ME3 7BD maps, stats, and open data

ME3 7BD lies on Oak Drive in Higham, Rochester. ME3 7BD 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 7BD maps

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

ME3 7BD 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 7BD geodata

Easting	570957
Northing	171497
Latitude	51.416713
Longitude	0.457161

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME3 7BD?

Street	Oak Drive
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 7BD Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME3 7BD 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 7BD

July 2023	Other theft	On or near Walmers Avenue	425m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Ash Crescent	127m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near The Braes	310m
➜ Oak Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME3 7BD

Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	187m
Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	200m
School Lane Shops (School Lane)	Higham	222m
Gardeners Arms (Forge Lane)	Higham	224m
Pear Tree Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	446m

Nearest railway stations to ME3 7BD

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 7BD

Broadband access in ME3 7BD (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	4.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME3 7BD (2019 data)

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Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	37.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	8.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME3 7BD (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 7BD

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Source: Ofcom
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ME3 7BD gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	641,390
Meter count	47
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,647
Median (kWh/meter)	13,324

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	143,364
Meter count	47
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,050
Median (kWh/meter)	2,967

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Taste House Chinese Takeaway

6 School Lane

176m

Village Fryers

10 School Lane

176m

Village Greengrocers

2 School Lane

176m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mid Higham	17:00	10:15	214m
School Lane	16:45	11:15	1,209m
Higham Post Office	16:45	10:00	1,462m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME3 7BD

Facility	Distance
Gad's Hill School Gads Hill Place, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym	617m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	854m
Higham Recreation Ground School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	896m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME3 7BD

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gad's Hill School Higham, Rochester, ME3 7PA	Not applicable	616m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL	Primary	854m
Shorne Church of England Primary School Cob Drive, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3DU	Primary	1.7km

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ME3 7BD ITL and ME3 7BD 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 7BD:

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 7BD 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 7BD:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123206
LSOA	E01024267	Gravesham 010C
MSOA	E02005064	Gravesham 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME3 7BD

ME3 7BB	Beech Grove	31m
ME3 7BA	Ash Crescent	110m
ME3 7EW	Norah Lane	114m
ME3 7EP	Norah Lane	129m
ME3 7AZ	Beech Grove	139m
ME3 7BE	Oak Drive	152m
ME3 7ER	Norah Lane	162m
ME3 7AX	Taylors Lane	181m
ME3 7AT	School Lane	182m
ME3 7JN	Taylors Lane	192m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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