ME3 7AH maps, stats, and open data

ME3 7AH lies on Forge Lane in Higham, Rochester. ME3 7AH is located in the Higham & Shorne electoral ward, within the local authority district of Gravesham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Gravesham. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q and the police force is Kent. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

ME3 7AH maps

ME3 7AH map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME3 7AH map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME3 7AH geodata

Easting	571082
Northing	170997
Latitude	51.412184
Longitude	0.458687

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME3 7AH?

Street	Forge Lane
Locality	Higham
Town/City	Rochester
Country	England
Postcode District	ME3
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME3 7AH Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME3 7AH as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Higham & Shorne
Constituency	Gravesham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME3 7AH

61, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AH 2021 29 OCT £1,140,000
92, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AH 2011 10 JUN £250,000
61, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AH 1997 19 DEC £155,000

➜ Higham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME3 7AH

June 2022	Public order	On or near Pedestrian Subway	90m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	181m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	181m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME3 7AH

Forge Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	155m
Forge Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	159m
Copperfield Crescent (Gravesend Road)	Gadshill	272m
Copperfield Crescent (Gravesend Road)	Gadshill	323m
Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	365m

Nearest railway stations to ME3 7AH

Higham Station	1.7km
Strood Station	3.4km
Cuxton Station	4.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME3 7AH

Broadband access in ME3 7AH (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in ME3 7AH (2019 data)

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Median download speed	27.7Mbps
Average download speed	26.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	45.77Mbps

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Median upload speed	6.8Mbps
Average upload speed	5.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	8.47Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME3 7AH (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME3 7AH

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ME3 7AH gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME3 7AH by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	342,122
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,006
Median (kWh/meter)	18,133

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	64,017
Meter count	17
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,766
Median (kWh/meter)	3,230

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME3 7AH, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME3 7AH.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

44.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME3 7AH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME3 7AH (meters)

Gads Hill School

Gravesend Road

146m

Sir John Falstaff

Gravesend Road

146m

Acme Wines

21 Forge Lane

163m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME3 7AH

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mid Higham	17:00	10:15	394m
Allington Drive	17:15	11:15	1,649m
School Lane	16:45	11:15	1,650m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME3 7AH

Facility	Distance
Gad's Hill School Gads Hill Place, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym	148m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	1.3km
Higham Recreation Ground School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	1.3km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME3 7AH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gad's Hill School Higham, Rochester, ME3 7PA	Not applicable	147m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL	Primary	1.3km
Abbey Court Foundation Special School Rede Court Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3SP	Not applicable	1.8km

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ME3 7AH ITL and ME3 7AH LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ME3 7AH:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLJ	South East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLJ4	Kent
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLJ43	Kent Thames Gateway
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000109	Gravesham

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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ME3 7AH census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ME3 7AH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123200
LSOA	E01024266	Gravesham 010B
MSOA	E02005064	Gravesham 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME3 7AH

ME3 7AG	Brice Road	96m
ME3 7NZ	Gravesend Road	118m
ME3 7AA	Irvine Road	163m
ME3 7AJ	Forge Lane	163m
ME3 7DL	Providence Cottages	175m
ME3 7AL	Forge Lane	177m
ME3 7AE	Dombey Close	205m
ME3 7AB	Brice Road	217m
ME3 7NW	Telegraph Hill	223m
ME3 7AR	Hayes Close	230m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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