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Bean

13 sales in the last 12 months · median £375,000 · Dartford

Dartford Council · Conservative-controlled   28/42 seats · 67% · OCD 2026
67/100
Good
AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£375k
median price
+13.6%
5-year growth
88%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
£375k
median sold price
10.1 yrs
of local pay to buy
+13.6%
5-year change
18 min
London — fastest
7
rail stations
88%
of rated schools are Good or Outstanding
4
grammar schools
43
schools total
14.3
NO₂ · WHO 10
0%
in a flood zone
1,298
green spaces
7.8
PM2.5 · WHO 5
228
eat & drink
68
shops
27.9%
gigabit
11
gyms & leisure

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Sold price trend from Dartford +13.6%

£200k£268k£337k£405k20142025£385,000
£220,000 in 2014 → £385,000 in 2025 · across Dartford
Below this neighbourhood: the map places Bean among Dartford's neighbourhoods — go finer to individual streets and their sold-price history.

The area in short neighbourhood AI summary

Bean is a village in Kent with a population of 1636. The median house price is 375000, with 13 sales in the 12 months to May 2026 and a five-year price trend of 13.6 percent. Properties sell at 3341 per square metre; detached houses dominate sales at 9 units.

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Energy efficiency shows 39.3 percent of properties rated band C or better, with band D as the median. Bean Primary School is 0.2 km away; Alkerden Church of England Academy is 1.6 km away. Air quality is moderate, with nitrogen dioxide at 14.3 micrograms per cubic metre and fine particulate matter at 7.8. Flood risk is absent from both functional flood zone 3 and broader flood zones. Broadband coverage includes superfast speeds for 90.7 percent of premises and gigabit availability for 27.9 percent. Bean sits in the green belt, covering 91.8 percent of the area. On deprivation, about 45 percent of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived. Governance falls under Dartford Borough Council, with council tax band D at 2332.2 for 2026/27.

Generated at data-refresh time from this report's own figures — never invented at request time. · as of 2026-07-23T09:13:21Z

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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-05
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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