Norfolk Road, Gravesend, DA12 2PS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding DA12 2PS has a slightly higher male population, with 51.7% 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	48.1%	48.3%	0.2%	51.0%	-2.7%
Male	51.9%	51.7%	-0.2%	49.0%	2.7%

Partnership Status

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

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	43.4%	40.4%	-3.0%	37.9%	2.5%
Married: Opposite sex	39.9%	44.4%	4.5%	44.2%	0.2%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Separated	3.5%	3.4%	-0.1%	2.2%	1.2%
Divorced	8.4%	6.5%	-1.9%	9.1%	-2.6%
Widowed	4.9%	5%	0.1%	6.1%	-1.1%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	48.4%	54.1%	5.7%	48.4%	5.7%
Good health	34.4%	30%	-4.4%	33.6%	-3.6%
Fair health	12.7%	11.2%	-1.5%	12.7%	-1.5%
Bad health	4%	3.6%	-0.4%	4.0%	-0.4%
Very bad health	0.5%	1.1%	0.6%	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	23.1%	27.3%	4.2%	18.2%	9.1%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	18.2%	9.3%	-8.9%	9.6%	-0.3%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	14.7%	10.6%	-4.1%	13.4%	-2.8%
Apprenticeship	1.7%	6.5%	4.8%	5.3%	1.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	9.1%	12.1%	3.0%	16.9%	-4.8%
Degree or Similar	15%	28%	13.0%	33.8%	-5.8%
Other	18.2%	6.2%	-12.0%	2.8%	3.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 44.7% 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	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	1.1%	0.2%
Chinese	1.1%	0.2%	-0.9%	0.7%	-0.5%
Indian	22.5%	21.7%	-0.8%	3.1%	18.6%
Pakistani	0%	0.9%	0.9%	2.7%	-1.8%
Other Asian	4%	4.7%	0.7%	1.6%	3.1%
Black African	8.2%	16.6%	8.4%	2.5%	14.1%
Black Caribbean	0.5%	0.7%	0.2%	1.0%	-0.3%
Other Black	1.1%	2.5%	1.4%	0.5%	2.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
Mixed White and African	1.9%	2%	0.1%	0.4%	1.6%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.8%	0.1%
White	56.3%	44.7%	-11.6%	81.4%	-36.7%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0.7%	-0.4%	0.1%	0.6%
Other	2.1%	2.7%	0.6%	1.6%	1.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.9% 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	65.3%	57.9%	-7.4%	83.2%	-25.3%
European Union	11.9%	10.3%	-1.6%	6.1%	4.2%
Rest of Europe	0.3%	1.3%	1.0%	0.8%	0.5%
Africa	6.6%	8.7%	2.1%	2.7%	6.0%
Middle East and Asia	13.8%	17.7%	3.9%	5.6%	12.1%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.9%	3.4%	1.5%	1.3%	2.1%
Oceania	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
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	63.8%	57.9%	-5.9%	83.2%	-25.3%
10+ Years	5.3%	22.8%	17.5%	9.8%	13.0%
5-10 Years	4.8%	6.7%	1.9%	2.9%	3.8%
2-5 Years	8.7%	7.4%	-1.3%	2.2%	5.2%
Less than 2 years	17.5%	5.1%	-12.4%	1.9%	3.2%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.5%	76.7%	-13.2%
France	2%	0.3%	1.7%
Germany	2.2%	0.2%	2.0%
Italy	3.6%	0.6%	3.0%
Portugal	2.9%	0.5%	2.4%
Lithuania	2.2%	0.3%	1.9%
Poland	3.3%	1.3%	2.0%
Romania	1.3%	0.9%	0.4%
Other EU countries	0.7%	1.5%	-0.8%
Other Europe	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
Central and Western Africa	1.6%	0.3%	1.3%
Eastern Asia	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Southern Asia	4.2%	1.2%	3.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Central and South America	1.6%	0.2%	1.4%
No passport held	9.8%	13.5%	-3.7%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	19.3%	37.2%	-17.9%
Christian	42.6%	46.2%	-3.6%
Buddhist	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Hindu	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%
Muslim	5.2%	6.5%	-1.3%
Sikh	17%	0.9%	16.1%
Other religion	4.7%	0.6%	4.1%
Not answered	7.4%	6.0%	1.4%

Safety

Is Norfolk Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Norfolk Road was 74.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 10.8% higher than the Chalk average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Norfolk Road has the 35th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk and the 157th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 35.2 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -60.8%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a higher level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 79% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£54,600

Income Rank
8/10

Household Income in DA12 2PS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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 - 8/10 (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 - 5/10 (average )
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 - 2/10 (very low )
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 - 6/10 (average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Norfolk Road are based on 55 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 Norfolk Road, Gravesend, DA12 2PS

