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DA12 4AD

Higham & Shorne · Gravesham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gravesend
Ward
Higham & Shorne
Local authority
Gravesham
Constituency
Gravesham
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA12 4AA 42 m
DA12 4AB 45 m
DA12 4LH 649 m
DA12 4PR 658 m
DA12 4PT 683 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA12 4AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 4
Latitude
51.409955
Longitude
0.404482
British National Grid easting
567,319
British National Grid northing
170,624

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

Explore DA12

Property

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30 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
The Barn, Thong Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 4AD 8 July 2026 £825,000
Orchard House, Thong Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 4AD 7 November 2025 £675,000
Cheneys Farm Barn, Thong Lane, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 4AD 24 July 2025 £400,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
22
Secondary
7

  1. The Riverview Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  2. Thamesview School

    Foundation school

    1.5 km

  3. Singlewell Primary School

    Community school

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
525
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 182
  • Anti social behaviour 89
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Other theft 42
  • Vehicle crime 35

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
73

36 female, 37 male

Postcode households
27
Residents per household
2.7
DA12 4 residents
14,264

Age bands in DA12 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

2,918 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.3%

1,664 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.1%

3,566 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.2%

3,723 residents

Age 65 and over
19.7%

2,911 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA12 4 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

8

within 5 km

  • OAKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, PRACTICE 2

    WINDSOR ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 5BW

    ODS code G82808

    2.6 km

  • ROCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    115 ROCHESTER ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2HU

    ODS code G82648

    3.0 km

  • DOWNS WAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WORCESTER CLOSE, ISTEAD RISE, GRAVESEND, DA13 9LB

    ODS code G82809

    3.6 km

  • OLD ROAD WEST SURGERY

    30 OLD ROAD WEST, GRAVESEND, DA11 0LL

    ODS code G82067

    3.7 km

  • PARROCK STREET SURGERY

    186 PARROCK STREET, GRAVESEND, DA12 1EN

    ODS code G82062

    4.2 km

  • PELHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82032

    4.4 km

  • GRAVESEND MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 NEW SWAN YARD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2EN

    ODS code G82780

    4.5 km

  • THE SHRUBBERY SURGERY

    65A PERRY STREET, NORTHFLEET, GRAVESEND, DA11 8RD

    ODS code G82021

    4.5 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Imperial Drive

    BCT · Riverview Park

    0.4 miles

  • Imperial Drive

    BCT · Riverview Park

    0.4 miles

  • Vanessa Walk

    BCT · Riverview Park

    0.6 miles

  • Cascades Leisure Centre

    BCT · Riverview Park

    0.7 miles

  • The Gravesend Boat

    BCT · Riverview Park

    0.8 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
1
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 £710,000 from 12 recorded sales in DA12 4AD. 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

37 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 7 secondary schools. The Riverview Academy is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

525 published events cover 12 months, averaging 43.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 182 events.

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