DA11 9DW Gravesham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Northfleet & Springhead. 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 (50% of about 1,150 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
- Land at Station Road, Northfleet: up to 19 homes, not permissioned (420 m)
- Land Off Factory Road Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9HH, not permissioned (500 m)
- The Builders Yard, Lower Range Road, Gravesend, not permissioned (570 m)
- Northfleet Embankment West: up to 532 homes, permissioned (650 m)
- 17-19 High Street, not permissioned (680 m)
- 34-35 The Hill Northfleet Gravesend Kent DA11 9EX, not permissioned (1.0 km)
- Ebbsfleet Central including car parks and land east of International Way: up to 2,211 homes, pending decision (1.0 km)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 10 at medium risk and 13 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 65 addresses are between 15 m and 18 m above sea level (17 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Northfleet 258,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 290 m |
| Ebbsfleet International 1.8 million journeys in 2024–25 | 670 m | |
| Swanscombe 340,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 15 within 800 m; nearest Oakwood Industrial Estate Northfleet | 240 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northfleet - Coopers Arms | 290 m |
| Ferry terminal | Tilbury Ferry Terminal | 2.9 km |
| Car parks | 2 within 800 m; nearest Ebbsfleet International Station Car Park C | 450 m |
| EV charging points | 4 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 920 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 19.8 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 48.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Springhead Health | 2.0 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hill Pharmacy | 1.0 km |
| NHS dentists | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Aligndent Nk LTD | 270 m |
| Hospital | Gravesham Community Hospital | 2.9 km |
| Police station | Essex Police Station | 1.7 km |
| Cash machines | The Cooperative Food Swanscombe Cashzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 3.3 ha | 1.3 km |
| Play area | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 470 m² | 60 m |
| Playing field | Unnamed 5,750 m² | 1.0 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 5,030 m² | 1.3 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Aspdin's kiln, a scheduled monument, 190 m north-east. 10 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Aspdin's kiln | Scheduled monument | 190 m north-east |
| Palaeolithic sites near Baker's Hole | Scheduled monument | 630 m south-west |
| Parish Church of St Botolph | Listed building, Grade I | 910 m south-east |
| Neolithic sites near Ebbsfleet | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km south |
| Gravesend Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 2.9 km south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Tilbury Ness | Wetland | 1.2 km north-east |
| Botany Marshes | Wetland | 1.2 km north-west |
| Northfleet Hope | Tidal water | 1.6 km north |
| Eagle Cliff | Cliff or slope | 2.9 km west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 3.5 km south-east |
| Beacon Wood | Wood | 4.0 km south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.9 | 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 | 65 | 65 |
None of the postcode's 65 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 | 30 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 31% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 14% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 6% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 86% | 17% |
| Private rented | 0% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 18% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 20% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 17% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 7% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 15% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 56% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 9% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 29% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 90% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 3% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 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.