DA12 3HQ

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 3HN 155 m
DA12 3HW 253 m
DA12 3HG 269 m
DA12 3HL 339 m
DA12 3HP 387 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA12 3HQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 3
Latitude
51.424299
Longitude
0.435400
British National Grid easting
569,416
British National Grid northing
172,290

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
4, New Cottages, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3HQ 30 April 2004 £300,000
1, New Cottages, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3HQ 1 October 1999 £143,000
3, New Cottages, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3HQ 3 April 1998 £55,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
23
Secondary
4
  1. Shorne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km
  2. Higham Primary School

    Community school

    1.9 km
  3. Gad's Hill School

    Other independent school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
61
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 11
  • Violence and sexual offences 10
  • Vehicle crime 9
  • Burglary 7
  • Other theft 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
9

5 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
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 0.4% 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • ROCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    115 ROCHESTER ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2HU

    ODS code G82648

    3.4 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.4 km

  • OAKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, PRACTICE 2

    WINDSOR ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 5BW

    ODS code G82808

    4.5 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.7 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.7 km

  • PARROCK STREET SURGERY

    186 PARROCK STREET, GRAVESEND, DA12 1EN

    ODS code G82062

    4.9 km

  • OLD ROAD WEST SURGERY

    30 OLD ROAD WEST, GRAVESEND, DA11 0LL

    ODS code G82067

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Fairways

    BCT · Shorne

    0.3 miles
  • Shorne Crossroads

    BCT · Shorne

    0.3 miles
  • Shorne Crossroads

    BCT · Shorne

    0.3 miles
  • Fairways

    BCT · Shorne

    0.3 miles
  • Shorne Crossroads

    BCT · Shorne

    0.4 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

35 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 4 secondary schools. Shorne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

61 published events cover 12 months, averaging 5.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 11 events.

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