Heath is an electoral ward within the borough of Dartford in Kent, lying close to the town centre and benefitting from good rail and road connections into London. The area is largely suburban, with a mix of post‑war and Victorian housing, interspersed with pockets of green space that hint at the ward’s origins as common heathland; small local shops, schools and pubs serve a residential population that includes many commuters.
Historically the landscape reflected its common‑land past, and that legacy shows in the neighbourhood’s parks and quieter streets. Economically the ward is a mix of local retail and light industry with many people working in the wider Thames Estuary and the capital, while social life is driven by active community groups, parish‑level engagement and occasional local events that keep the area feeling neighbourly rather than urban.
Postcode districts covering Heath
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 21 miles33.8 km
- Islington 14.7 miles23.7 km
- Southend-on-Sea 23.8 miles38.4 km
- City of Westminster 15.9 miles25.6 km
- Bexley 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Sutton 17 miles27.4 km
- Croydon 13 miles20.9 km
- Harrow 24.9 miles40 km
- Basildon 14.5 miles23.3 km
- Chelmsford 23.7 miles38.2 km
- Maidstone 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Gillingham 17.5 miles28.1 km
Neighbouring places
- West Hill Ward 0.6 miles1 km
- Maypole & Leyton Cross Ward 0.8 miles1.3 km
- Crayford Ward 0.9 miles1.4 km
- Burnham Ward 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Dartford Built-up area 1.1 miles1.8 km
- Princes Ward 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Town Ward 1.3 miles2 km
- Wilmington Parish 1.3 miles2.1 km
- Joyden's Wood Built-up area 1.6 miles2.5 km
- Newtown Ward 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Barnehurst Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Temple Hill Ward 1.9 miles3 km
Example postcodes in Heath
DA1 3LW, DA1 2PJ, DA1 3QP, DA1 2TY, DA1 3JR, DA1 3JA, DA1 3HT, DA1 3HU, DA1 3LF … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 7.2 miles11.6 km
- London Southend Airport 23.5 miles37.8 km
- Crayford Railway Station 0.6 miles0.9 km
- Dartford Railway Station 1.3 miles2.1 km
Hotels near Heath Ad
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Bexley Village Hotel 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Holiday Inn Express London - Dartford 3 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Delta Hotels Bexleyheath 4 1.8 miles2.9 km
- Castle Hotel 5.2 miles8.4 km
- Doubletree by Hilton Dartford Bridge 4 2.6 miles4.1 km
- Rowhill Grange Hotel & Utopia Spa 4 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 5.6 miles9 km
- Green View Hotel 4.3 miles6.9 km
- Courtyard by Marriott London City Airport 4 7.6 miles12.2 km
Schools in Heath
- Wentworth Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 1.2 miles2 km
- Princes Park Stadium 1.8 miles3 km
- Park View Road Stadium 3.3 miles5.3 km
- Blue Water Shopping centre 3.5 miles5.7 km
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 4.8 miles7.8 km
- Brands Hatch Recreation 6.4 miles10.4 km
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 6.9 miles11.1 km
- The Valley Stadium 7.2 miles11.7 km
- Victoria Road Stadium 7.4 miles11.8 km
- Shoreham Aircraft Museum Museum 7.6 miles12.2 km
- Glades Shopping Centre Shopping centre 7.9 miles12.7 km