Hawley is a small, largely residential area within the Borough of Dartford in north‑west Kent, sitting on the edge of the London commuter belt. It grew up from farmland and orchards into a mid‑20th century suburban neighbourhood, so the streets combine modest family housing with patches of green and nearby woodland; the area benefits from good road and rail links into Dartford and central London, making it popular with commuters.
Locally the community is quiet and family‑orientated, with the usual mix of a primary school, small shops and pubs serving residents, while larger facilities and shopping are a short drive away (Bluewater and Dartford town centre are within easy reach). Social life tends to revolve around local clubs, schools and churches, and the area’s history as former agricultural land still shows in pockets of open space and older buildings.
Postcode districts covering Hawley
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 23.1 miles
- Islington 16.8 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 22.9 miles
- City of Westminster 17.9 miles
- Bexley 4.5 miles
- Sutton 18.1 miles
- Croydon 13.9 miles
- Basildon 14.2 miles
- Chelmsford 24.2 miles
- Maidstone 16.4 miles
- Gillingham 15.6 miles
- Harlow 24.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Sutton-at-Hone and Hawley Parish 0.7 miles
- Wilmington, Sutton-at-Hone & Hawley Ward 0.8 miles
- Princes Ward 1 mile
- Brent Ward 1.1 miles
- South Darenth and Sutton at Hone Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Darenth Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Wilmington Parish 1.3 miles
- Newtown Ward 1.4 miles
- Dartford Built-up area 1.6 miles
- Stone House Ward 1.6 miles
- Town Ward 1.7 miles
- Swanley Village Built-up area 1.8 miles
Example postcodes in Hawley
DA2 7TJ, DA2 7RT, DA2 7SN, DA2 7SE, DA2 7RG, DA2 7SY, DA2 7RS, DA2 7RY, DA2 7SB … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 9.3 miles
- London Southend Airport 22.6 miles
- Farningham Road Railway Station 1.5 miles
- Dartford Railway Station 1.7 miles
Hotels near Hawley Ad
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 3.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Dartford 3 2.2 miles
- Castle Hotel 3.7 miles
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 4 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Dartford Bridge 4 2.3 miles
- Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa 4 1.7 miles
- Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa 4 4.6 miles
- Delta Hotels Bexleyheath 4 3.9 miles
- Ibis London Thurrock M25 3 4.1 miles
- The Jolly Drayman Pub and Hotel 6.5 miles
Local points of interest
- Princes Park Stadium 1 mile
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 1.4 miles
- Blue Water Shopping centre 2.3 miles
- Brands Hatch Recreation 4.5 miles
- Park View Road Stadium 5.4 miles
- Shoreham Aircraft Museum Museum 6.5 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 6.6 miles
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 8.6 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 8.8 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 9.1 miles
- Glades Shopping Centre Shopping centre 9.1 miles
- The Valley Stadium 9.3 miles