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On Summerhouse Drive, in Joydens Wood
What it's like at DA2 7PH: every home that has sold on Summerhouse Drive since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
4 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Summerhouse Drive; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 65 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 179, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached | Sept 2023 | £600,000 | 91 m² | £6,593/m² | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached | Aug 2024 | £515,000 | 81 m² | £6,358/m² | 2 |
| 185, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2000 | £140,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 193, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached | Jan 2026 | £480,000 | 93 m² | £5,161/m² | 1 |
| 195, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2020 | £405,000 | 72 m² | £5,625/m² | 2 |
| 199, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached | Jul 2020 | £370,000 | 73 m² | £5,068/m² | 2 |
| 201, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2021 | £450,000 | 64 m² | £7,031/m² | 2 |
| 203, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached | May 1996 | £95,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 205, Summerhouse DriveSemi-detached | Mar 2025 | £550,000 | 104 m² | £5,288/m² | 2 |
| 209, Summerhouse DriveDetached | Sept 2013 | £355,000 | 107 m² | £3,318/m² | 2 |
| 211, Summerhouse DriveDetached | Jul 2004 | £270,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 215, Summerhouse DriveDetached | Aug 2021 | £570,000 | 98 m² | £5,816/m² | 1 |
| 217, Summerhouse DriveDetached | Jan 2022 | £600,000 | 152 m² | £3,947/m² | 1 |
The nearest station is Bexley, a short drive or bike ride (2.6 km), with 1.1m journeys a year; its busiest route is to London Bridge.
The nearest bus stop is Fernheath Way, 50 m away, with a bus about every 15 minutes on weekdays (routes B12, 429, D29); 25 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 42 minutes away by public transport (14 by car).
Central London is 22 km away as the crow flies.
The nearest primary school is Joydens Wood Junior School, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 63% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Leigh Academy Wilmington, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 45.4 · 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Townley Grammar School (3.3 km) and Leigh UTC Dartford (5.2 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Wilmington Grammar School for Girls (1.6 km) and Wilmington Grammar School for Boys (1.7 km).
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Daily, 1.5 km away, with J & R Food & Wine closer still (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Hextable Surgery (1.7 km), with Joydens Wood Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, RR Skin, Body and Laser Clinic is 350 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Darent Valley Hospital, 6.2 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 74% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 61% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 14 weeks).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Joydenswood Kitchen is the closest café or restaurant (350 m), and The Ship the nearest pub (650 m).
It's a low-crime area: about 48 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 29% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1955-1964.
Bungalow country: 23% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Hextable Park, 1.7 km away; for exercise, Paddling Pool (1.8 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.3 µg/m³).
For holidays, London City is 12 km away, and London Gatwick, with far more destinations, 39 km.
19 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
Dartford constituency: Jim Dickson MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab gain from Con, majority 1,192 (2.7%), turnout 59%. Vote shares: Labour 35%, Conservative 32%, Reform UK 21%, Green Party 7%.
12 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near DA2 7PH →
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 48% of households own their home outright.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Summerhouse Drive in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 50 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.4% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.1% | 88.9% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 3.4% | 8.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 2.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Canvey Island Foreshore · about 36 min
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