Street, St. Mary Cray, Orpington · 2.8 mi

Supermarkets

Asda Express Asda Swanley Express Petrol · 0.9 mi
Iceland Iceland Swanley · 1.1 mi
Aldi Aldi Swanley · 1.1 mi
Asda Supercentre Asda Swanley Supercentre · 1.1 mi

Pharmacies

Well · 1.1 mi
Swanley Pharmacy · 1.1 mi
Asda Pharmacy · 1.1 mi

Dentists

Dental Beauty Swanley · 1.0 mi
Mydentist · 1.1 mi
Dental Surgery · 1.2 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.

Income	6 of 10
Employment	6 of 10
Education and skills	3 of 10
Health and disability	9 of 10
Crime	5 of 10
Access to housing and services	1 of 10
Living environment	3 of 10

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

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	73.9%	62.5%
Private rented	10.9%	20.3%
Social rented	15.2%	17.1%
Households	829

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	61.9%	64.1%
Aged 65+	23.0%	18.6%
Residents	1,989

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	90%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	0%	80%
Gigabit-capable	0%	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

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	73%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	99%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	98%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	79%	92%

Share of homes across Sevenoaks 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.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Wested Farm Cottages

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Who lives around Wested Farm Cottages

Ethnic group

	Here	Sevenoaks
White	93%	92.1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	3.2%	2.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	1.5%	2.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	1.5%	1.6%
Other ethnic group	0.8%	0.7%

Religion

	Here	Sevenoaks
Christian	52.6%	51.8%
No religion	38.8%	39.5%
Not answered	6.8%	5.9%
Other religion	0.6%	0.3%
Hindu	0.5%	0.7%
Jewish	0.4%	0.2%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.4%
Muslim	0.2%	0.9%

Country of birth

	Here	Sevenoaks
Born in the UK	92.4%	89%
Born outside the UK	7.6%	11%

Highest qualification

	Here	Sevenoaks
Level 4 qualifications and above	27.2%	37.3%
No qualifications	20.3%	15.6%
Level 3 qualifications	16.1%	15.6%
Level 2 qualifications	15.7%	14.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	12%	9.6%
Apprenticeship	6.3%	4.8%
Other qualifications	2.4%	2.4%

General health

	Here	Sevenoaks
Very good health	47.3%	52.6%
Good health	33.8%	32.3%
Fair health	14.7%	11.1%
Bad health	3.3%	3%
Very bad health	1%	0.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Sevenoaks
1 car or van in household	40.4%	40.2%
2 cars or vans in household	31.5%	33.3%
3 or more cars or vans in household	16.8%	15%
No cars or vans in household	11.2%	11.4%

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 Sevenoaks.

Planning and heritage near Wested Farm Cottages

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