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County or areaKent
Postcode districtDA12
Telephone code01474
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 16 h 38 min4:41 am – 9:19 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 51 min8:01 am – 3:51 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People10,162 residentsin the Gravesend Town census areaMedian age 36.24,652 households33% of homes owner-occupied17% owned outright20% social rented, 46% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.0% unemployment rate65% of adults are economically active, 4,856 in work, 15% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 18%, health and social work 12%, construction 12%Getting to work: 22% work from home, 45% go by car, 16% take public transport, 15% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher25% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 73%7% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 23°C, lows 13°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 3°C554 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November31 days of air frost, 22 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 3 to 8°CJFebruary: 2 to 9°CFMarch: 4 to 11°CMApril: 5 to 14°CAMay: 8 to 17°CMJune: 11 to 21°CJJuly: 13 to 23°CJAugust: 13 to 23°CASeptember: 11 to 20°CSOctober: 8 to 15°CONovember: 5 to 11°CNDecember: 3 to 9°CD25°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksWindmill Hillhill · under a mileGravesend Reachtidal water · under a mileHenhurst Lakelake · 3.1 miBroom Hillhill · 2.3 miWestcourt Marsheswetland · 1.4 miTilbury Nesswetland · 1.5 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSt Andrews Gardenspark · under a milePrincess Pocahontas Gardenspark · under a mileNew Tavern Fortpark · under a mile · 2 haMid-Kent Golf Coursegolf course · 1.2 mi · 39 haGordon Recreation Groundplaying field · under a mileBat and Ball Cricket Groundplaying field · under a mile · 2 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes17 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 2 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 22 May 201547 mi away, Ramsgate, KentMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Feb 202318 mi away, Bicknacre, EssexSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 15 · PM2.5 7.7 · PM10 12 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband63% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband96% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,379 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation19 m62 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -2 to 57 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalGravesham Community Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryParrock Street Surgery23 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyPender Pharmacy19 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistParrock Dentalright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools22 primary, 6 secondary, 1 all-through, 1 independent, 3 special, 1 nursery, 2 otherPrimaryHoly Trinity Church of England Primary Schoolages 3-11, 458 pupilsunder a milePrimaryChantry Community Primary Schoolages 3-11, 441 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMayfield Grammar School, Gravesendages 11-18, 1,398 pupilsunder a mileCollegeNorth Kent College7.3 miUniversityRose Bruford College11.4 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportLondon City Airport LCY14 miMajor airportLondon Stansted Airport STN31 miRailway stationGravesendunder a mileBus stationBus StationGrays3.2 miFerryTown PierGravesendunder a mileBus stops103 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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