ME3 7BU maps, stats, and open data

ME3 7BU lies on Villa Road in Higham, Rochester. ME3 7BU 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 7BU maps

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

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

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

ME3 7BU geodata

Easting	570884
Northing	171226
Latitude	51.414300
Longitude	0.455953

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME3 7BU?

Street	Villa Road
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 7BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME3 7BU 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME3 7BU

61, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BU 2021 15 MAR £430,000
53, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BU 2015 21 DEC £335,000
61, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BU 2003 24 OCT £259,995
34, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BU 2001 18 MAY £222,500
34, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BU 1997 24 JUN £126,250

➜ 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 7BU

July 2023	Other theft	On or near Walmers Avenue	467m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	138m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	138m
➜ Villa Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME3 7BU

Forge Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	229m
Pear Tree Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	245m
Forge Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	245m
Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	257m
Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	264m

Nearest railway stations to ME3 7BU

Higham Station	1.5km
Strood Station	3.7km
Cuxton Station	4.5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME3 7BU

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

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Median download speed	40.0Mbps
Average download speed	45.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	65.33Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	10.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	14.38Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME3 7BU (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 7BU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME3 7BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	173,792
Meter count	13
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,369
Median (kWh/meter)	11,325

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	32,506
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,063
Median (kWh/meter)	3,910

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Copperfields

42 Villa Road

113m

Anisa Indian Cuisine

Lancaster House

233m

Meadows Mini Mart

18 Forge Lane

235m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mid Higham	17:00	10:15	302m
School Lane	16:45	11:15	1,488m
Coutts Avenue	16:00	09:00	1,591m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME3 7BU

Facility	Distance
Gad's Hill School Gads Hill Place, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym	361m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	1.1km
Higham Recreation Ground School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	1.2km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME3 7BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gad's Hill School Higham, Rochester, ME3 7PA	Not applicable	360m
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	1.6km

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Source: Edubase
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ME3 7BU ITL and ME3 7BU 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 7BU:

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 7BU 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 7BU:

	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 7BU

ME3 7BH	Darby Gardens	82m
ME3 7AB	Brice Road	87m
ME3 7AD	Peggotty Close	106m
ME3 7BT	Villa Road	109m
ME3 7BX	Villa Road	112m
ME3 7AE	Dombey Close	118m
ME3 7BW	Chilton Drive	137m
ME3 7EP	Norah Lane	153m
ME3 7DP	Gravesend Road	159m
ME3 7DS	Gads Hill Place	161m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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