Swanscombe is a village in the borough of Dartford in north‑west Kent, England, sitting on the south bank of the River Thames near Northfleet and Greenhithe. It combines suburban residential areas with former industrial and brownfield land and lies within commuting distance of London, benefitting from nearby transport links such as Ebbsfleet/Ebbsfleet International station.
The area is best known for the Swanscombe Skull Site, a nationally important Palaeolithic archaeological location where ancient hominin skull fragments were found, and for a long history of chalk quarrying and cement production; many former pits are now the focus of regeneration and new housing and leisure developments, with large retail and leisure centres like Bluewater close by, giving the village a mix of industrial heritage and contemporary redevelopment pressures.
Postcode districts covering Swanscombe
Most populated places nearby
- Brent 24.9 miles
- Islington 18.4 miles
- Southend-on-Sea 19.8 miles
- City of Westminster 19.9 miles
- Bexley 6.3 miles
- Sutton 21.2 miles
- Croydon 17 miles
- Basildon 11.1 miles
- Chelmsford 21.5 miles
- Maidstone 15.7 miles
- Gillingham 13.6 miles
- Harlow 23.5 miles
Neighbouring places
- Greenhithe & Knockhall Ward 0.4 miles
- Ebbsfleet Ward 0.7 miles
- Stone Built-up area 0.9 miles
- Stone Castle Ward 1.1 miles
- Ebbsfleet Valley Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Bean & Village Park Ward 1.5 miles
- Bean Built-up area 1.5 miles
- Stone House Ward 1.8 miles
- Northfleet & Springhead Ward 1.9 miles
- Northfleet Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Brent Ward 2.3 miles
- Darenth Built-up area 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Swanscombe
DA9 9XE, DA9 9RB, DA9 9LS, DA9 9PL, DA9 9UD, DA9 9NY, DA10 0HG, DA10 0ER, DA9 9GU … See all
Transport links
- London City Airport 10.8 miles
- London Southend Airport 19.5 miles
- Greenhithe Railway Station 0.4 miles
- Swanscombe Railway Station 1 mile
Hotels near Swanscombe Ad
- Spring River Ebbsfleet by Marston's Inns 4 1.7 miles
- Holiday Inn Express London - Dartford 3 2.1 miles
- Doubletree by Hilton Dartford Bridge 4 1.8 miles
- The Jolly Drayman Pub and Hotel 3.8 miles
- Ibis London Thurrock M25 3 2.2 miles
- Holiday Inn London-Bexley 4 5.7 miles
- Stifford Hall Hotel Thurrock 3 3.8 miles
- Best Western Manor Hotel 3 4.7 miles
- Castle Hotel 6.3 miles
- Brandshatch Place Hotel & Spa 4 5.9 miles
Schools in Swanscombe
- Knockhall Primary School Primary
- Leigh Academy Ebbsfleet Secondary
- Manor Community Primary School Primary
- The Craylands School Primary
Local points of interest
- Blue Water Shopping centre 0.9 miles
- Princes Park Stadium 2.6 miles
- Central Park Gardens Gardens 3 miles
- Brands Hatch Recreation 6 miles
- Park View Road Stadium 7.4 miles
- Victoria Road Stadium 8.8 miles
- University of Greenwich - Avery Hill University 9.1 miles
- Shoreham Aircraft Museum Museum 9.2 miles
- North Woolwich Old Station Museum Museum 10.3 miles
- University for the Creative Arts - Rochester University 10.8 miles
- Barking Abbey Historic site 11 miles
- Hadlow College Mottingham College 11.1 miles