DA11 0PU Gravesham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Pelham. Region: South East.
Streets
Council tax
What each band costs in Gravesham in 2026-27: Band D £2,408 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,605 | £1,873 | £2,141 | £2,408 | £2,943 | £3,479 | £4,014 | £4,816 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band B (36% of about 900 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 2 protected trees within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Man Of Kent 53 - 57 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0QB: up to 6 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Man Of Kent 53 - 57 Wrotham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0QB: up to 10 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- Gravesend Police Station Windmill Street 133: up to 86 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Gravesend Police Station Windmill Street 133: up to 75 homes, permissioned (270 m)
- Civic Centre, Windmill Street, Gravesend: up to 140 homes, not permissioned (310 m)
- Pelham Lodge Residential Home 52 Pelham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0HZ, permissioned (320 m)
- Rosebank Residential Home 56 Pelham Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0HZ, permissioned (350 m)
- 65 New Road Gravesend Kent DA11 0AE, not permissioned (350 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 21 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Gravesend 2.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 300 m |
| Tilbury Town 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.7 km | |
| Northfleet 258,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.9 km | |
| Bus stops | 20 stops within 400 m, 59 within 800 m; nearest Arthur Street Gravesend | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northfleet - Coopers Arms | 2.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | West Street Pier Gravesend | 780 m |
| Car parks | Walsingham House Bays 1-4 Car Park | 1.1 km |
| EV charging points | 12 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 22.7 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 50.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pelham Medical Practice | 170 m |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Darnley Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Pelham Dental Studio | 220 m |
| Hospital | Gravesham Community Hospital | 470 m |
| Police station | Kent Police | 280 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest Windmill Hill Gardens 1.2 ha | 540 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Woodlands Park 5.8 ha | 790 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 870 m² | 410 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Bat and Ball Cricket Ground 2.0 ha | 280 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1,420 m² | 1.2 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 9.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is The Town Hall, a listed building (Grade II*), 610 m north-east. 106 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 7 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| The Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 610 m north-east |
| Church of St George | Listed building, Grade II* | 630 m north-east |
| Gravesend Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 690 m south-west |
| 79, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 700 m north-east |
| 80, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 710 m north-east |
| Gravesend blockhouse | Scheduled monument | 850 m north-east |
| New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km north-east |
| Tilbury Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 640 m south-east |
| Gravesend Reach | Tidal water | 1.4 km north |
| Tilbury Ness | Wetland | 2.2 km north-west |
| Westcourt Marshes | Wetland | 2.6 km east |
| Madam Wood | Wood | 3.7 km south-west |
| Henhurst Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.5 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 29 | 29 |
None of the postcode's 29 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 25% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 65% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 14% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 20% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 44% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 8% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 12% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 52% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.