Buying a home in DA3, Longfield. What it costs, what you get and where else to look.

Typical 3-bedroom house£431kmost £356k–£557k

Houses per m²£4,958flats £4,222

Sold last year1531,025 in five years

Prices in Sevenoaks+1.1%on a year ago

A typical 3-bedroom house in DA3 sold for £430,943 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £356,044 and £557,058, for about 90 m² of space.

153 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £207k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DA3 8 (£4,774) and the most in DA3 7 (£5,169).

Across Sevenoaks, prices are up 1.1% on a year ago and up 15% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £1,926 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £1,965 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £86,000 for that mortgage: what £90,000 buys.

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House prices in DA3 by bedrooms

Bedrooms	Typical price	Most sell for	Size	Sold, 5 years
1	£285,000	£254k–£295k	40 m²	8
2	£348,043	£309k–£434k	68 m²	204
3	£430,943	£356k–£557k	90 m²	369
4	£576,070	£486k–£669k	118 m²	168
5+	£726,708	£610k–£866k	152 m²	211

Prices by type of home

	1 bed	2 bed	3 bed	4 bed	5+ bed
Houses	£285k	£348k	£431k	£576k	£727k
Detached	—	£489k	£599k	£645k	£767k
Semi-detached	—	£441k	£490k	£536k	£571k
Terraced	£285k	£320k	£354k	£396k	£515k
Flats	£207k	£244k	£274k	—	—

Typical sale price over the last five years, adjusted to today's prices with the UK House Price Index.

Price per m² across DA3

Postcode sector	Houses	Flats
DA3 7	£5,169	£4,060
DA3 8	£4,774	£4,412

Schools near DA3

Best state primary within 2 kmLeigh Academy Hartley90% met the expected standard at 11 · England 64%5 state primaries within 2 km

Best state secondary within 5 kmLeigh Academy Longfield32.1% got grade 5+ in English and maths · England 43.8%3 state secondaries within 5 km

Nearby areas

DA13 Gravesend · 3 km3-bed house £469k DA4 Dartford · 5 km3-bed house £452k DA11 Gravesend · 6 km3-bed house £363k DA10 Swanscombe · 6 km3-bed house £350k DA12 Gravesend · 7 km3-bed house £374k DA9 Greenhithe · 7 km3-bed house £400k DA2 Dartford · 7 km3-bed house £431k TN15 Sevenoaks · 9 km3-bed house £490k

Questions about DA3

Is DA3 a good area to buy a home?

What the numbers say: prices in Sevenoaks are up 1.1% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is below it (32.1% against 43.8%); 153 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.

How much is a 3-bedroom house in DA3?

A typical 3-bedroom house in DA3 sold for £430,943 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £356,044 and £557,058.

How many homes sell in DA3 each year?

153 homes sold in the last year and 1,025 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.

What are the schools like near DA3?

The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Leigh Academy Hartley, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).

Where is cheaper near DA3?

For a 3-bedroom house, DA11 (£363k, 6 km), DA10 (£350k, 6 km), DA12 (£374k, 7 km).

Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.