Bull Yard, Gravesend, DA12 2EL

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding DA12 2EL has a slightly higher male population, with 52.9% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.2%	47.1%	-2.1%	51.0%	-3.9%
Male	50.8%	52.9%	2.1%	49.0%	3.9%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around DA12 2EL, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 54.4% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	46.5%	54.4%	7.9%	37.9%	16.5%
Married: Opposite sex	34%	30.9%	-3.1%	44.2%	-13.3%
Married: Same sex	0.7%	0%	-0.7%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	5.1%	4.7%	-0.4%	2.2%	2.5%
Divorced	10.8%	8.7%	-2.1%	9.1%	-0.4%
Widowed	3%	1.3%	-1.7%	6.1%	-4.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (89.4%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.7%	55%	10.3%	48.4%	6.6%
Good health	38.6%	34.4%	-4.2%	33.6%	0.8%
Fair health	10.9%	6.9%	-4.0%	12.7%	-5.8%
Bad health	4.3%	2.6%	-1.7%	4.0%	-1.4%
Very bad health	1.6%	1.1%	-0.5%	1.2%	-0.1%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	19.2%	16.6%	-2.6%	18.2%	-1.6%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.1%	13.8%	0.7%	9.6%	4.2%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	12.5%	11.7%	-0.8%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	1.4%	-0.3%	5.3%	-3.9%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	12.8%	20%	7.2%	16.9%	3.1%
Degree or Similar	21.9%	29.7%	7.8%	33.8%	-4.1%
Other	18.9%	6.9%	-12.0%	2.8%	4.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 60.9% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	1.1%	1.0%
Indian	8.5%	6.3%	-2.2%	3.1%	3.2%
Pakistani	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	2.7%	-2.7%
Other Asian	1.9%	3.1%	1.2%	1.6%	1.5%
Black African	1.1%	15.1%	14.0%	2.5%	12.6%
Black Caribbean	0.8%	3.1%	2.3%	1.0%	2.1%
Other Black	0%	3.1%	3.1%	0.5%	2.6%
Mixed White and Asian	3.5%	0%	-3.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	73.4%	60.9%	-12.5%	81.4%	-20.5%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0%	2.1%	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
Arab	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.6%	-0.6%
Other	7.2%	4.2%	-3.0%	1.6%	2.6%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	64.6%	56.1%	-8.5%	83.2%	-27.1%
European Union	21%	19.6%	-1.4%	6.1%	13.5%
Rest of Europe	1.6%	3.2%	1.6%	0.8%	2.4%
Africa	2.4%	10.6%	8.2%	2.7%	7.9%
Middle East and Asia	9%	7.4%	-1.6%	5.6%	1.8%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	1.3%	-0.2%
Oceania	0.5%	2.1%	1.6%	0.3%	1.8%
British Overseas	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.0%	0.0%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	64.1%	55.5%	-8.6%	83.2%	-27.7%
10+ Years	13.6%	16.2%	2.6%	9.8%	6.4%
5-10 Years	10.4%	11.5%	1.1%	2.9%	8.6%
2-5 Years	4.8%	11%	6.2%	2.2%	8.8%
Less than 2 years	7.2%	5.8%	-1.4%	1.9%	3.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	48.2%	76.7%	-28.5%
Ireland	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
France	2.1%	0.3%	1.8%
Italy	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Portugal	1%	0.5%	0.5%
Spain	3.7%	0.4%	3.3%
Lithuania	4.2%	0.3%	3.9%
Poland	1.6%	1.3%	0.3%
Romania	5.2%	0.9%	4.3%
Other EU countries	8.9%	1.5%	7.4%
Turkey	1.6%	0.1%	1.5%
Central and Western Africa	2.6%	0.3%	2.3%
Middle East	2.1%	0.1%	2.0%
Southern Asia	2.6%	1.2%	1.4%
South-East Asia	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Central and South America	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Oceania	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	12%	13.5%	-1.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	31.6%	37.2%	-5.6%
Christian	43.4%	46.2%	-2.8%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	12.2%	6.5%	5.7%
Sikh	4.6%	0.9%	3.7%
Other religion	2%	0.6%	1.4%
Not answered	5.6%	6.0%	-0.4%

Safety

Is Bull Yard Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bull Yard was 383.7 per 1,000 residents, which is 82.1% higher than the Pelham average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bull Yard has the 8th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Pelham and the 15th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 195.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -52.2%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 58% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£42,800

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in DA12 2EL, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 9/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bull Yard are based on 4 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Gravesham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bull Yard, Gravesend, DA12 2EL