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA12 2PS

Average Price
£109,632

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£175,273

Other
£76,811

Estimated Average Property Prices for Norfolk Road

Average Price
£312,087

Semi-Detached
£334,884

Terraced
£297,551

Detached
£706,252

Flats/Maisonettes
£319,513

Other
£77,768

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Norfolk Road

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
N S P Coatings Norfolk Road, Gravesend, Kent Other, an established residential building	£57,000	2013-12-19	£93,815
Opal Fabrication Ltd Norfolk Road, Gravesend, Kent Other, an established residential building	£37,500	2013-12-19	£61,720
Mark David House Norfolk Road, Gravesend, Kent Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£100,000	2011-04-08	£177,455

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA12 2PS

Employment

DA12 2PS area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 25% of streets have higher percent of entrepreneur residents. 12% of population in this area is self-employed, while the average in the UK is 9.7%. High number of entrepreneurs usually leads to relatively high economic growth, higher paid jobs and better quality of life in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	126
Part-Time Employee	42
Self-Employed	38
Retired	28
Student (economically inactive)	20
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	16
Other	15
Long-Term Sick or disabled	12
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	9

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	28
Administrative and support service activities	23
Transport and storage	21
Human health and social work activities	20
Construction	14
Accommodation and food service activities	14
Manufacturing	11
Education	8
Other	7
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Financial and insurance activities	7
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	6
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	3
Information and communication	3
Real estate activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

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	2,962 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend Rochester Road , DA12 2SY	3out of 4	665 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Chantry Community Academy Ordnance Road , DA12 2RL	3out of 4	765 yd	Academy sponsor led	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Trinity Road , DA12 1LU	- not rated	1,117 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westcourt Primary School Silver Road , DA12 4JG	3out of 4	1,471 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Wrotham Road Primary School Wrotham Road , DA11 0QF	3out of 4	1,710 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Gravesend Grammar School Church Walk , DA12 2PR	4out of 4	681 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
St John's Catholic Comprehensive Rochester Road , DA12 2JW	3out of 4	971 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend Pelham Road , DA11 0JE	4out of 4	2,283 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Thamesview School Thong Lane , DA12 4LF	3out of 4	2,414 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northfleet Technology College Colyer Road , Northfleet DA11 8BG	3out of 4	3,562 yd	Foundation school	No	Boys	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	2,620 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	1,129 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
LINK19 College Lower Higham Road , Based at North Kent College DA12 2JJ	- not rated	1,177 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
North West Kent Alternative Provision Service Richmond Drive , DA12 4DJ	- not rated	1,634 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Bronte School 7 Pelham Road , DA11 0HN	- not rated	1,916 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ifield School Cedar Avenue , DA12 5JT	4out of 4	3,132 yd	Foundation special school	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
T(n)S Catering @ Moove Lubricants	Moove Lubricants Ltd, Dering Way	273 yd
Riverside Cafe	Riverside Community Centre, Dickens Road	788 yd
Invicta Food Design	Gravesend Rugby Football Club, Donald Biggs Drive	884 yd
The Promenade Cafe	Gordon Promenade, Gordon Place	1,067 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Milton Social Club	34 Raphael Road, Gravesend	358 yd
Milton Ale Shades	25 East Milton Road, Gravesend	396 yd
V's Punjabi Grill At The Canal Tavern	1 Canal Road, Gravesend	435 yd
Ship & Lobster	Mark Lane, Gravesend	556 yd
Gravesend Rugby Football Club (Bar)	Donald Biggs Drive, Gravesend	858 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
New Life Takeaway	46 Empress Road, Gravesend	380 yd
Denton Fryer's	3 East Milton Road, Gravesend	396 yd
Usta Pizza Charcoal Grill	113 Rochester Road, Gravesend	759 yd
Domino's Pizza	125 Rochester Road, Gravesend	759 yd
Oriental Delight	121 Rochester Road, Gravesend	759 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
CO-OP	1-2 East Milton Road, Gravesend		412 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Gravesend Grammar School CHURCH WALK	artificial grass pitch, grass pitches	702 yd
Riverside Family Learning Centre DICKENS ROAD	grass pitches	773 yd
Gravesend Rugby Football Club DONALD BIGGS DRIVE	grass pitches	884 yd
Gravesend Sports Trust DONALD BIGGS DRIVE	artificial grass pitch	884 yd
Gravesend Tennis Club MILTON HALL ROAD	tennis courts	895 yd
St John Roman Catholic Comprehensive School (Closed) Rochester Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	956 yd
St Johns Catholic Comprehensive School ROCHESTER ROAD	grass pitches	1,038 yd
North Kent College (Gravesend Campus) LOWER HIGHAM ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	1,069 yd
Fleetway Sports Ground BRONTE VIEW	grass pitches	1,072 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	15.4%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	15.4%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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 2PS