Neighbourhood · Gravesham
Singlewell: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Singlewell neighbourhood of Gravesham, England (ONS area Gravesham 011). Headline figures assembled 4 November 2026. Postcodes DA12. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near DA12 5DE.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, changing little against Gravesham
Singlewell is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it is changing little against Gravesham (few signs of gentrification: 2 of 19 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £320,000 (median resale price, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is in line with Gravesham (1.0 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving in line with the council's and the nearest railway station, Gravesend, is 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 4 November 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£320,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Few signs
Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 2 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 5 small areas range from decile 1 to 4.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£53,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
1.0 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
In line with the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Singlewell sits in Gravesham
- Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Gravesham
- Average household income: 5th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Gravesham
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 4 November 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Singlewell
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 4 November 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
2 of 19 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Gravesham, 2 the other way and 15 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Solar and heat pumps
- Homes selling
Falling behind the borough
- Recorded crime
- Anti-social behaviour
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Gravesend Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 13 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 62 min) and London Victoria (about 65 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school King's Farm Primary School 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024).
- Nearest state secondary school Thamesview School 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Nearest A&E
- Nearest major A&E Darent Valley Hospital 8.7 km from the neighbourhood's centre, in a straight line.
Hospitals: NHS England, NHS Wales and Public Health Scotland site lists. Waiting times: NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set (experimental statistics), StatsWales and Public Health Scotland, Open Government Licence v3.0. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. Ambulances go to the most suitable A&E, which is not always the nearest.
Questions about Singlewell
What is the typical house price in Singlewell?
£320,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +21% against 2017-2019.
How does Singlewell compare with the rest of Gravesham?
Typical house price: joint 3rd lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Gravesham. Average household income: 5th lowest of 13 neighbourhoods in Gravesham.
Is Singlewell an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Singlewell gentrifying?
Few signs. Weighted balance +0.00; 2 of 19 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Singlewell?
Gravesend. Railway station, 2.8 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 13 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Southeastern to London Charing Cross (about 62 min) and London Victoria (about 65 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Singlewell?
Nearest state primary school. King's Farm Primary School. 400 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Thamesview School. 1.3 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Good (May 2024).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.