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160 recorded sales · median £190,000 · Gravesham
Gravesham Council · Labour-controlled 22/39 seats · 56% · OCD 2026
63/100
Mixed
Acreright area score · our comparison, not an official rating
£190k
median price
8.3
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
£190k
median sold price
8.9 yrs
of local pay to buy
23 min
London — fastest
5
rail stations mapped
2
grammar schools
43
schools total
8.3
crimes per 1,000 residents each month
310
Violence — most
11.5
NO₂ · WHO 10
5.1%
in a flood zone
2,132
green spaces
7.4
PM2.5 · WHO 5
280
eat & drink
118
shops
74.8%
gigabit
23
gyms & leisure
Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.
Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities
Sold price trend
£289,950 in 2014 → £199,583 in 2026
⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Gravesham, clearly labelled.
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All figures, sources and dates
Prices2026-09-09
Affordability2025
Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2026 (control)
Crime2026-07
Deprivation2025
Census2021
Schools2026
Health2026/2025
Transport2026
Broadband2024-07
Environment2023–24
Ground checks2022–25
Heritage & planning2026
Amenities2026
Companies2026-07-01
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What does it cost? This street
A typical home here sells for £190,000. That's about 8.9× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.
Sold price history
2026 · 10 sales
Median sold price · 12 months to Sep 2026 · 160 sales£190,000
Full history since 1995
HM Land Registry Price Paid
By property type
Too few sales by type to chart.
Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.9× · five-year average 9.6×
HM Land Registry, 12 months
Resold at a loss from Gravesham17.4%
Of the homes across Gravesham that sold again within five years, 17.4% went for less than the owner paid. Lower is better. In line with South East (17.4%).
By property type
Terraced houses0%
Flats18.7%
New-build vs second-hand
Bought new11.5%
Bought second-hand18.4%
Overall
Typical resale gain+16.6% · ~8.4-yr hold
Same home sold twice within five years (403 resale pairs) across Gravesham — the finest grain we hold repeat-sale outcomes at · HM Land Registry · cash terms, not inflation-adjusted
Home ownership62%
Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021
Council tax£2,389
Gravesham Borough Council£245
Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759
Police & Crime Commissioner£285
Fire & Rescue£100
Council tax bands A–H
Band A£1,592
Band B£1,858
Band C£2,123
Band D (baseline)£2,389
Band E£2,919
Band F£3,450
Band G£3,981
Band H£4,777
Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.
Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April
Neighbourhood prices in Gravesham how Forge Lane compares · from Gravesham
⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Riverview Park +31.1%
| Neighbourhood | Median price | 5-year change | Sales, 12m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview Park | £407,000 | +31.1% | 99 |
| Shears Green | £350,000 | +28.8% | 60 |
| Windmill Hill | £383,000 | +27.1% | 162 |
| Durndale | £380,000 | +25.7% | 63 |
| Singlewell | £300,000 | +25.5% | 93 |
Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months
Homes in Forge Lane — sold prices
Filters
| Address | Type | Beds | EPC | Price | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76, Forge Lane Higham | Semi-detached | — | — | £425,000 | Jun 2026 |
| THE COACH HOUSE FORGE LANE | Detached | — | — | £732,500 | Mar 2026 |
| The Coach House Forge Lane Shorne | Detached | — | — | £732,500 | Mar 2026 |
| PIPES PLACE FORGE LANE | Flat | — | — | £217,016 | Feb 2026 |
| PIPES PLACE FORGE LANE | Flat | — | — | £217,016 | Feb 2026 |
| PIPES PLACE FORGE LANE | Flat | — | — | £182,150 | Feb 2026 |
| PIPES PLACE FORGE LANE | Flat | — | — | £142,058 | Feb 2026 |
| PIPES PLACE FORGE LANE | Flat | — | — | £144,689 | Feb 2026 |
| PIPES PLACE FORGE LANE | Flat | — | — | £182,150 | Feb 2026 |
| PIPES PLACE FORGE LANE | Other | — | — | £1,700,000 | Feb 2026 |
24 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →
Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC
How safe is it? from Gravesham
Crime runs at 8.3 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.
Crime rate
Per 1,000 / month8.3
Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months
By category, 12 months from Gravesham
Recorded crimes by category across the whole Gravesham district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office
Where crime clusters
police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on. Some forces log crimes at their police station, so a station can look like a hotspot.
Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk
Who lives here? from Gravesham
Population106,900
ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood
Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.
Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains
DEPRIVATION
IMD decile 5/10
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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).
SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — little changed since.
The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.
Income
5.3/10
Employment
5.3/10
Education & skills
4.3/10
Health & disability
5.6/10
Crime
3.3/10
Housing & services
4.4/10
Living environment
5.4/10
Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025
Figures for the wider Gravesham — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Employment rate · residents aged 16+59%
Unemployment · economically active residents6.1%
Degree-level (Level 4+)27%
Good or very good health83%
Own their home62%
Median age39.4
Born outside the UK19%
See the full Gravesham report →
ONS Census 2021 · wider district
Schools This street
100% of the 8 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.
Ofsted
8 of 8 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 8 nearest inspected schools
of the 8 nearest inspected schools
GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"
Catchments
Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.
Council catchment polygons + GIAS
Nearest schools 25 nearest schools
AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery
| School | Phase | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shorne Church of England Primary School | Primary | — | 0.7 km |
| Gad's Hill School | All-through | — | 1.5 km |
| Higham Primary School | Primary | Good ('24) | 1.7 km |
| Higham Village Pre-School | Nursery | Good ('25) | 1.7 km |
| Thamesview School | Secondary | Good ('24) | 2.8 km |
| Leigh Academy Strood | Secondary | — | 3.0 km |
| Cobham Hall | Secondary | — | 3.0 km |
| Chalk Village Preschool | Nursery | Good ('24) | 3.0 km |
| Bligh Primary School (Infants) | Primary | Inspected '25 — see report | 3.1 km |
| Bligh Primary School (Juniors) | Primary | Good ('23) | 3.1 km |
Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted
Health This street
At a glance
| Here | |
|---|---|
| Life expectancy — men | 79.8 yrs |
| Life expectancy — women | 83.7 yrs |
| Smoking | 13.6% |
| Adults overweight or obese | 69.5% |
OHID Fingertips · district-level figures (the health-outcomes grain)
19
nearest GP surgeries · nearest 3.9 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest dentists · nearest 3.1 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
25
nearest pharmacies · nearest 1.4 km
NHS ODS
NHS ODS
11 of 12 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.
Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies
AllGPsDentistsPharmacies
| Name | Type | CQC rating | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawsat Pharm Ltd | Pharmacy | — | 1.4 km |
| Gravesend Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 3.1 km |
| Bespoke Dental Care | Dentist | — | 3.1 km |
| Riverview Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 3.2 km |
| Louise Lunness-Barnes Dental Clinic | Dentist | — | 3.3 km |
| Lion Pharmacy | Pharmacy | — | 3.4 km |
| Dental Surgery | Dentist | — | 3.8 km |
| Rochester Road Surgery | GP | — | 3.9 km |
Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)
Getting around from Gravesham
5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 23 min from Gravesend.
Rail — 5 nearest stations
| Station | Distance | To London | Fastest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higham | 1.3 mi | London Bridge | 57 min |
| Strood | 3.0 mi | London St Pancras | 33 min |
| Cuxton | 3.2 mi | — | no direct train |
| Gravesend | 3.5 mi | London St Pancras | 23 min |
| Rochester | 3.5 mi | London St Pancras | 36 min |
Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Gravesend (23 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail
Travel to work
Census travel-to-work — how residents commute
EV charging9 points
Per 10,000 residents0.8
National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion
Environment from Gravesham
Air quality
µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA
Ground checks
Surface water 1-in-1004%
Flood zone5.1% of postcodes
RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)
Historic landfill86 sites within ~1 km
EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search
Transport noise (Defra)
Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".
Defra strategic noise mapping
Heritage & green space
Listed buildings312
Conservation areas23
Green belt76.8%
Green spaces2,132
Historic England · OS Open Greenspace
Amenities from Gravesham
What's here
| Category | Count | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eat & drink | 280 | 98% hygiene 4★+ (FSA) |
| Shops | 118 | supermarkets & convenience stores |
| Gyms, leisure & playgrounds | 23 | — |
| Green spaces & parks | 2,132 | filled areas on the map |
OSM + FSA
Broadband
% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations
Local economy from Gravesham
Figures for the wider Gravesham — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.
Unemployment rate6.1%
In work (employment rate)58.8%
Companies registered here17,767
New incorporations (12m)2,612
Property companies (SPVs)2,281
See the full Gravesham report →
Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district