DA12 3LG

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 3LE 20 m
DA12 3LW 37 m
DA12 3LF 49 m
DA12 3LL 93 m
DA12 3LN 93 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA12 3LG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 3
Latitude
51.406571
Longitude
0.432920
British National Grid easting
569,309
British National Grid northing
170,313

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
E00123374
Lower layer super output area
Gravesham 010E · E01024301
Middle layer super output area
Gravesham 010 · E02005064

Postcode source versions

Explore DA12

17 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Homewood Cottages, 4, The Ridgeway, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3LG 23 October 2024 £250,000
Homewood Cottages, 4, The Ridgeway, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3LG 5 July 2019 £238,000
Homewood Cottages, 3, The Ridgeway, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3LG 25 November 2005 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
24
Secondary
4
  1. Shorne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    927 m
  2. Cobham Hall

    Other independent school

    1.7 km
  3. Gad's Hill School

    Other independent school

    1.8 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
99
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 31
  • Violence and sexual offences 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 11
  • Burglary 7
  • Other crime 7

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.7
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

5

within 5 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    3.2 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    3.7 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    4.3 km

  • ROCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    115 ROCHESTER ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2HU

    ODS code G82648

    4.3 km

  • OAKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, PRACTICE 2

    WINDSOR ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 5BW

    ODS code G82808

    4.6 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

  • Racefield Close

    BCT · Shorne Ridgeway

    0.1 miles
  • Racefield Close

    BCT · Shorne Ridgeway

    0.1 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Shorne

    0.5 miles
  • Village Hall

    BCT · Shorne

    0.5 miles
  • Shorne Woods Country Park

    BCT · Shorne

    0.6 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.

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

Property market

The five-year median is £250,000 from 1 recorded sale in DA12 3LG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Gravesham is £345,369 in June 2026, up 2.4% year on year.

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 24 primary and 4 secondary schools. Shorne Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 927 m.

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

Recorded crime

99 published events cover 12 months, averaging 8.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 31 events.

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