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Bowers Avenue

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12 recorded sales · median £193,250 · Gravesham

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Gravesham Council · Labour-controlled 22/39 seats · 56% · OCD 2026

Overview Valuation Safety Who lives here Schools Health Getting around Environment Amenities & economy

66/100

Good

AcreRight area score · our comparison, not an official rating

£193k

median price

7.8

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

£193k

median sold price

8.9 yrs

of local pay to buy

18 min

London — fastest

rail stations

grammar schools

schools total

7.8

crimes per 1,000 residents each month

312

Violence — most

11.5

NO₂ · WHO 10

5.1%

in a flood zone

1,577

green spaces

7.4

PM2.5 · WHO 5

284

eat & drink

120

shops

74.8%

gigabit

gyms & leisure

Tiles show street’s own prices; crime, schools, transport, health & amenities are shown for the wider area — each tab labels its source.

Score by what matters: AffordabilityCommuteSchoolsSafetyEnvironmentAmenities

Sold price trend

Not enough history to chart yet.

⌄ On this street: every recorded sale is listed under Cost — this is the finest level we hold. Everything else is shown for the wider Gravesham, clearly labelled.

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All figures, sources and dates

Prices2026-07-21

Affordability2025

Council tax & governance2026/27 (tax); 2025 (control)

Crime2026-06

Deprivation2025

Census2021

Schools2026

Health2026/2025

Transport2026

Broadband2024-07

Environment2023–24

Ground checks2022–25

Heritage & planning2026

Amenities2026

Companies2026-07-01

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What does it cost? This street

A typical home here sells for £193,250. That's about 8.9× local earnings — around the 9.6× five-year average.

Sold price history

Not enough history to chart yet.

Median sold price · median of all 12 sales£193,250

HM Land Registry Price Paid

By property type

Too few sales by type to chart.

Typical home price compared with annual local pay8.9× · five-year average 9.6×

HM Land Registry, 12 months

Home ownership62%

Owned outright

31%

With a mortgage

31%

Private rented

19%

Social rented

17%

Households owning their home · ONS Census 2021

Council tax£2,389

Your band:

Gravesham Borough Council£245

Kent County Council (incl. adult social care)£1,759

Police & Crime Commissioner£285

Fire & Rescue£100

Council tax bands A–H

Band A£1,592

Band B£1,858

Band C£2,123

Band D (baseline)£2,389

Band E£2,919

Band F£3,450

Band G£3,981

Band H£4,777

Full-year charge for every band, derived from Band D at the statutory ratios (A = 6/9 of Band D … H = 18/9). MHCLG 2026/27.

Pick your band — the breakdown recalculates · MHCLG 2026/27 · hand-curated each April

Neighbourhood prices in Gravesham how Bowers Avenue compares · from Gravesham

⌃ Fastest 5-yr growth: Riverview Park +31.1%

Neighbourhood	Median price	5-year change	Sales, 12m
Riverview Park	£407,000	+31.1%	99
Shears Green	£350,000	+28.8%	60
Windmill Hill	£383,000	+27.1%	162
Durndale	£380,000	+25.7%	63
Singlewell	£300,000	+25.5%	93
Chalk	£345,000	+24.6%	121
Christian Fields	£340,000	+23.9%	62
Rosherville	£310,000	+21.3%	92
Whitehill	£380,000	+20.9%	31
Perry Street	£285,500	+19.5%	122
Parrock Farm	£340,000	+17.2%	43
Westcourt	£330,000	+16.7%	58
Kings Farm	£400,000	+9.3%	118
Northfleet	£260,000	+8.7%	48
Gravesend	£205,000	+7.1%	298
Hook Green	£500,000	+1.4%	99

Sorted by 5-year change — click a row → the map flies there; click the name → its full report · HM Land Registry, 12 months

