Is Gravesham a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Gravesham, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,255 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Gravesham, from official data · 7 postcode districts · 2,255 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Gravesham sold for £344,923 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.3% on a year earlier. Across Gravesham, police record 93 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Gravesham, the nearest primary school is King's Farm Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Saint George's Church of England School, 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Oakfield Health Centre, Practice 2, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Gravesend station is 1.4 mi away; the nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Across Gravesham, police record 93 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Gravesham sold for £344,923 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £616,229, semi-detached £398,149, terraced £314,502, flats £173,272. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is King's Farm Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Saint George's Church of England School, 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Gravesend is 1.4 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £61,770 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.