Bean is a small village and civil parish in the borough of Dartford, in Kent, England. It occupies a rural edge of the borough, set among farmland and hedgerows and close to the rolling chalk of the North Downs, which gives the area a quietly rural character despite being within commuting distance of London.
Historically an agricultural settlement, Bean still shows that heritage in scattered historic cottages and farmhouses and a modest village community centred on a parish hall, footpaths and the local pub. Much employment now lies outside the village, often in nearby Dartford or London, and being within the Green Belt has helped preserve Bean’s countryside feel amid wider development pressures in the Kent commuter belt.
Postcode districts covering Bean
Most populated places nearby
- Islington 19 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 20.4 miles
- City of Westminster 20.3 miles
- Bexley 6.7 miles
- Sutton 20.8 miles
- Croydon 16.5 miles
- Basildon 12.3 miles
- Chelmsford 22.9 miles
- Maidstone 14.6 miles
- Gillingham 13.1 miles
- Harlow 24.9 miles
- Grays 4.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Bean & Village Park Ward 0.6 miles
- Ebbsfleet Ward 1.2 miles
- Ebbsfleet Valley Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Darenth Built-up area 1.4 miles
- Longfield, New Barn & Southfleet Ward 1.5 miles
- Swanscombe Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Stone Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Southfleet Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Greenhithe & Knockhall Ward 1.7 miles
- Stone Castle Ward 1.9 miles
- South Darenth and Sutton at Hone Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Stone House Ward 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Bean
DA2 8AS, DA2 8BG, DA2 8AJ, DA2 8AR, DA2 8BX, DA2 8AL, DA2 8BD, DA2 8BZ, DA2 8BF … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 11.4 miles
- London Southend Airport 20.2 miles
- Greenhithe Railway Station 1.8 miles
- Ebbsfleet International Railway Station 1.9 miles
Hotels near Bean Ad
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 1.3 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Dartford 3 2.8 miles
- Castle Hotel 5 miles
- Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa 4 4.4 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Dartford Bridge 4 2.6 miles
- The Jolly Drayman Pub and Hotel 3.9 miles
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 5.9 miles
- Best Western Manor Hotel 3 4.1 miles
- Ibis London Thurrock M25 3 3.6 miles
- Stifford Hall Hotel Thurrock 3 5.2 miles
Schools in Bean
- Bean Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blue Water Shopping centre 1.2 miles
- Princes Park Stadium 2.6 miles
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 3.2 miles
- Brands Hatch Recreation 4.5 miles
- Park View Road Stadium 7.7 miles
- Shoreham Aircraft Museum Museum 7.9 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 9.2 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 10.1 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 10.3 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 11 miles
- Spotlites at Kings Theatre Theatre 11 miles
- University of Greenwich - Medway University 11 miles