About the roads


These three roads comprise an estate of 76 houses, which lies just to the west of Ash Road by Hoselands Hill. They have a pleasant location with woodland, parkland and farmland to the west and north. The roads are also notable for the lack of street furniture such as telegraph poles. They were mostly built in 1975-79, the exceptions being 9-11a Downs Valley, which were built on the back garden of Westfield Lodge, Ash Road, in 1999.
Meanwhile the district plan had evolved and Downs Valley lay outside the development area. In 1972 the company said their financial viability was at risk if they weren't allowed to build here (Dartford Chronicle 10.3.1972). As a result of their representations the land was removed from the green belt. Building began in 1975; the local paper reported that a 10 year old child was rescued safely from a drainage shaft, fortunately his friend was able to raise the alarm (Dartford Chronicle 7.8.1975).Subject | Details |
| Length of Roads | Banckside 0.18 miles / 293m Downs Valley 0.25 miles / 402m Parkfield 0.11 miles / 175m |
| KCC Reference: | Banckside U15137 (adopted) Downs Valley U14639 (adopted) Parkfield U14639 (adopted) |
| Acreage: | Banckside 6.10 acres / 2.47 hectares Downs Valley 8.10 acres / 3.28 hectares Parkfield 0.59 acres / 0.24 hectares |
| Houses: | Banckside - 31 detached houses Downs Valley - 28 detached houses, 14 semi detached houses Parkfield - 3 detached houses |
| Density: | Banckside 5.1 houses/acre, 12.6 houses/hectare Downs Valley 5.2 houses/acre, 12.8 houses/hectare Parkfield 6.7 houses/acre, 16.7 houses/hectare (Hartley average 4.9 houses/acre) |
| Population (2011): | Banckside 69 Downs Valley 120 Parkfield 8 |
| Companies with registered address here (2013): | Banckside - 4 Downs Valley - 6 Parkfield - 1 |