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DA12 3HB

Higham & Shorne · Gravesham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Higham & Shorne
Local authority
Gravesham
Constituency
Gravesham
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA12 3BH 464 m
DA12 4AB 794 m
DA12 4AD 798 m
DA12 3HX 801 m
DA12 4AA 838 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA12 3HB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 3
Latitude
51.403008
Longitude
0.407309
British National Grid easting
567,541
British National Grid northing
169,858

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Gravesham · E07000109
Electoral ward
Higham & Shorne · E05014915
Parish or community
E04004939
Westminster constituency
Gravesham · E14001254
Output area
E00123375
Lower layer super output area
Gravesham 010D · E01024300
Middle layer super output area
Gravesham 010 · E02005064

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
36
Primary
23
Secondary
4

  1. Cobham Hall

    Other independent school

    1.3 km

  2. Cobham Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

  3. Singlewell Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
193
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Violence and sexual offences 42
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Other theft 20
  • Vehicle crime 17

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

1 female, 2 male

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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA12 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • OAKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, PRACTICE 2

    WINDSOR ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 5BW

    ODS code G82808

    3.2 km

  • ROCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    115 ROCHESTER ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2HU

    ODS code G82648

    3.8 km

  • DOWNS WAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WORCESTER CLOSE, ISTEAD RISE, GRAVESEND, DA13 9LB

    ODS code G82809

    3.9 km

  • OLD ROAD WEST SURGERY

    30 OLD ROAD WEST, GRAVESEND, DA11 0LL

    ODS code G82067

    4.4 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.6 km

  • PARROCK STREET SURGERY

    186 PARROCK STREET, GRAVESEND, DA12 1EN

    ODS code G82062

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Shorne Woods Country Park

    BCT · Shorne

    0.6 miles

  • Shorne Woods Country Park

    BCT · Shorne

    0.6 miles

  • War Memorial

    BCT · Cobham

    0.9 miles

  • The Ship

    BCT · Cobham

    0.9 miles

  • Imperial Drive

    BCT · Riverview Park

    0.9 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gravesham 010D, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,431 of 33,755

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

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

36 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Cobham Hall is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

193 published events cover 12 months, averaging 16.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 46 events.

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