Gravesham: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£616,229

Semi-detached

£398,149

Terraced

£314,502

Flat or maisonette

£173,272

First-time buyers

£297,285

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  93,267 in 1991 → 110,671 in 2024 (+18.7%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £174,740 in 2005 → £344,923 in 2026 (+97.4%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £415 in 2008 → £694 in 2025 (+67.4%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  77.4% in 2004 → 85.6% in 2023 (+10.6%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  2.4% in 2001 → 4.3% in 2025 (+79.2%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £9,900 in 1997 → £24,984 in 2024 (+152.4%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Gravesham; 30 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Employment rate · Economy & work85.6% (2023) · 17th highest of 348
• Economic inactivity · Economy & work13.0% (2023) · 23rd lowest of 348
• New homes · Housing12.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 54th highest of 296
• Time to a job centre · Connectivity & access10 min (2019) · 76th lowest of 326

Where it ranks worst

• High-growth businesses · Economy & work3.1% (2024) · 309th highest of 361
• Public EV chargers · Connectivity & access77.7 per 100,000 (mid-2026) · 308th highest of 361
• Job density · Economy & work0.63 jobs per resident (2024) · 287th highest of 350
• Obesity in Year 6 · Health & wellbeing24.9% (2024/25) · 233rd lowest of 292

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Kent, which includes Gravesham.

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)80.3 years · England 80.0 · 58th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)84.0 years · England 83.8 · 69th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)62.5 years · England 60.9 · 49th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)63.9 years · England 61.3 · 31st highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)313.2 per 100k · England 321.0 · 68th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)10.8% · England 10.4 · 82nd lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)66.5% · England 64.6 · 85th lowest of 153

These figures are published for county councils, so they are for Kent, which includes Gravesham.

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)68.9% · England 68.3 · 67th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)46.2 score · England 46.0 · 67th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)8.0% · England 5.8 · 133rd lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)15.3% · England 19.8 · 49th lowest of 153