DA12 3HF

Higham & Shorne · Gravesham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gravesend
Local authority
Gravesham
Constituency
Gravesham
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA12 3HE 157 m
DA12 3EB 635 m
DA12 3HA 675 m
DA12 3DX 702 m
DA12 3EF 721 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA12 3HF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 3
Latitude
51.412879
Longitude
0.419693
British National Grid easting
568,366
British National Grid northing
170,984

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
E00123375
Lower layer super output area
Gravesham 010D · E01024300
Middle layer super output area
Gravesham 010 · E02005064

Postcode source versions

Explore DA12

3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Ifield Cottages, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3HF 19 December 2014 £330,000
3, Ifield Cottages, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3HF 27 April 2007 £315,000
3, Ifield Cottages, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3HF 5 December 1997 £97,200

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
38
Primary
24
Secondary
5
  1. Shorne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    942 m
  2. Thamesview School

    Foundation school

    1.9 km
  3. Cobham Hall

    Other independent school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
147
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 46
  • Violence and sexual offences 37
  • Criminal damage and arson 16
  • Vehicle crime 10
  • Other crime 9

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
4
Residents per household
3.0
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 0.5% 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+
100%
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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    115 ROCHESTER ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2HU

    ODS code G82648

    3.2 km

  • OAKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, PRACTICE 2

    WINDSOR ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 5BW

    ODS code G82808

    3.5 km

  • OLD ROAD WEST SURGERY

    30 OLD ROAD WEST, GRAVESEND, DA11 0LL

    ODS code G82067

    4.3 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.4 km

  • PARROCK STREET SURGERY

    186 PARROCK STREET, GRAVESEND, DA12 1EN

    ODS code G82062

    4.6 km

  • DOWNS WAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WORCESTER CLOSE, ISTEAD RISE, GRAVESEND, DA13 9LB

    ODS code G82809

    4.7 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.8 km

  • GRAVESEND MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 NEW SWAN YARD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2EN

    ODS code G82780

    4.9 km

  • PELHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GRANGE, 17 PELHAM ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA11 0HN

    ODS code G82032

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Village Hall

    BCT · Shorne

    0.5 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Shorne

    0.5 miles
  • Shorne Woods Country Park

    BCT · Shorne

    0.7 miles
  • Gravesend Road

    BCT · Shorne

    0.7 miles
  • Fairways

    BCT · Shorne

    0.7 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

38 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 5 secondary schools. Shorne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 942 m.

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

Recorded crime

147 published events cover 12 months, averaging 12.25 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.