ME3 7AL maps, stats, and open data

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

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

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

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME3 7AL geodata

Easting	571058
Northing	171172
Latitude	51.413763
Longitude	0.458427

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME3 7AL?

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 7AL Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME3 7AL

June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	53m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	53m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	53m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME3 7AL

Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	194m
Gardeners Arms (Forge Lane)	Higham	204m
Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	209m
Forge Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	219m
Forge Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	228m

Nearest railway stations to ME3 7AL

Higham Station	1.5km
Strood Station	3.5km
Cuxton Station	4.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME3 7AL

Broadband access in ME3 7AL (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 7AL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	12.2Mbps
Average download speed	23.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.12Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.2Mbps
Average upload speed	4.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME3 7AL (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%

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Source: Ofcom
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ME3 7AL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	239,088
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,868
Median (kWh/meter)	10,560

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	63,047
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,503
Median (kWh/meter)	3,101

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME3 7AL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME3 7AL.
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 7AL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Acme Wines

21 Forge Lane

56m

Meadows Mini Mart

18 Forge Lane

149m

Gardeners Arms

2 Forge Lane

149m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mid Higham	17:00	10:15	230m
School Lane	16:45	11:15	1,485m
Higham Post Office	16:45	10:00	1,743m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME3 7AL

Facility	Distance
Gad's Hill School Gads Hill Place, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym	299m
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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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME3 7AL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gad's Hill School Higham, Rochester, ME3 7PA	Not applicable	298m
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 7AL ITL and ME3 7AL 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 7AL:

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 7AL 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 7AL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123201
LSOA	E01024266	Gravesham 010B
MSOA	E02005064	Gravesham 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME3 7AL

ME3 7AJ	Forge Lane	56m
ME3 7AE	Dombey Close	65m
ME3 7AB	Brice Road	106m
ME3 7AG	Brice Road	108m
ME3 7AR	Hayes Close	117m
ME3 7BS	Villa Road	154m
ME3 7AS	Forge Lane	157m
ME3 7BT	Villa Road	160m
ME3 7AH	Forge Lane	177m
ME3 7ER	Norah Lane	179m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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