Istead Rise

Istead Rise is covered by postcode district DA13. It is in the Gravesham council area, Kent.

Typical price £457,750 Homes sold in Istead Rise, last 12 months. ▼ 3.6% on the year before Gigabit broadband 36 of 54 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Istead Rise, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Istead Rise, by flood risk Of the 54 postcodes in Istead Rise that ONS places, 54 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Istead Rise. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. A227 DA13 9DA: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DB: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DD: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DE: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DF: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DG: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DH: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DJ: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DL: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DN: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DP: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DQ: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DR: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DS: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DU: not on the flood risk listDA13 9DW: not on the flood risk listDA13 9ED: not on the flood risk listDA13 9EE: not on the flood risk listDA13 9EF: not on the flood risk listDA13 9EH: not on the flood risk listDA13 9EJ: not on the flood risk listDA13 9EN: not on the flood risk listDA13 9EW: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HA: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HB: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HD: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HE: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HF: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HG: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HH: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HJ: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HN: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HQ: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HT: not on the flood risk listDA13 9HW: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JE: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JF: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JG: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JH: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JJ: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JL: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JN: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JP: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JQ: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JR: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JS: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JT: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JU: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JW: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JX: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JY: not on the flood risk listDA13 9JZ: not on the flood risk listDA13 9LA: not on the flood risk listDA13 9LB: not on the flood risk list Istead Rise Map of every postcode in Istead Rise, by flood risk Of the 54 postcodes in Istead Rise that ONS places, 54 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Istead Rise. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Istead Rise
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 54

Of the 54 postcodes in Istead Rise that ONS places, 54 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 51.4051, longitude 0.3493. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

What is it like to live in Istead Rise?

Homes sold for a typical £457,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.6% on the 12 months before. At 36 of the 54 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 54 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Meopham, 2.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Istead Rise?

Homes in Istead Rise sold for a typical £457,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, down 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£457,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£475,000
12 months to August 2026
£457,750

▼ down 3.6% on the 12 months before

Detached£575,000 10 sales
Semi-detached£450,000 23 sales
Terraced 2 sales, too few to price

Across the whole DA13 district, Istead Rise's main postcode district: a typical £505,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Istead Rise: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Istead Rise?

None of the 54 postcodes now in use in Istead Rise came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 39 homes sold in Istead Rise were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DA13 district, 0%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn Istead RiseAcross the DA13 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 35 (0%) 0 of 161 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 39 (0%) 0 of 229 (0%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Istead Rise?

Ofcom reports on 54 of the 54 postcodes in Istead Rise. At 36 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit36 of 54
Postcodes where every home can get superfast53 of 54

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Istead Rise at risk of flooding?

None of the 54 postcodes in Istead Rise is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Istead Rise?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Istead Rise. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Istead Rise?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Istead Rise is Meopham Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Meopham Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Sole Street Rail Station Railway station 3.2 kmCycle
  • Longfield Rail Station Railway station 3.5 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Istead Rise?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Istead Rise. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Istead Rise safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 209 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Istead Rise over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 15 September 2025
  2. 14 October 2025
  3. 13 November 2025
  4. 11 December 2025
  5. 16 January 2026
  6. 12 February 2026
  7. 21 March 2026
  8. 30 April 2026
  9. 18 May 2026
  10. 15 June 2026
  11. 19 July 2026
  12. 25 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Anti-social behaviour67 reports
Violence and sexual offences52 reports
Other theft21 reports
Shoplifting18 reports
Vehicle crime16 reports
Criminal damage and arson12 reports
Burglary10 reports
Public order5 reports

Also: drugs 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, theft from the person 1, robbery 1.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Istead Rise?

District, borough or city council
Gravesham
County council
Kent
Parliamentary constituency
Gravesham
Police force area
Kent
Region
South East
Country
England
MP
Dr Lauren Sullivan (Labour)

All 54 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Istead Rise postcodes

54 postcodes in use in Istead Rise, by district:

DA13 postcode district,54 postcodes

That district is in the DA postcode area.

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Places near Istead Rise

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Istead Rise's £457,750. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Meopham3.4 km, £500,000Northfleet3.4 km, £335,000Gravesend3.5 km, £350,000Longfield, New Ash Green and Hartley3.5 km, £480,000Ebbsfleet Valley4.5 km, £406,500Swanscombe6.1 km, £335,000Tilbury6.6 km, £325,000Stone, Dartford7.2 km, £245,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Istead Rise

What is it like to live in Istead Rise?
Homes sold for a typical £457,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 3.6% on the 12 months before. At 36 of the 54 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 54 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Meopham, 2.1 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Istead Rise?
Istead Rise is covered by postcode district DA13, across 54 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Istead Rise in?
Istead Rise is in the Gravesham council area, and Kent is its county council. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Istead Rise?
Istead Rise is in the Gravesham parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Dr Lauren Sullivan (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Istead Rise?
Homes in Istead Rise sold for a typical £457,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 35 sales, down 3.6% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Istead Rise?
In Istead Rise, primary schools at its postcodes include Istead Rise Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Ifield School, 2.3 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Istead Rise have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Istead Rise is Meopham, 2.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Istead Rise?
Ofcom reports on 54 of the 54 postcodes in Istead Rise. At 36 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Istead Rise at risk of flooding?
None of the 54 postcodes in Istead Rise is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Istead Rise?
None of the 54 postcodes now in use in Istead Rise came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 39 homes sold in Istead Rise were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the DA13 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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