Homes in Bowers Avenue — sold prices

Filters

Address	Type	Beds	EPC	Price	Date
1 BOWERS AVENUE NORTHFLEET GRAVESEND	Semi-detached	—	—	£402,000	Nov 2022
6 Bowers Avenue Northfleet	Terraced	—	—	£365,000	Jan 2022
1 BOWERS AVENUE NORTHFLEET GRAVESEND	Semi-detached	—	—	£345,000	May 2021
5, Bowers Avenue Northfleet	Terraced	—	—	£320,000	Oct 2019
1 BOWERS AVENUE NORTHFLEET GRAVESEND	Semi-detached	—	—	£194,000	Dec 2009
1 BOWERS AVENUE NORTHFLEET GRAVESEND	Semi-detached	—	—	£195,000	Jun 2007
4 BOWERS AVENUE	Semi-detached	—	—	£192,500	Aug 2006
4 BOWERS AVENUE	Semi-detached	—	—	£165,000	Jan 2003
9 BOWERS AVENUE	Terraced	—	—	£59,950	Oct 2001
2 BOWERS AVENUE	Terraced	—	—	£89,000	Jun 1998
9 BOWERS AVENUE	Terraced	—	—	£60,000	Aug 1996
1 BOWERS AVENUE NORTHFLEET GRAVESEND	Semi-detached	—	—	£60,000	Apr 1995

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12 recent sales — showing 10 · Search & browse every home →

Type a street, address or postcode to narrow this list; clear to see the latest sales. Click any home → its full report (sale history, EPC, estimate). Beds inferred from floor area · HM Land Registry + EPC

How safe is it? from Gravesham

Crime runs at 7.8 per 1,000 residents a month. Like most places with a retail centre, offences cluster where the shops are, not where people live.

Crime rate

Per 1,000 / month7.8

Street-level counts · police.uk, last 12 months

By category, 12 months from Gravesham

Violence & sexual offences

312

Anti-social behaviour

200

Other theft

Criminal damage & arson

Vehicle crime

Shoplifting

Recorded crimes by category across the whole Gravesham district, last 12 months · police.uk / Home Office

Where crime clusters

police.uk publishes anonymised "on or near" points, not named hotspots. The map above shows where they cluster, with the crime layer on.

Clusters of anonymised on-or-near markers, not addresses · police.uk

Who lives here? from Gravesham

Population106,900

ONS Census 2021 (Nomis) · this neighbourhood

Relative deprivation — this area's neighbourhoods average 5/10 · little changed since 2019. A higher number means less deprivation. Roughly 45% of English neighbourhoods fall in more-deprived bands.

Full deprivation breakdown — all seven domains

DEPRIVATION

IMD decile 5/10

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WHAT THIS MEANSThis area scores 5/10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation — around the national average (averaged across its neighbourhoods). About 45% of neighbourhoods in England are more deprived than this area. The scale runs 1 (most deprived 10%) to 10 (least deprived).

SINCE 2019Was IMD decile 5 in 2019 — little changed since.

The seven things the index measures, each on the same 1–10 scale (higher = better). A low bar shows where the deprivation actually is.

Income

5.3/10

Employment

5.3/10

Education & skills

4.3/10

Health & disability

5.6/10

Crime

3.3/10

Housing & services

4.4/10

Living environment

5.4/10

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG), averaged over the LSOAs in this area. · IoD2025

Figures for the wider Gravesham — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Employment rate · residents aged 16+59%

Unemployment · economically active residents6.1%

Degree-level (Level 4+)27%

Good or very good health83%

Own their home62%

Median age39.4

Born outside the UK19%

See the full Gravesham report →

ONS Census 2021 · wider district

Schools This street

83% of the 6 nearest inspected schools are rated Good or Outstanding. Catchments shown are the council-published ones where held, estimates otherwise — always labelled.

Ofsted

5 of 6 inspected schools rated Good or Outstanding
of the 6 nearest inspected schools

GIAS + Ofsted · post-Sept-2024 inspections show "Inspected — see report"

Catchments

Likely-nearest catchment line per school where councils publish polygons; estimated by distance otherwise — always labelled which.

