DA12 2DF Gravesham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Town. Region: South East.
Streets
- Royal Pier Road, Gravesend: 33 addresses
- Unnamed street near Royal Pier 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: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 6.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: 1 protected tree within 100 m of this postcode.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1-45, HARMER STREET (See details for further address information), grade II
- 1A AND 2A, HARMER STREET, grade II
- 2-48, HARMER STREET, grade II
- 26 AND 28, QUEEN STREET, grade II
- 39, THE TERRACE, grade II
- FORMER STABLES TO NO 39, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 24 Queen Street Gravesend Kent, permissioned (60 m)
- 3-11 Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AP, permissioned (70 m)
- 3-11 Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AP: up to 18 homes, permissioned (70 m)
- Land Rear Of 26 - 32 Queen Street Fronting Terrace Street, not permissioned (70 m)
- 24 And 24C Queen Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2EE: up to 7 homes, permissioned (80 m)
- Rear Of 19-21 Queen Street Gravesend, permissioned (110 m)
- Call Boy Harmer Street Gravesend Kent DA12 2AX: up to 8 homes, permissioned (120 m)
- 12 -13 King Street, Cinema Site, Rear of, not permissioned (150 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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.
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 | 450 m |
| Tilbury Town 1.1 million journeys in 2024–25 | 2.5 km | |
| Northfleet 258,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.4 km | |
| Bus stops | 14 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Clock Tower Harmer Street Gravesend | 130 m |
| Bus or coach station | Northfleet - Coopers Arms | 3.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Town Pier Gravesend | 340 m |
| Car parks | Walsingham House Bays 1-4 Car Park | 1.5 km |
| EV charging points | 9 within 1.6 km; nearest PoGo Charge | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London City Airport LCY | 23.1 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Stansted Airport STN | 50.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gravesend Medical Centre | 200 m |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Pender Pharmacy | 230 m |
| NHS dentists | 9 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Gravesend Dental Clinic | 220 m |
| Hospital | Gravesham Community Hospital | 480 m |
| Police station | Kent Police | 450 m |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest Cash machine 165 Windmill Street Halifax | 280 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 8 within 800 m; nearest St Andrews Gardens 6,240 m² | 150 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Gordon Pleasure Gardens 2.7 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 8 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 590 m² | 340 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m; nearest Gordon Recreation Ground 6,120 m² | 310 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1.5 km |
Within 800 m: 8 parks and gardens, 8.3 hectares in all.
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 15.1 | 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.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 36 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 24% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 23% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 20% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 10% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 61% | 17% |
| Private rented | 18% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 40% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 16% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 27% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 13% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 51% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 10% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 22% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 54% | 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) | 15% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 43% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 3% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 79% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 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.