ME3 7BB maps, stats, and open data

ME3 7BB lies on Beech Grove in Higham, Rochester. ME3 7BB 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 7BB maps

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

ME3 7BB 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 7BB geodata

Easting	570987
Northing	171491
Latitude	51.416650
Longitude	0.457560

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME3 7BB?

Street	Beech Grove
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 7BB Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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 7BB

July 2023	Other theft	On or near Walmers Avenue	455m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ash Crescent	102m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Braes	281m
➜ Beech Grove crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME3 7BB

Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	161m
Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	174m
School Lane Shops (School Lane)	Higham	194m
Gardeners Arms (Forge Lane)	Higham	197m
Pear Tree Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	464m

Nearest railway stations to ME3 7BB

Higham Station	1.3km
Strood Station	3.7km
Cuxton Station	4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME3 7BB

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

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	45.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	11.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME3 7BB (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 7BB

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Source: Ofcom
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ME3 7BB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	341,422
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,519
Median (kWh/meter)	14,714

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	80,679
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,667
Median (kWh/meter)	2,545

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

39.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME3 7BB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Taste House Chinese Takeaway

6 School Lane

148m

Village Fryers

10 School Lane

148m

Village Greengrocers

2 School Lane

148m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mid Higham	17:00	10:15	185m
School Lane	16:45	11:15	1,203m
Higham Post Office	16:45	10:00	1,458m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME3 7BB

Facility	Distance
Gad's Hill School Gads Hill Place, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym	610m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	846m
Higham Recreation Ground School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	885m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME3 7BB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gad's Hill School Higham, Rochester, ME3 7PA	Not applicable	609m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL	Primary	846m
Shorne Church of England Primary School Cob Drive, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3DU	Primary	1.7km

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ME3 7BB ITL and ME3 7BB 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 7BB:

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 7BB 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 7BB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123207
LSOA	E01024267	Gravesham 010C
MSOA	E02005064	Gravesham 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME3 7BB

ME3 7BD	Oak Drive	31m
ME3 7BA	Ash Crescent	82m
ME3 7AZ	Beech Grove	122m
ME3 7EP	Norah Lane	137m
ME3 7BE	Oak Drive	141m
ME3 7EW	Norah Lane	144m
ME3 7ER	Norah Lane	150m
ME3 7AT	School Lane	151m
ME3 7AX	Taylors Lane	154m
ME3 7JN	Taylors Lane	178m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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