WINDMILL STREET, DA12 1BJ House Prices & Local Information

DA12 1BJ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Windmill Street, 0.6km from Windmill Hill in Gravesend. Administratively it sits within Central ward and the Gravesham constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a working-class neighbourhood with strong employment ties. The daytime character shifts — ethnically mixed workforce in transportation and storage. An average age of 32 points to a young professional and early-career population — ambitious, mobile, and predominantly renting. 64% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants.

Safety: Crime is moderate at 88 incidents per 1,000 residents — broadly typical for this type of urban area. Property: With prices averaging £140k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, down 47.5% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for DA12 1BJ are sourced from Output Area E00123164 (shared with 33 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.