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Former Rowhill School, Stock Lane, Wilmington, Dartford, Kent, DA2

Land size
3.63 acres

Key Features

  • Opportunity to acquire a former school and associated land (Use Class F1) with scope for redevelopment (STPP).
  • Comprising 1,385 sq m (14,908 sq ft) GIA of existing accommodation
  • Site area extends to approximately 1.47 hectares (3.63 acres)
  • Surplus site due to relocation of the school (closed circa 2010)
  • Early 2024 pre-application with Dartford Borough Council for the residential redevelopment of the site to provide up to 20 houses.
  • Located in the village of Wilmington approximately 1.6 miles south of Dartford town centre.
  • Suitable for alternative uses or redevelopment for residential, care or commercial uses (subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents).
  • Freehold with vacant possession
  • Unconditional and subject to planning offers are invited

Description

- Opportunity to acquire a former school and associated land (Use Class F1) with scope for redevelopment (STPP).

- Comprising 1,385 sq m (14,908 sq ft) GIA of existing accommodation

- Site area extends to approximately 1.47 hectares (3.63 acres)

- Surplus site due to relocation of the school (closed circa 2010)

- Early 2024 pre-application with Dartford Borough Council for the residential redevelopment of the site to provide up to 20 houses.

- Located in the village of Wilmington approximately 1.6 miles south of Dartford town centre.

- Suitable for alternative uses or redevelopment for residential, care or commercial uses (subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents).

- Freehold with vacant possession.

- Unconditional and subject to planning offers are invited.

The property is located on Stock Lane in Wilmington, a village approximately 1.5 miles south of Dartford in Kent.

The property is situated in a predominantly residential area characterised by terraced and semi-detached houses.

Dartford railway station is situated approximately 1.6 miles to the north of the property and provides direct access to London Bridge (37 mins), London Charing Cross (45 mins) and London Victoria (53 mins).

The M25 motorway is approximately 1.4 miles to the east of the property.

An extensive range of shops and amenities is available in Dartford to the north whilst Bluewater Shopping Centre is approximately 6.2 miles to the north east.

Wilmington is well served by schools including Wilmington Primary School, Wilmington Academy and Wilmington Grammar School for Girls.

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Date Posted
2026-06-16

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

56 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.

Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.

Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.

Nearest Schools

Primary

  • Wilmington Primary School686 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    212
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Oakfield Primary Academy0.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    716
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Westgate Primary School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    209
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Joydens Wood Infant School1.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 7
    Pupils
    190
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Hextable Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    605
    Type
    Community school

Secondary

  • Wilmington Grammar School for Boys818 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,174
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Boys
  • Leigh Academy Wilmington941 metresOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 19
    Pupils
    1,386
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Wilmington Grammar School for Girls0.6 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,154
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls
  • Dartford Science & Technology College1.1 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    857
    Type
    Foundation school
    Gender
    Girls
  • Dartford Grammar School for Girls1.2 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,257
    Type
    Academy converter
    Gender
    Girls

Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.

Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.

Amenities

Supermarket

Co-op Hawley Road, Dartford0.7 miles
Morrisons Daily Winston, Dartford1.1 miles
Lidl Central Dartford Dartford, Dartford1.2 miles

GP surgery

Lowfield Medical Centre1.2 miles

Pharmacy

Lowfield Pharmacy1.2 miles

Hospital

Livingstone Hospital1.5 miles

Green space

Play Space313 metres

Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.

The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.

Getting Around

Nearest station

Dartford Rail Station1.6 miles

Nearest bus stop

The Plough231 metres

Typical drive times

Swanley8 min · 3.2 miles
Dartford8 min · 3.9 miles
Northfleet15 min · 9 miles
Swanscombe12 min · 5.2 miles
City of London (city)36 min · 17 miles

Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.

Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.

Flood Risk

From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.

Rivers and the sea

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

The detail behind these bandings

The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.

  • Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
  • Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
  • Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
  • Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
  • Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
  • Ground risks (included in the full report)
  • Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)

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