Porchfield Close, Gravesend, DA12 5PX

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding DA12 5PX is primarily male, with 54.6% of the population 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	50%	45.4%	-4.6%	51.0%	-5.6%
Male	50%	54.6%	4.6%	49.0%	5.6%

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	28.5%	34.5%	6.0%	37.9%	-3.4%
Married: Opposite sex	52.2%	48.4%	-3.8%	44.2%	4.2%
Separated	3.6%	2.8%	-0.8%	2.2%	0.6%
Divorced	9.2%	9.5%	0.3%	9.1%	0.4%
Widowed	6.4%	4.8%	-1.6%	6.1%	-1.3%

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 (85.9%) 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	44.6%	53.8%	9.2%	48.4%	5.4%
Good health	35.9%	32.1%	-3.8%	33.6%	-1.5%
Fair health	12.8%	10.7%	-2.1%	12.7%	-2.0%
Bad health	5.4%	2.8%	-2.6%	4.0%	-1.2%
Very bad health	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	1.2%	-0.6%

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	20.1%	11.2%	-8.9%	18.2%	-7.0%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	20.1%	12.4%	-7.7%	9.6%	2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	19.3%	19.6%	0.3%	13.4%	6.2%
Apprenticeship	2.8%	6%	3.2%	5.3%	0.7%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.5%	19.2%	4.7%	16.9%	2.3%
Degree or Similar	18.5%	28.4%	9.9%	33.8%	-5.4%
Other	4.8%	3.2%	-1.6%	2.8%	0.4%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 84.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Indian	5.4%	7.6%	2.2%	3.1%	4.5%
Pakistani	0%	0.3%	0.3%	2.7%	-2.4%
Other Asian	0%	0.6%	0.6%	1.6%	-1.0%
Black African	1.3%	0.6%	-0.7%	2.5%	-1.9%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	2.4%	2.1%	1.0%	1.4%
Mixed White and Asian	1%	0.6%	-0.4%	0.8%	-0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.4%	-0.1%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.6%	0.6%	0.9%	-0.3%
Mixed Other	0.3%	1.2%	0.9%	0.8%	0.4%
White	90.6%	84.2%	-6.4%	81.4%	2.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Other	0.3%	1.5%	1.2%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 91.7% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	92.3%	91.7%	-0.6%	83.2%	8.5%
European Union	2.3%	4%	1.7%	6.1%	-2.1%
Africa	2.3%	1.2%	-1.1%	2.7%	-1.5%
Middle East and Asia	2.7%	2.4%	-0.3%	5.6%	-3.2%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.6%	0.3%	1.3%	-0.7%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	90.9%	91.7%	0.8%	83.2%	8.5%
10+ Years	0%	6.1%	6.1%	9.8%	-3.7%
5-10 Years	1.3%	2.1%	0.8%	2.9%	-0.8%
2-5 Years	2%	0%	-2.0%	2.2%	-2.2%
Less than 2 years	5.7%	0%	-5.7%	1.9%	-1.9%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	85.9%	76.7%	9.2%
Ireland	0.3%	0.6%	-0.3%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Other EU countries	2.1%	1.5%	0.6%
South and Eastern Africa	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
No passport held	8.3%	13.5%	-5.2%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	37.7%	37.2%	0.5%
Christian	49.1%	46.2%	2.9%
Hindu	3.4%	1.7%	1.7%
Muslim	0.9%	6.5%	-5.6%
Sikh	3.7%	0.9%	2.8%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	4.6%	6.0%	-1.4%

Safety

Is Porchfield Close Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Porchfield Close was 70.5 per 1,000 residents, which is 4.8% higher than the Chalk average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Porchfield Close has the 37th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Chalk and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 316 local areas in Gravesham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 22.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -66.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 57% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have lower average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£46,800

Income Rank
6/10

Household Income in DA12 5PX, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 5/10 (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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 4/10 (below 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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 3/10 (low )
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 - 1/10 (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) - 5/10 (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) - 2/10 (very low )
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 Porchfield Close are based on 16 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 Porchfield Close, Gravesend, DA12 5PX

Estimated Average Property Prices for DA12 5PX

Average Price
£436,897

Semi-Detached
£443,512

Terraced
£432,929

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Porchfield Close

Average Price
£452,216

Semi-Detached
£443,973

Terraced
£457,162

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Porchfield CloseStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
8 Porchfield Close, Gravesend, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£430,000	2024-03-20	£454,597
7 Porchfield Close, Gravesend, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£367,500	2021-03-26	£435,071
1 Porchfield Close, Gravesend, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2020-07-13	£437,940
5 Porchfield Close, Gravesend, Kent Terraced, an established residential building	£350,000	2019-05-17	£437,940
2 Porchfield Close, Gravesend, Kent Semi-Detached, an established residential building	£340,000	2016-12-02	£439,534

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DA12 5PX

Employment

DA12 5PX area has a high level of entrepreneurship. Only 24% 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.