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA12 2EL

Average Price
£312,782

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£312,782

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bull Yard

Average Price
£295,620

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£295,620

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bull YardStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
2 Bull Yard, Gravesend, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£180,000	2014-06-20	£306,444
2 Bull Yard, Gravesend, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£185,000	2007-07-26	£336,902
2 Bull Yard, Gravesend, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£141,000	2004-09-24	£291,340
2 Bull Yard, Gravesend, Kent Detached, an established residential building	£41,000	1995-11-17	£247,794

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA12 2EL

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	66
Part-Time Employee	25
Self-Employed	12
Other	10
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9
Unemployed	8
Looking after home or family	8
Retired	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Student (economically inactive)	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	43
Accommodation and food service activities	19
Administrative and support service activities	17
Human health and social work activities	16
Construction	16
Professional, scientific and technical activities	14
Transport and storage	14
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	14
Manufacturing	8
Education	8
Other	4
Financial and insurance activities	4
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	2

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Northfleet Nursery School 140 London Road , Northfleet DA11 9JS	4out of 4	1,462 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Chantry Community Academy Ordnance Road , DA12 2RL	3out of 4	900 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Trinity Road , DA12 1LU	- not rated	964 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wrotham Road Primary School Wrotham Road , DA11 0QF	3out of 4	975 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Copperfield Academy Dover Road East , Northfleet DA11 0RB	1out of 4	1,669 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School Cecil Road , Northfleet DA11 7BT	3out of 4	1,678 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend Pelham Road , DA11 0JE	4out of 4	1,225 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Gravesend Grammar School Church Walk , DA12 2PR	4out of 4	1,535 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
St John's Catholic Comprehensive Rochester Road , DA12 2JW	3out of 4	1,834 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northfleet Technology College Colyer Road , Northfleet DA11 8BG	3out of 4	2,376 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	More About School
The Gateway Academy Marshfoot Road , RM16 4LU	3out of 4	2,655 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Saint George's Church of England School Meadow Road , DA11 7LS	3out of 4	2,090 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pier View Academy 42-44 Harmer Street , DA12 2AX	- not rated	552 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bronte School 7 Pelham Road , DA11 0HN	- not rated	692 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
LINK19 College Lower Higham Road , Based at North Kent College DA12 2JJ	- not rated	2,518 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North West Kent Alternative Provision Service Richmond Drive , DA12 4DJ	- not rated	2,709 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Olive AP Academy - Thurrock Leicester Road , RM18 7AX	3out of 4	2,730 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Julius Caesar Restaurant	12-14 High Street, Gravesend	17 yd
Vegan Antics Ltd	70 High Street, Gravesend	42 yd
Pizza Go Go	45 New Road, Gravesend	43 yd
Shake N Grill	Mivan, 68 - 69 High Street	76 yd
Thumbs Oriental / Red Thai	16 High Street, Gravesend	99 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Three Daws	7 Town Pier, Gravesend	61 yd
The Mole Hole Micropub	17 High Street, Gravesend	80 yd
Kent Cocktail Bar	20 High Street, Gravesend	99 yd
Rum Puncheon	87 West Street, Gravesend	114 yd
Mivan	68 - 69 High Street, Gravesend	119 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Ms Earlyn's	Borough Market, High Street	171 yd
Pad Thai Live	Borough Market, High Street	171 yd
E's Pizza Revolution	Borough Market, High Street	171 yd
Kathmandu	Borough Market, High Street	171 yd
Subway	43 High Street, Gravesend	190 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tesco	72 - 73 New Road, Gravesend	323 yd
Farmfoods Ltd	8 - 9 Thamesgate Shopping Centre, Gravesend	383 yd
Poundstretcher	Unit E2, Imperial Retail Park	641 yd
Iceland	1 Overcliffe, Gravesend	649 yd
Lidl	Unit E1 Thames Way, Imperial Business Park	717 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Shapers (Gravesend) 147-148 147-148 MILTON ROAD	health and fitness suite	427 yd
Nrg (Gravesend) ENERGY HOUSE ENERGY HOUSE GARRICK STREET	health and fitness suite	428 yd
Holy Trinity Primary School TRINITY ROAD	grass pitches	851 yd
Guru Nanak Sports Club TRINITY ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite	907 yd
Iron House Gym UNIT F1 UNIT F1 WEST MILL	health and fitness suite	969 yd
Windmill Gardens CLARENCE PLACE	tennis courts	1,014 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.

Overview of DA12 2EL