High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.3 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£166,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for DA12 1BL
Postcode
DA12 1BL
Coordinates
51.4383, 0.3688
Grid reference
TQ647736
Easting
564,733
Northing
173,697
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32C9Q9+8G
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Gravesend
Travel to Work
London
ITL Region
Gravesham
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7162
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7162 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesProperty sales · DA12 1BL
HM Land Registry · Gravesham
Average price
£166,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £166,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '24 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £182,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£182k£166k£150k
Mar '24May '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 near DA12 1BL
England & WalesCrime trends · near DA12 1BL
Counts are for Pelham electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
10
YoY -50%
25155
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
2
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
1260
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.47.3%
Indian16.0%
Other White12.4%
African7.5%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group6.3%
+ 4 other groups · 10.5%
Religion
Christian43.6%
No religion27.4%
Sikh16.2%
Not answered4.6%
Muslim4.0%
+ 2 other religions · 4.2%
Age groups
35–4919.7%
25–3417.8%
50–6415.2%
≤48.4%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.9%
Households
Other21.9%
Any member 66+16.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.1%
+ 8 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Gravesham
Local Authority
Council AreaGravesham E14001254
Constituency
E14001254Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Pelham
Constituency code
E14001254
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Gravesham, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Gravesham
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving Kent
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
West Kent
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Gravesham 002D E01024291
E01024291MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Gravesham 002 E02005056
E02005056LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Gravesham 002D E01024291
E01024291MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Gravesham 002 E02005056
E02005056Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode DA12 1BL introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 7162
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01024291 and MSOA E02005056 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode DA12 1BL is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near DA12 1BL
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
46%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–25FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
64.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 20%
RWM expected
61%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 11%
Attainment 8
65.3
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
41.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
73%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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