DA12 2BS Gravesham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. Region: South East.
Streets
- Gordon Promenade East, Gravesend: 5 addresses
- Commercial Place, Gravesend: 4 addresses
- Unnamed street near Gordon Promenade East, Milton: 2 addresses
- Khartoum Place, Gravesend: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Gordon Promenade East, Milton: 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, Riverside, 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: 3.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): Riverside, Gravesend, - Ar/08/3.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Milton Chantry, grade II*
- Former HM Customs and Immigration Office, grade II
- GAZEBO IN GROUNDS OF HM CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION OFFICE, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- Call Boy Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AX: up to 8 homes, permissioned (220 m)
- 3-11 Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AP, permissioned (280 m)
- 3-11 Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AP: up to 18 homes, permissioned (280 m)
- Land at the junction of Ordnance Road and Milton Place: up to 100 homes, not permissioned (320 m)
- 24 Queen Street Gravesend Kent, permissioned (400 m)
- Land Rear Of 26 - 32 Queen Street Fronting Terrace Street, not permissioned (400 m)
- 24 And 24C Queen Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2EE: up to 7 homes, permissioned (410 m)
- Rear Of 19-21 Queen Street Gravesend, permissioned (440 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 1 address is 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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 3. Zone 3 is a 1% (1 in 100) or greater annual chance of flooding from rivers, or 0.5% from the sea, ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 14 addresses are between 4 m and 5 m above sea level (4 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 | 780 m |
| Tilbury Town 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Northfleet 258,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km | |
| Bus stops | 2 stops within 400 m, 23 within 800 m; nearest Clock Tower Harmer Street Gravesend | 340 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northfleet - Coopers Arms | 3.5 km |
| Ferry terminal | Town Pier Gravesend | 510 m |
| Car parks | Walsingham House Bays 1-4 Car Park | 1.8 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest bp pulse Charging Station | 300 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 23.3 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 | 480 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pender Pharmacy | 550 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gravesend Dental Clinic | 460 m |
| Hospital | Gravesham Community Hospital | 790 m |
| Police station | Kent Police | 770 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 165 Windmill Street Halifax | 610 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 6 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.4 ha | 20 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Gordon Pleasure Gardens 2.7 ha | 110 m |
| Play area | 7 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 10 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Gordon Recreation Ground 6,120 m² | 240 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.4 km |
Within 800 m: 6 parks and gardens, 7.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Milton Chantry, a listed building (Grade II*), 60 m south. 96 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 9 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Milton Chantry | Listed building, Grade II* | 60 m south |
| New Tavern Fort, Gravesend, including Milton Chantry | Scheduled monument | 120 m south |
| New Tavern Fort | Listed building, Grade II* | 150 m south |
| Gravesend blockhouse | Scheduled monument | 280 m west |
| The Town Pier | Listed building, Grade II* | 500 m west |
| The Town Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 510 m west |
| Tilbury Fort | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km north |
| Gravesend Cemetery | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.7 km south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gravesend Reach | Tidal water | 880 m north-west |
| Windmill Hill | Hill | 1.2 km south |
| Westcourt Marshes | Wetland | 1.9 km east |
| Great Clane Lane Marshes | Wetland | 2.6 km east |
| Cooper Shore | Wood | 3.3 km north |
| New Fish Pond | Lake or reservoir | 5.0 km south-east |
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
Noise figures are still being loaded.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 22% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 31% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 14% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 46% | 17% |
| Private rented | 23% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 43% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 14% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 22% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 11% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 30% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 36% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 15% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 49% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 23% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 21% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 10% | 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.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Gordon Promenade East.