The company also brought about the foundation of Albany Park railway station in 1935, providing transport links to the estates along the Dartford Loop Line.

During the 1930s, New Ideal Homesteads were the largest commercial developer active in north west Kent, known for keeping costs at a minimum by using prefabricated materials.

[1] NIH had advertised their estate with a sales brochure in which they stated that "the charming countryside shall permanently retain the rural character of its vistas and shall not suffer disfigurement in any way".

[1] The Hidden London website later commented that this claim was "implausible", characterising Albany Park as "a lacklustre pair of estates".

In 1954 a vicar was appointed to the town, and the Anglican community subsequently secured a plot of land in the centre of the estate on which to build a church; construction began in 1964 and was completed the following year.

[1] In 2001, a number of trees were planted along the railway line adjacent to the south side of Canterbury Avenue, with the area named the Millennium Woodland.

[1] The shops on Norman Parade were later demolished and replaced by an apartment block with a convenience store; this was named Cedarwood Place and was constructed by the Belgravia Homes company.

Albany Park no longer has a GP surgery following the purchase of the one that had previously been situated in Longmead Drive by another local practice.