Gravesend Town

Gravesham · South East · population 10,011 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

10Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,133 of 6,856 in England
  • #1,080 of 1,119 in South East
  • #13 of 13 in Gravesham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
Compare this area →

People living here Census 2021

Residents10,159
Median age (est.)36
Density7,214per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above29%
No car or van42%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 34%45–64 23%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 17%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 20%Private rent: 46%
Own outright 17%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 20%Private rent 46%

Households

One person: 44%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 44%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 20% · Professional 15% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary20%
Professional15%
Process & plant12%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades9%
Caring & leisure9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service8%
Administrative8%

Ethnic group

White: 62%Asian: 20%Black: 9%Mixed: 3%Other: 6%
White 62%Asian 20%Black 9%Mixed 3%Other 6%

Religion & identity

Christian 43% · No religion 28% · Sikh 14%

Born outside the UK: 38%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Gravesend Town is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,133 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #13 of 13 in Gravesham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (25) and lowest on Crime (2). Typical homes here sold for about £206,250 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 78 sales), 44% below the wider Gravesham median of £370,000. Typical household take-home income is around £36,692 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 189 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 14 · #5,866
Employment 14 · #5,914
Education 15 · #5,825
Health 22 · #5,359
Crime 2 · #6,743
Housing & access 25 · #5,132
Living environment 15 · #5,852

House prices ?

£206,250median (12m) · +6.0% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£206,25078+6.0%-1.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£466,5006-0.2%
Terraced£286,00027-10.6%+3.3%
Flat£168,00043+5.0%+6.3%
This area£206,250
Gravesham£370,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£36,692±£5,209 · #4,469 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,896
Price-to-income ?5.6×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

189 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,893 offences
Gravesham79
South East71
England83

Rank #6,144 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences797
Theft440
Burglary49
Vehicle crime96
Criminal damage & arson183
Public order & weapons134
Drugs100
Robbery52
Other42

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 565 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

Official sources

Nearby areas

The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.

Other areas in Gravesham

Similar areas across England

Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.