Your Move Swanley Local Area Guide
Why move to Swanley?
Swanley and it's surrounding villages is a versatile area that incorporates both urban living with the countryside. There are many places of interest and lots of areas to explore.
Swanley location
Some fantastic locations in and around Swanley are the hump-back bridge alongside the ford through the river Darent, the grandiose Lullingstone Castle with its award winning gardens and the historic Lullingstone Roman Villa thought to date back to 82 AD. Eynsford and Farningham's larger neighbour, West Kingsdown, is almost completely surrounded by woodland, shielding it from the sounds and excitement of the nearby Brands Hatch Circuit.
It offers a mix of semi-rural village life and rural unadopted roads alike. Crockenhill is a beautiful little gem surrounded by green open fields and patches of woodland, built on a history of pottery and tile production.
Today's thriving village has a strong sense of community and identity, fiercely protected by the locals. On the opposite side of Swanely you can find Hextable, surrounded by nurseries, garden centres and small farms.
Hextable is built around the village green rather than the usual ale house as it's possibly the only village in England without a pub! But don't worry you don't have to go too far to find one and there's certainly no lack of other amenities, all in all a great village for families.
The Local Market in Swanley
The property market in Swanley is alive and kicking with high demand for properties in Swanley proper as well as the surrounding villages. Swanley attracts residents from first time buyers, investors, families to commuters.
Average property price in Swanley
Average rental price in Swanley
Shopping and local amenities
Swanley has numerous shopping and eateries, there is a market held every week.
Schools and leisure
New Barn Park is a great place to go, with its miniature steam train, boating lake, splash pool, cafe, open green spaces covering 60 acres of space. It host's many events from firework displays to open air cinema screenings.
If you have children then there are great Nurseries, Pre Schools, Primary and Secondary Schools. White Oak Leisure Centre is located in the centre of Swanley and has stand-out features including three fantastic flumes, a diving pit and 33 metre swimming pool.