Council catchment polygons + GIAS

Nearest schools 25 nearest schools

AllPrimarySecondaryGrammarNursery

School	Phase	Ofsted	Distance
Shears Green Junior School	Primary	—	0.4 km
Loveland Daycare	Nursery	—	0.4 km
Shears Green Infant School	Primary	—	0.5 km
Owl Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('25)	0.5 km
Stagecoach Gravesend	Nursery	—	0.7 km
Scallywags Two Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('23)	0.7 km
Painters Ash Primary School	Primary	—	1.0 km
Saint George's Church of England School	All-through	Good ('23)	1.0 km
Northfleet School for Girls	Secondary	—	1.0 km
Scallywags Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('24)	1.1 km
Cecil Road Primary and Nursery School	Primary	Inspected '25 — see report	1.3 km
Busy Bees Day Nursery at Gravesend	Nursery	Good ('22)	1.4 km
Northfleet Technology College	Secondary	Good ('22)	1.4 km
Copperfield Academy	Primary	Good ('21)	1.7 km
Mayfield Grammar School, Gravesend	Secondary	Outstanding ('24)	1.7 km
King's Farm Primary School	Primary	—	1.7 km
Whitehill Primary School	Primary	Requires improvement ('24)	1.8 km
New Mind Nursery LTD	Nursery	Good ('25)	1.9 km
Springhead Park Primary School	Primary	Good ('23)	1.9 km
Bronte Nursery	Nursery	Good ('18)	1.9 km
St Botolph's Church of England Primary School	Primary	—	2.0 km
Twinkles Preschool	Nursery	Good ('23)	2.0 km
Wrotham Road Primary School	Primary	—	2.0 km
Christ Church Pre-School	Nursery	Good ('20)	2.1 km
Busy as Bees Nursery and Preschool	Nursery	—	2.1 km

Nearest first · type to search all schools, or filter by phase · click a school → its full report page · GIAS + Ofsted

Health This street

nearest GP surgeries · nearest 1.2 km
NHS ODS

nearest dentists · nearest 0.5 km
NHS ODS

nearest pharmacies · nearest 0.7 km
NHS ODS

12 of 13 CQC-rated providers nearby are Good or Outstanding.

Nearest GPs, dentists & pharmacies

AllGPsDentistsPharmacies

Name	Type	CQC rating	Distance
Kreate Dental Gravesend	Dentist	—	0.5 km
Penders Chemists	Pharmacy	—	0.7 km
Williams Chemists	Pharmacy	—	1.2 km
The Shrubbery Surgery	GP	Requires improvement ('22)	1.2 km
Singlewell Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.3 km
Oakfield Health Centre, Practice 2	GP	—	1.4 km
Echo Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.4 km
Springhead Health	GP	Good ('22)	1.5 km
Gravesend Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.5 km
Old Road West Surgery	GP	Good ('21)	1.7 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	1.7 km
Nb Pharmacy Ltd	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Downs Way Medical Practice	GP	Good ('16)	1.7 km
Kings Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.7 km
Istead Rise Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	1.8 km
Pelham Dental Studio	Dentist	—	1.9 km
Istead Rise Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	2.1 km
Pelham Medical Practice	GP	Good ('17)	2.2 km
Darnley Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Rs Bains	Pharmacy	—	2.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Pma Dental Care	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Overcliffe Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.3 km
Regent Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
Nicholson & Keep	Pharmacy	—	2.4 km
J F Lynch And Associates	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Asda Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Parrock Street Surgery	GP	Good ('17)	2.5 km
Parrock Dental	Dentist	Good ('17)	2.5 km
Hill Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.5 km
Gravesham Community Hospital	Dentist	—	2.5 km
Boots	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Gravesend Dental Clinic	Dentist	—	2.6 km
Pender Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	2.6 km
Beaconsfield Dental Practice	Dentist	—	2.7 km
Gravesend Medical Centre	GP	—	2.7 km
Riverview Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.0 km
Gravesend Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	3.0 km
Rochester Road Surgery	GP	—	3.1 km
Lion Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.2 km
Swancombe Dental Centre	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Swan Valley Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.5 km
Bespoke Dental Care	Dentist	—	3.5 km
Delmergate Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	3.7 km
Dental Practice (Grove Road)	Dentist	—	3.7 km
Ackers Chemists	Pharmacy	—	3.8 km
Chopra Dental Ltd	Dentist	—	4.1 km
Meopham Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.2 km
Sai Medical Centre	GP	Good ('17)	4.4 km
Tilbury Health Centre	GP	Good ('23)	4.4 km
Dock Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.4 km
Swanscombe Health Centre	GP	—	4.4 km
Bupa Dental Care Longfield	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Jubilee Medical Centre	GP	Good ('23)	4.5 km
Elite Dental Studio	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Essex Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Hodgson Pharmacy	Pharmacy	—	4.5 km
Hartley Dental Practice	Dentist	—	4.5 km
Medic House	GP	Good ('24)	4.6 km
Commonwealth Health Centre	GP	Good ('23)	4.6 km
Dental Beauty Greenhithe	Dentist	—	5.6 km
Meopham Medical Centre	GP	—	6.0 km
Milton Road And The Grays Surgery	GP	Good ('18)	6.2 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	6.3 km
Dental Surgery	Dentist	—	6.3 km

