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Gravesham

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 40–50%
Census 2021
106,900
Households
41,722
Crimes · Sep '26
917

Estimated population, mid-2025: 111,221 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

41,722
Households
White Brit. · 68%
Ethnicity
Christian · 49%
Religion
Most deprived 40⁠–⁠50%
Avg IMD
917
Crimes · Sep '26
£370,000
Median property price · Gravesham · Oct 2025⁠–⁠Sep 2026 · 891 sales
£1,345
Average rent, September 2026
2,272
Postcodes

Sold prices in Gravesham

England & Wales
Property sales · Gravesham
HM Land Registry · Gravesham
Average price
£392,441
Median price: £370,000
Median +2.8% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 891 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 31 sales · avg £388,024
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£403k£385k£367k
Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Sep '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Gravesham

England & Wales
Crime trends · Gravesham

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearOct '24 – Sep '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
300
YoY +11%
388325262
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
ASB
227
YoY +16%
24115671
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Vehicle Crime
44
YoY -28%
805121
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Burglary
43
YoY +59%
553311
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Criminal damage
86
YoY +25%
1139066
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Other recorded crime
176
YoY -8%
322241160
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
41
YoY +17%
584225
Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Apr '26Sep '26

2 of 6 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · burglary rising

917
incidents · Sep '26

Demographics in Gravesham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 106,902
White Brit.68.3%
Indian7.6%
Other White7.0%
African4.9%
Other ethnic group2.9%
+ 14 other groups · 9.3%

Religion

Total residents: 106,899
Christian49.2%
No religion32.1%
Sikh8.0%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim3.1%
+ 4 other religions · 2.4%

Age groups

Total residents: 106,900
35–4919.9%
50–6419.0%
25–3413.2%
65–749.1%
10–158.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.7%

Households

Total households: 41,722
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.0%
One person: other14.5%
One person: aged 66+12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.2%
Single family household, all members 66+8.8%
+ 9 other households · 39.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Gravesham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 40–50%
Mean decile 4.94 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 40–50% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.94 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in Gravesham

4% of postcodes (100 of 2272) are in Flood Zone 3 and 0% in Zone 2, measured at each postcode's centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). Not a property-level assessment.

  • Zone 3100 (4%)
  • Zone 211 (0%)
  • Zone 12,161 (95%)

Environment Agency flood map for planning · © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right · Open Government Licence v3.0

Transport in Gravesham

Gravesend is a 28-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 2.2 km

  • Gravesend

    Rail

    2.2 km

  • Town Pier

    Ferry

    2.7 km

  • West Street Pier

    Ferry

    2.7 km

  • Meopham

    Rail

    4.1 km

  • Northfleet

    Rail · Coach

    4.3 km

  • Sole Street

    Rail

    4.3 km

  • Higham

    Rail

    6.4 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · Rail, Ferry, Coach

Amenities in Gravesham

GPs make up most of the mapped places

11 GPs · 9 Libraries · 3 Museums · 24 in all

  • GPs11
  • Libraries9
  • Museums3
  • Hospitals1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Gravesham

Average rent, September 2026

£1,345/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£915
1 bed
£1,209
2 bed
£1,476
3 bed
£2,096
4+ bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to Kent.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Gravesham is the district council. School applications go through Kent.

Last place offered

Straight-line distance. Places change every year, so this isn't a guarantee.

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Schools in Gravesham

Open schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.

Best schools in GraveshamFilter and map

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.

Overview of Gravesham

Coordinates51.4217, 0.3743
Postcodes
2,272
Census 2021
106,900

Estimated population, mid-2025: 111,221 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
41,722
Recorded crime · Sep '26
917

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