ME3 7AJ maps, stats, and open data

ME3 7AJ lies on Forge Lane in Higham, Rochester. ME3 7AJ 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 7AJ maps

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

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

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ME3 7AJ geodata

Easting	571112
Northing	171157
Latitude	51.413612
Longitude	0.459195

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME3 7AJ?

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 7AJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME3 7AJ 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 7AJ

APPLEGARTH, 41, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AJ 2019 21 NOV £822,000
37, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AJ 2017 14 JUL £605,000
39, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AJ 2017 20 JAN £560,000
APPLEGARTH, 41, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AJ 2016 15 JAN £685,000
TUDOR COTTAGE, 33, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AJ 2015 30 JUL £520,000
GREEN ACRE, 31, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AJ 2014 21 OCT £462,500
TUDOR COTTAGE, 33, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AJ 2014 5 SEP £280,000
23, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AJ 2011 31 JAN £407,000
21, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AJ 2004 19 JAN £150,000
29, FORGE LANE, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7AJ 2001 8 MAR £267,000

➜ 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 7AJ

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	106m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	106m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	106m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME3 7AJ

Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	204m
Gardeners Arms (Forge Lane)	Higham	205m
Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	220m
Forge Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	246m
Forge Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	253m

Nearest railway stations to ME3 7AJ

Higham Station	1.5km
Strood Station	3.4km
Cuxton Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME3 7AJ

Broadband access in ME3 7AJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	91.7%
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 7AJ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	27.8Mbps
Average download speed	25.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	44.78Mbps

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Median upload speed	6.0Mbps
Average upload speed	5.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME3 7AJ (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	8.3%

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ME3 7AJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	274,169
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	21,090
Median (kWh/meter)	20,219

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	42,037
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,671
Median (kWh/meter)	4,177

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME3 7AJ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME3 7AJ.
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)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Acme Wines

21 Forge Lane

Meadows Mini Mart

18 Forge Lane

157m

Gardeners Arms

2 Forge Lane

157m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mid Higham	17:00	10:15	232m
School Lane	16:45	11:15	1,487m
Allington Drive	17:15	11:15	1,740m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME3 7AJ

Facility	Distance
Gad's Hill School Gads Hill Place, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym	302m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	1.1km
Higham Recreation Ground School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	1.1km

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Nearest schools to ME3 7AJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gad's Hill School Higham, Rochester, ME3 7PA	Not applicable	300m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL	Primary	1.1km
Shorne Church of England Primary School Cob Drive, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3DU	Primary	1.8km

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ME3 7AJ ITL and ME3 7AJ 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 7AJ:

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 7AJ 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 7AJ:

	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 7AJ

ME3 7AL	Forge Lane	56m
ME3 7AR	Hayes Close	78m
ME3 7AE	Dombey Close	121m
ME3 7AG	Brice Road	125m
ME3 7AB	Brice Road	161m
ME3 7AH	Forge Lane	163m
ME3 7AS	Forge Lane	164m
ME3 7NW	Telegraph Hill	166m
ME3 7BS	Villa Road	178m
ME3 7BT	Villa Road	207m

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