DA12 5PX area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 3% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	105
Retired	49
Self-Employed	30
Part-Time Employee	29
Looking after home or family	9
Unemployed	8
Student (economically inactive)	8
Other	6
Long-Term Sick or disabled	5
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	3

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	31
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	19
Construction	15
Manufacturing	13
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	10
Accommodation and food service activities	8
Administrative and support service activities	8
Professional, scientific and technical activities	7
Other	6
Transport and storage	6
Information and communication	5
Financial and insurance activities	5
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1
Real estate 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	2,698 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Whitehill Primary School Sun Lane , DA12 5HN	3out of 4	288 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
King's Farm Primary School Cedar Avenue , DA12 5JT	3out of 4	1,202 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School Trinity Road , DA12 1LU	- not rated	1,213 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Westcourt Primary School Silver Road , DA12 4JG	3out of 4	1,243 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St John's Catholic Primary School, Gravesend Rochester Road , DA12 2SY	3out of 4	1,258 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Catholic Comprehensive Rochester Road , DA12 2JW	3out of 4	956 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Gravesend Grammar School Church Walk , DA12 2PR	4out of 4	1,194 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend Pelham Road , DA11 0JE	4out of 4	1,633 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Girls	More About School
Thamesview School Thong Lane , DA12 4LF	3out of 4	1,744 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Northfleet Technology College Colyer Road , Northfleet DA11 8BG	3out of 4	2,555 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	1,144 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
North West Kent Alternative Provision Service Richmond Drive , DA12 4DJ	- not rated	1,210 yd	Academy alternative provision sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Ifield School Cedar Avenue , DA12 5JT	4out of 4	1,336 yd	Foundation special school	No	Mixed	More About School
LINK19 College Lower Higham Road , Based at North Kent College DA12 2JJ	- not rated	1,564 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Pier View Academy 42-44 Harmer Street , DA12 2AX	- not rated	1,665 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Bronte School 7 Pelham Road , DA11 0HN	- not rated	1,767 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Echo Fish Bar	5 Echo Square, Gravesend	496 yd
Wing Hing	1 Echo Square, Gravesend	496 yd
No 84	84 Parrock Road, Gravesend	531 yd
Rose's Cakes	1B Cross Lane East, Gravesend	790 yd
Taste By Chianne @ Mid Kent Golf Club	Singlewell Road, Gravesend	794 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
The Echo	24 Old Road East, Gravesend	449 yd
Old Prince Of Orange	1 Old Road East, Gravesend	822 yd
Old Gravesendians Sports Association	Fleetway Sports Ground, Bronte View	978 yd
The Windmill Tavern	45 Shrubbery Road, Gravesend	988 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Kings Farm Grill	22 Kitchener Avenue, Gravesend	288 yd
Le Spice Indian Takeaway	151 Whitehill Road, Gravesend	437 yd
Lucky Jade Chinese Takeaway	149 Whitehill Road, Gravesend	437 yd
Valley Fish Bar	4 The Parade, Valley Drive	532 yd
Valley Grill	9 The Parade, Valley Drive	532 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Tesco	Whitehill Road, Gravesend		437 yd
Tesco	Valley Drive, Gravesend		532 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Joseph'S Preparatory School OLD ROAD EAST	grass pitches	423 yd
Mid Kent Golf Club SINGLEWELL ROAD	golf	862 yd
St Johns Catholic Comprehensive School ROCHESTER ROAD	grass pitches	872 yd
St John Roman Catholic Comprehensive School (Closed) Rochester Road	grass pitches, swimming pool	926 yd
Kings Farm Playing Fields CEDAR AVENUE	grass pitches	965 yd
Fleetway Sports Ground BRONTE VIEW	grass pitches	978 yd
Westcourt Primary School JUBILEE CRESCENT	grass pitches	1,017 yd
Gravesend Tennis Club MILTON HALL ROAD	tennis courts	1,047 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%

Download Speed

Median download speed	200 Mbit/s
Average download speed	307.6 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	27.1 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

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