DA12 1JA Gravesham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. 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 (35% of about 710 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 2.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 144 AND 145, MILTON ROAD, grade II
- 20, PEACOCK STREET, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Adjacent to Jolly Drayman Wellington Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1JA, permissioned (40 m)
- 128 Milton Road: up to 9 homes, permissioned (50 m)
- Land at the junction of Ordnance Road and Milton Place: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (120 m)
- 44 - 46 The Grove Gravesend Kent DA12 1DF (Job Centre): up to 12 homes, permissioned (160 m)
- 174 Parrock Street & 3 - 5 Saddington Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1ER, permissioned (250 m)
- 166-168 Parrock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1ER, permissioned (250 m)
- 168 Parrock Street Gravesend Kent DA12 1ER: up to 9 homes, permissioned (260 m)
- 3-11 Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AP, permissioned (270 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 0 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 28 addresses are between 13 m and 14 m above sea level (14 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 | 570 m |
| Tilbury Town 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.8 km | |
| Northfleet 258,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.6 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 35 within 800 m; nearest Clock Tower Gravesend | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northfleet - Coopers Arms | 3.4 km |
| Ferry terminal | Town Pier Gravesend | 650 m |
| Car parks | Walsingham House Bays 1-4 Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest MFG Charging Station | 40 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 23.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 50.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Parrock Street Surgery | 260 m |
| Pharmacies | 8 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Regent Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gravesend Dental Clinic | 160 m |
| Hospital | Gravesham Community Hospital | 690 m |
| Police station | Gravesend Police Station | 450 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 165 Windmill Street Halifax | 400 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 9 within 800 m; nearest New Tavern Fort 2.1 ha | 220 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Gordon Pleasure Gardens 2.7 ha | 220 m |
| Play area | 9 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 60 m² | 160 m |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m; nearest Gordon Recreation Ground 6,120 m² | 220 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 9 parks and gardens, 9.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is New Tavern Fort, a listed building (Grade II*), 310 m north-east. 109 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 8 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| New Tavern Fort | Listed building, Grade II* | 310 m north-east |
| New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry | Scheduled monument | 330 m north-east |
| Milton Chantry | Listed building, Grade II* | 380 m north |
| Gravesend blockhouse | Scheduled monument | 460 m north |
| The Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 470 m north-west |
| 79, High Street | Listed building, Grade II* | 570 m north-west |
| Gravesend Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.3 km south-west |
| Tilbury Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 720 m south |
| Gravesend Reach | Tidal water | 1.2 km north |
| Westcourt Marshes | Wetland | 1.9 km east |
| Great Clane Lane Marshes | Wetland | 2.6 km east |
| Cooper Shore | Wood | 3.7 km north |
| New Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 4.7 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 70 to 74 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 to 69 | 1 | 2 |
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 9 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 13 | 17 |
15 of the postcode's 28 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 11 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 39 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 7% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 39% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 15% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 2% | 1% |
| Social rented | 15% | 17% |
| Private rented | 44% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 68% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 8% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 12% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 20% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 18% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 48% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 22% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 71% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 10% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 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.