DA12 5QH

Whitehill & Windmill Hill · 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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
DA12 5QD 52 m
DA12 1PA 60 m
DA12 5QB 116 m
DA12 1PE 140 m
DA12 1PB 185 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
DA12 5QH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
DA
Postcode district
DA12
Postcode sector
DA12 5
Latitude
51.431357
Longitude
0.383032
British National Grid easting
565,750
British National Grid northing
172,955

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Gravesham · E07000109
Parish or community
E43000087
Westminster constituency
Gravesham · E14001254
Output area
E00123160
Lower layer super output area
Gravesham 005A · E01024259
Middle layer super output area
Gravesham 005 · E02005059

Postcode source versions

Explore DA12

13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, The Lapwings, Gravesend, DA12 5QH 12 March 2021 £580,000
3, The Lapwings, Gravesend, DA12 5QH 20 March 2020 £500,000
1, The Lapwings, Gravesend, DA12 5QH 18 June 2014 £290,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
43
Primary
28
Secondary
6
  1. St John's Catholic Comprehensive

    Voluntary aided school

    347 m
  2. St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend

    Academy converter

    633 m
  3. Gravesend Grammar School

    Academy converter

    640 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,671
  • Anti social behaviour 636
  • Criminal damage and arson 419
  • Other theft 391
  • Vehicle crime 240

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
28

14 female, 14 male

Postcode households
11
Residents per household
2.5
DA12 5 residents
15,945

Age bands in DA12 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

3,249 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

1,899 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

4,243 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.9%

4,142 residents

Age 65 and over
15.4%

2,468 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider DA12 5 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

13

within 5 km

  • ROCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    115 ROCHESTER ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2HU

    ODS code G82648

    664 m

  • OLD ROAD WEST SURGERY

    30 OLD ROAD WEST, GRAVESEND, DA11 0LL

    ODS code G82067

    1.1 km

  • PARROCK STREET SURGERY

    186 PARROCK STREET, GRAVESEND, DA12 1EN

    ODS code G82062

    1.4 km

  • OAKFIELD HEALTH CENTRE, PRACTICE 2

    WINDSOR ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 5BW

    ODS code G82808

    1.4 km

  • GRAVESEND MEDICAL CENTRE

    1 NEW SWAN YARD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2EN

    ODS code G82780

    1.7 km

  • PELHAM MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82032

    1.7 km

  • THE SHRUBBERY SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82021

    2.2 km

  • SPRINGHEAD HEALTH

    FLEET HEALTH CAMPUS, VALE ROAD, NORTHFLEET, GRAVESEND, DA11 8BZ

    ODS code G82044

    2.8 km

  • DOWNS WAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    WORCESTER CLOSE, ISTEAD RISE, GRAVESEND, DA13 9LB

    ODS code G82809

    3.4 km

  • TILBURY HEALTH CENTRE

    LONDON ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 8EB

    ODS code F81110

    3.5 km

  • COMMONWEALTH HEALTH CENTRE

    QUEBEC ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7RB

    ODS code F81206

    3.8 km

  • MEDIC HOUSE

    OTTAWA ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7RJ

    ODS code F81652

    3.8 km

  • SAI MEDICAL CENTRE

    105 CALCUTTA ROAD, TILBURY, RM18 7QA

    ODS code F81708

    3.8 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

  • Pine Avenue

    BCT · Gravesend

    0.1 miles
  • Pine Avenue

    BCT · Gravesend

    0.1 miles
  • Lorton Close

    BCT · Kings Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Lorton Close

    BCT · Kings Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Hillside Avenue

    BCT · Kings Farm

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gravesham 005A, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,564 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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

43 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 6 secondary schools. St John's Catholic Comprehensive is the nearest published school at 347 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 345.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,671 events.

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