| Postcode | DA2 8AL | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Dartford | 
| Nearest station | Greenhithe for Bluewater (3 km) | 
| Bus stops | School (W) Bramble Avenue (SE) Bramble Avenue (NW) The Black Horse (SE) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 42 View | 
| Known addresses | Old School House, School Lane, Bean Royal Oak Cottage, 33 School Lane, Bean 2 School Lane, Bean 3 School Lane, Bean 4 School Lane, Bean 6 School Lane, Bean 7 School Lane, Bean 8 School Lane, Bean 9 School Lane, Bean 10 School Lane, Bean 11 School Lane, Bean 13 School Lane, Bean 14 School Lane, Bean 15 School Lane, Bean 17 School Lane, Bean 18 School Lane, Bean 19 School Lane, Bean 20 School Lane, Bean 21 School Lane, Bean 22 School Lane, Bean 23 School Lane, Bean 25 School Lane, Bean 27 School Lane, Bean 28 School Lane, Bean 30 School Lane, Bean 31 School Lane, Bean 32 School Lane, Bean | 
| Main property type | Semi-detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 51.426774 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.289904 | |
| Easting | 559295 | |
| Northing | 172239 | |
| Grid reference | TQ592722 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 311599 5700770 | |
| what3words | harder.goals.ending | |
| FixPhrase | cringe magnifier shove vice | |
| Plus code | 9F32C7GQ+PX | |
| Altitude | 86 metres (284 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:51 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 9 KMs (5.6 miles) | 
| Parish | Bean | E04004892 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Bean & Village Park | E05012392 | 
| Local Authority District | Dartford | E07000107 | 
| County Electoral Division | Dartford Rural | E58000696 | 
| Local Authority | Kent | E10000016 | 
| County | Kent | E10000016 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Dartford | E14001191 | 
| MP | Jim Dickson | Labour | 
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | Thames Water | |
| Sewage company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Kent Thames Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 85 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 32 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Bean | E63012190 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00122517 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8C1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Dartford 012B | E01024134 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Dartford 012B | E01024134 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Bean, Darenth & Sutton at Hone | E02005039 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Bean, Darenth & Sutton at Hone | E02005039 | 
| Travel to work area | London | E30000234 | 
| Average property price in Dartford | £385,502 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.8% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 School Lane, Bean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £410,000 | 
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2006 | £210,000 | |
| 31 School Lane, Bean | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2022 | £479,000 | 
| 17 School Lane, Bean | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2022 | £410,000 | 
| 6 School Lane, Bean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2021 | £385,000 | 
| 22 School Lane, Bean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2021 | £405,000 | 
| Old School House, School Lane, Bean | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2020 | £570,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2015 | £453,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2010 | £392,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2008 | £140,000 | |
| 9 School Lane, Bean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Apr 2020 | £340,000 | 
| 8 School Lane, Bean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Dec 2019 | £355,000 | 
| 10 School Lane, Bean | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jun 2019 | £415,000 | 
| Royal Oak Cottage, 33 School Lane, Bean | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2019 | £540,000 |