DA11 8DR Gravesham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Coldharbour & Perry Street. 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 C (50% of about 500 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: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Units 9 And 10 May Avenue Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8RU: up to 14 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Former Northfleet Police Station Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 8DA, permissioned (350 m)
- Top Yard Hardys Corner 2 Vale Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent: up to 10 homes, permissioned (700 m)
- 2 Vale Road, Northfleet: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- 2 Vale Road, Northfleet: up to 25 homes, not permissioned (730 m)
- Former Site Of 26 - 27 London Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent: up to 13 homes, not permissioned (790 m)
- Former Site Of 26 - 27 London Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent: up to 13 homes, permissioned (790 m)
- Fox and Hounds Public House 27 London Road Northfleet Gravesend DA11 9JH, permissioned (800 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 32 addresses are between 11 m and 15 m above sea level (12 m on average).
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 | 1.4 km |
| Northfleet 258,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Ebbsfleet International 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 29 within 800 m; nearest All Saints Church Perry Street | 200 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northfleet - Coopers Arms | 2.0 km |
| Ferry terminal | West Street Pier Gravesend | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | Walsingham House Bays 1-4 Car Park | 920 m |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 21.9 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 49.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 4 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Shrubbery Surgery | 220 m |
| Pharmacies | 10 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Williams Chemists | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Kreate Dental Gravesend | 930 m |
| Hospital | Gravesham Community Hospital | 1.5 km |
| Police station | North Kent Police Station | 740 m |
| Cash machines | 5 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Northfleet, Northfleet Cashzone | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 3,120 m² | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 8.5 ha | 520 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 350 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2.9 ha | 460 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,520 m² | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 7 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Church of All Saints, a listed building (Grade II*), 230 m south-east. 14 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 230 m south-east |
| Gravesend Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 690 m east |
| Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km west |
| Roman enclosure SE of Vagniacae | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km south-west |
| Gravesend blockhouse | Scheduled monument | 2.0 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.5 km east |
| Tilbury Ness | Wetland | 2.1 km north |
| Gravesend Reach | Tidal water | 2.3 km north-east |
| Madam Wood | Wood | 2.7 km south-west |
| Cobham Valleys | Valley | 4.9 km south |
| Henhurst Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 13.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 13.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 7 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 25 | 32 |
7 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 41 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 20% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 72% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 38% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 28% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 3% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 25% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 57% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 6% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 11% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 6% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 14% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 7% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 93% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 4% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 5 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.