GRAVEL HILL WAY, CO12 4XN House Prices & Local Information

CO12 4XN is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Gravel Hill Way, 0.3km from Dovercourt, Upper in Harwich. Administratively it sits within Dovercourt All Saints ward and the Harwich and North Essex constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, CO12 4XN is a quiet rural community with low density and high home ownership. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a town fringe countryside zone — mainly white, agricultural workforce, on the edges of smaller towns. Residents here average 56 years — a mature, stable demographic with deep roots in the area and very low property turnover. 27% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 15 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: Average house prices are around £283k, up 0.9% year-on-year.

Census 2021 statistics for CO12 4XN are sourced from Output Area E00111764 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.