DA12 3ER

Higham & Shorne · Gravesham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Gravesham
Constituency
Gravesham
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA12 3EQ 74 m
DA12 3EG 97 m
DA12 3EJ 129 m
DA12 3ED 136 m
DA12 3EF 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA12 3ER
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 1982
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 3
Latitude
51.412775
Longitude
0.431681
British National Grid easting
569,200
British National Grid northing
171,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Gravesham · E07000109
Parish or community
E04004939
Westminster constituency
Gravesham · E14001254
Output area
E00123373
Lower layer super output area
Gravesham 010E · E01024301
Middle layer super output area
Gravesham 010 · E02005064

Postcode source versions

Explore DA12

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
25
Secondary
4
  1. Shorne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    250 m
  2. Gad's Hill School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km
  3. Cobham Hall

    Other independent school

    2.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
110
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 13
  • Burglary 10
  • Other theft 10

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
DA12 3 residents
2,298

Age bands in DA12 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.7%

391 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

271 residents

Age 25 to 44
16.5%

441 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

787 residents

Age 65 and over
29.1%

777 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    3.8 km

  • ROCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    115 ROCHESTER ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2HU

    ODS code G82648

    3.8 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.1 km

  • OAKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, PRACTICE 2

    WINDSOR ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 5BW

    ODS code G82808

    4.3 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Shorne

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Shorne

    0.1 miles
  • Racefield Close

    BCT · Shorne Ridgeway

    0.4 miles
  • Racefield Close

    BCT · Shorne Ridgeway

    0.4 miles
  • Shorne Crossroads

    BCT · Shorne

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gravesham 010E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,865 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 4 secondary schools. Shorne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

110 published events cover 12 months, averaging 9.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 30 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.