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Housing in DA12 5JP

What the homes in DA12 5JP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Singlewell
Council
Gravesham
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,770 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (44.1%). Flats make up 12.3%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DA12 5JPEngland
Detached7.4%22.9%
Semi-detached36.1%31.5%
Terraced44.1%23%
Purpose-built flat10.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

34.6% of households in the DA12 5JP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 13.5% own outright and 21.1% with a mortgage.

DA12 5JP
35%
53%
England
  • Owned34.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented10.8%20.5%
  • Social rented52.8%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DA12 5JPEngland
Owned outright13.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council41%8.3%
From a housing association11.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.9 people living in it. 22% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DA12 5JPEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (25.2%). 39.3% of households include dependent children.

DA12 5JPEngland
Living alone, under 6615.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over6.4%12.8%
Couple, no children10.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children25.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children9.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

GraveshamEngland
All homes£1,336£1,459
One bedroom£910£1,195
Two bedrooms£1,201£1,335
Three bedrooms£1,465£1,489
Four or more£2,081£2,161
Detached£1,929£1,640
Semi-detached£1,545£1,449
Terraced£1,354£1,435
Flat or maisonette£1,031£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DA12 5JP (Singlewell) (about 1,770 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.

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