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Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet neighbourhood of Dartford, England (ONS area Dartford 013). Headline figures assembled 4 November 2026. Postcodes DA13, DA2, DA3. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DA3 7JP.

An affluent neighbourhood, changing little against Dartford

Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet is an affluent neighbourhood; it is changing little against Dartford (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 3 falling of 16). Houses here typically resell for £550,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Dartford (0.7 times the borough's rate) and the nearest station, Longfield, is about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre.

The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 4 November 2026; source dates are shown below.

Typical house price

£550,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation

Signs of gentrification

Mixed signs

Weighted balance +0.05; 3 of 16 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 7 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 7 to 9.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£65,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

0.7 times the borough's rate

Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.

Source: Police.uk

Where Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet sits in Dartford

  • Typical house price: the highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Dartford
  • Average household income: joint 6th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Dartford

Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 4 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.

Prices over time in Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet

House prices: Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet against Dartford: This neighbourhood £101k (1995) to £565k (2026); Dartford £60k (1995) to £400k (2026).£125k£505k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£565kDartford£400k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Dartford, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 4 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.

How the area is changing, signal by signal

3 of 16 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Dartford, 3 the other way and 10 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.

Rising against the borough

  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Lifestyle businesses
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Falling behind the borough

  • Degree-educated residents
  • Recorded crime
  • Air quality

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Longfield Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 4.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Victoria (31 to 43 min) and Gillingham (Kent) (about 23 min).

Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.

Nearest state schools

  • Nearest state primary school Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Feb 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Leigh Academy Longfield 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).

Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.

Nearest A&E

  • Nearest major A&E Darent Valley Hospital 5.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre, in a straight line.

Hospitals: NHS England, NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland site lists. Waiting times: NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set (experimental statistics), StatsWales and Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. Ambulances go to the most suitable A&E, which is not always the nearest.

Questions about Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet

What is the typical house price in Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet?

£550,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +20% against 2017-2019.

How does Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet compare with the rest of Dartford?

Typical house price: the highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Dartford. Average household income: joint 6th highest of 13 neighbourhoods in Dartford.

Is Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance +0.05; 3 of 16 signals up, 3 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet?

Longfield. Railway station, about an 18-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (1.4 km in a straight line). About 4.5 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Victoria (31 to 43 min) and Gillingham (Kent) (about 23 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet?

Nearest state primary school. Langafel Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School. 1.0 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Requires improvement (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Leigh Academy Longfield. 1.1 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Sep 2023).

Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.

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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.