DA12 2BJ Gravesham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. Region: South East.
Streets
- Royal Pier Road, Gravesend: 56 addresses
- Clarendon Road, Gravesend: 1 address
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 A (41% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Harmer Street, Gravesend Conservation Area (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 9.
- 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.
Listed buildings
- 1A AND 2A, HARMER STREET, grade II
- 39, THE TERRACE, grade II
- 42, THE TERRACE, grade II
- 43, THE TERRACE, grade II
- 47, THE TERRACE, grade II
- Former HM Customs and Immigration Office, grade II
- FORMER STABLES TO NO 39, grade II
- ROSE AND THISTLE PUBLIC HOUSE, grade II
- TERRACE TAVERN, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Call Boy Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AX: up to 8 homes, permissioned (40 m)
- 3-11 Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AP, permissioned (100 m)
- 3-11 Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AP: up to 18 homes, permissioned (100 m)
- 24 Queen Street Gravesend Kent, permissioned (210 m)
- Land Rear Of 26 - 32 Queen Street Fronting Terrace Street, not permissioned (220 m)
- 24 And 24C Queen Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2EE: up to 7 homes, permissioned (230 m)
- Land at the junction of Ordnance Road and Milton Place: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (240 m)
- Rear Of 19-21 Queen Street Gravesend, permissioned (260 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 1 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 57 addresses are between 11 m and 12 m above sea level (12 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 93%, ultrafast 93%, gigabit 93% 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 | 600 m |
| Tilbury Town 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Northfleet 258,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Clock Tower Harmer Street Gravesend | 180 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northfleet - Coopers Arms | 3.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Town Pier Gravesend | 400 m |
| Car parks | Walsingham House Bays 1-4 Car Park | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 220 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 23.2 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 50.0 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gravesend Medical Centre | 320 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pender Pharmacy | 370 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gravesend Dental Clinic | 300 m |
| Hospital | Gravesham Community Hospital | 620 m |
| Police station | Kent Police | 590 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 165 Windmill Street Halifax | 430 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest New Tavern Fort 2.1 ha | 120 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Gordon Pleasure Gardens 2.7 ha | 210 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 190 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Gordon Recreation Ground 6,120 m² | 210 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 7.0 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 14.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 12.0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 17 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 10 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 9 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 21 | 57 |
36 of the postcode's 57 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 | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 14% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 5% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 29% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 13% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 4% | 1% |
| Social rented | 23% | 17% |
| Private rented | 45% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 70% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 7% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 4% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 39% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 11% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 16% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 15% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 25% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 33% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 22% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 83% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 8% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Royal Pier Road.