DA12 3BL Gravesham
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Istead Rise, Cobham & Luddesdown. Region: South East.
Streets
- Brewers Road, Gravesham: 27 addresses
- Cobhambury Road, Cobham: 5 addresses
- Watling Street, Gravesham: 5 addresses
- Halfpence Lane, Gravesham: 2 addresses
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 G (27% of about 550 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 1.
- 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: yes, Gravesham.
Listed buildings
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 39 addresses are between 87 m and 115 m above sea level (94 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 0%, ultrafast 0%, gigabit 0% of premises; 100% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sole Street 56,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.1 km |
| Cuxton 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.8 km | |
| Meopham 259,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.4 km | |
| Bus stops | None within 800 m | |
| Bus or coach station | Chatham Railway Station | 7.3 km |
| Ferry terminal | Town Pier Gravesend | 6.6 km |
| EV charging points | bp pulse Charging Station | 3.4 km |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Southend Airport SEN | 27.3 km |
| Nearest large airport | London Gatwick Airport LGW | 50.3 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Marlowe Park Medical Ctr. | 3.5 km |
| Pharmacies | Riverview Pharmacy | 3.2 km |
| NHS dentists | Gravesend Dental Surgery | 3.3 km |
| Hospital | Gravesham Community Hospital | 6.5 km |
| Police station | Gravesend Police Station | 5.0 km |
| Cash machines | MFG - Cobham London Rd, A2 Trunk Road Cashzone | 1.4 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Shorne Wood Country Park 129 ha | 1.0 km |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,230 m² | 1.1 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.2 ha | 1.3 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,840 m² | 1.4 km |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Cobham Hall (Including Kitchen and Stable Court), a listed building (Grade I), 50 m south. 8 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade I and 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Cobham Hall (Including Kitchen and Stable Court) | Listed building, Grade I | 50 m south |
| Cobham Hall | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 280 m east |
| The Dairy, Cobham Hall | Listed building, Grade II* | 350 m south |
| Romano-British villa and 19th century reservoir in Cobham Park | Scheduled monument | 360 m north |
| World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite (TS15), 250m east of Cobhambury Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.0 km south-west |
| Bowl barrow in Ashenbank Wood south of Cobham Park reservoir | Scheduled monument | 1.1 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Peggy Taylor's Hill | Hill | 630 m north-east |
| The Vineyard | Wood | 860 m south |
| Ashenbank Pond | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km west |
| Bush Valley | Valley | 2.8 km south |
| Common Marsh | Wetland | 4.1 km south-east |
| Wickham Reach | Tidal water | 4.6 km east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 7.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 11.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 1 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 2 |
| Under 55 | 34 | 36 |
5 of the postcode's 39 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, and 3 at 55 dB or more from railways, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 70% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 30% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 4% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 16% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 37% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 43% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 57% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 17% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 35% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 95% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 6 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 Brewers Road.