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Stone & Crossways: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Stone & Crossways neighbourhood of Dartford, England (ONS area Dartford 006). Headline figures assembled 4 November 2026. Postcodes DA2, DA9. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DA9 9DF.

A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Dartford

Stone & Crossways is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Dartford (signals are mixed: 3 rising and 4 falling of 19). Houses here typically resell for £360,000 and flats for £200,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Stone Crossing, is about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre. Recorded crime per resident is 3.7 times the borough's rate, but there are about 3.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here.

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

Typical house price

£360,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£200,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +1% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Below average income

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 -0.09; 3 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

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

Deprivation

Decile 2 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 2 to 5.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£59,200

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

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

3.7 times the borough's rate

A busy centre, with about 3.2 jobs for every resident here, so crime per resident overstates the risk to people who live here (24,000 jobs in 2024 against 7,604 residents at the 2021 census). 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

Schools getting better

Slower than the council's

Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.

Source: Ofsted, Department for Education

Where Stone & Crossways sits in Dartford

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Dartford
Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in Dartford with enough flat sales for one
Average household income: 4th lowest 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 Stone & Crossways

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).

Median resale price of flats 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 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Dartford, 4 the other way and 12 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
Solar and heat pumps
New-build activity

Falling behind the borough

Recorded crime
Schools improving
Homes selling
Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

Stone Crossing Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (720 m in a straight line). About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern and Thameslink to Gravesend (about 13 min); Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 50 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 Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (May 2025).
Nearest state secondary school Stone Lodge School 790 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 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 1.2 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 Stone & Crossways

What is the typical house price in Stone & Crossways?

£360,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +22% against 2017-2019.

How does Stone & Crossways compare with the rest of Dartford?

Typical house price: 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Dartford. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 7 neighbourhoods in Dartford with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 4th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Dartford.

Is Stone & Crossways an affluent area?

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

Is Stone & Crossways gentrifying?

Mixed signs. Weighted balance -0.09; 3 of 19 signals up, 4 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Stone & Crossways?

Stone Crossing. Railway station, about a 9-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (720 m in a straight line). About 8.3 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern and Thameslink to Gravesend (about 13 min); Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 50 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Stone & Crossways?

Nearest state primary school. Stone St Mary's CofE Primary School. 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: Standards maintained (May 2025). Nearest state secondary school. Stone Lodge School. 790 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (Oct 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.