DA12 postcode area guide — Gravesham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the DA12 postcode district in Gravesham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in DA12
Excellent coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
97.7%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
85.2%
Gigabit-capable
82.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0%
Broadband availability in the DA12 postcode district (Gravesham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 926 postcodes Ofcom measures in DA12, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 97.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 82.4%.
Around 0% of premises in DA12 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in DA12
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| DA12 1AA | 100% | 0% |
| DA12 1AB | 100% | 41.7% |
| DA12 1AD | 100% | 0% |
| DA12 1AE | 100% | 0% |
| DA12 1AF | 100% | 0% |
| DA12 1AG | 100% | 0% |
| DA12 1AH | 95.2% | 0% |
| DA12 1AN | 100% | 0% |
| DA12 1AP | 100% | 0% |
| DA12 1AS | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Gravesham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Gravesham district (47,131 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
89.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
95.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in DA12
Police recorded 256 incidents within about a mile of the centre of DA12 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 73 | 28.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 69 | 27.0% |
| Other theft | 26 | 10.2% |
| Vehicle crime | 26 | 10.2% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 21 | 8.2% |
| Burglary | 9 | 3.5% |
| Other crime | 8 | 3.1% |
| Public order | 7 | 2.7% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in DA12
Based on 403 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in DA12 is £345,215, up 3.0% on the previous year (£335,000).
Detached
£540,000
49 sales
Semi-detached
£400,000
137 sales
Terraced
£320,000
150 sales
Flat / maisonette
£175,000
54 sales
Latest recorded sales in DA12
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2026 | £417,500 | Semi-detached | Lower Higham Road | DA12 2NN |
| 15 May 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Winchester Crescent | DA12 5RY |
| 12 May 2026 | £1,330,000 | Other | Goodwood Crescent | DA12 5EY |
| 8 May 2026 | £380,000 | Terraced | Abbey Road | DA12 1RQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £530,000 | Other | Milton Road | DA12 2RE |
| 8 May 2026 | £317,000 | Terraced | Great Clayne Road | DA12 2FG |
| 1 May 2026 | £420,000 | Semi-detached | Vigilant Way | DA12 4PP |
| 1 May 2026 | £435,000 | Detached | Cambria Crescent | DA12 4NZ |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £363,500 | Semi-detached | Sun Lane | DA12 5HL |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £307,000 | Terraced | Cricket Marsh Walk | DA12 2FB |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Gravesham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Gravesham district (106,900 residents, 41,724 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.9% |
| 30–44 | 19.9% |
| 45–64 | 19% |
| 65+ | 17.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.2% |
| Private rented | 19.3% |
| Social rented | 4.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around DA12
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravesend Grammar School | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,495 | DA12 2PR |
| St John's Catholic Comprehensive | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,335 | DA12 2JW |
| Thamesview School | Secondary | 11–18 | 978 | DA12 4LF |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend | Primary | 3–11 | 869 | DA12 2SY |
| The Riverview Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 784 | DA12 4SD |
| Whitehill Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 515 | DA12 5HN |
| King's Farm Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 468 | DA12 5JT |
| Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 458 | DA12 1LU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in DA12
289 rated food businesses operate in DA12. 239 hold the top rating of 5, 26 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: AEZ Catering Ltd, Alex The Chef Ltd, Almond Bud Day Nursery, Ambient, Aroma.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in DA12
From a sample of 285 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 DA12 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 41% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
0%
Band B
2%
Band C
39%
Band D
35%
Band E
20%
Band F
3%
Band G
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Gravesham
Landlines around DA12 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.