Housing in DA12 1LY
What the homes in DA12 1LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Milton & Chalk
- Council
- Gravesham
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,739 (2024)
DA12 1LYGravesend
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (28.1%). Flats make up 38.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
51.9% of households in the DA12 1LY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 36.4% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.2% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned51.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.5%1%
- Private rented36.4%20.5%
- Social rented10.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 33.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.1%). 23.4% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Gravesham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gravesham (August 2026, +5.3% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DA12 1LY (Milton & Chalk) (about 1,739 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.