Nearest first · type to search, or filter by type · click a provider → its full page · NHS ODS + CQC · — = not CQC-rated (e.g. pharmacies)

Getting around from Gravesham

5 nearest stations; the fastest to London is 18 min from Ebbsfleet International Rail Station.

Rail — 5 nearest stations

Station	Distance	To London	Fastest
Gravesend Rail Station	1.5 mi	London St Pancras	23 min
Ebbsfleet International Rail Station	1.9 mi	London St Pancras	18 min
Northfleet Rail Station	2.0 mi	London Bridge	48 min
Meopham Rail Station	2.5 mi	London Victoria	35 min
Swanscombe Rail Station	2.6 mi	London Bridge	46 min

Nearest first (miles from the area centre) · fastest London time in bold — from Ebbsfleet International Rail Station (18 min) · click a station → its page · National Rail

Travel to work

Drive

55%

Work from home

26%

Public transport

Walk or cycle

Census travel-to-work — how residents commute

EV charging9 points

Per 10,000 residents0.8

National Chargepoint Registry · pins on the map · speed split (rapid/fast/slow) pending NCR field ingestion

Environment from Gravesham

Air quality

NO₂

11.5

— WHO guide

PM2.5

7.4

— WHO guide

µg/m³ annual mean · DEFRA

Ground checks

Surface water 1-in-1004%

Flood zone5.1% of postcodes

RadonAffected Area (up to 30–100%)

Historic landfill86 sites within ~1 km

EA · UKHSA/BGS · Mining Remediation Authority — indicative, not a property search

Transport noise (Defra)

Road & rail noise bands (≥55 / ≥65 dB Lden) are being added — not yet available for this area. They cover major sources only; "not mapped" ≠ "quiet".

Defra strategic noise mapping

Heritage & green space

Listed buildings312

Conservation areas23

Green belt76.8%

Green spaces1,577

Historic England · OS Open Greenspace

Amenities from Gravesham

What's here

Category	Count	Note
Eat & drink	284	97% hygiene 4★+ (FSA)
Shops	120	supermarkets & convenience stores
Gyms, leisure & playgrounds	24	—
Green spaces & parks	1,577	filled areas on the map

OSM + FSA

Broadband

Gigabit

74.8%

Superfast

95.3%

Ultrafast

78.4%

% of premises · Ofcom Connected Nations

Local economy from Gravesham

Figures for the wider Gravesham — the same across neighbouring areas. This page's own prices, crime and streets are shown in full on their tabs.

Unemployment rate6.1%

In work (employment rate)58.8%

Companies registered here8,922

New incorporations (12m)1,259

Property companies (SPVs)1,144

See the full Gravesham report →

Companies House + ONS Census 2021 · wider district