ME3 7BX maps, stats, and open data

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

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

ME3 7BX 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 7BX geodata

Easting	570779
Northing	171186
Latitude	51.413973
Longitude	0.454425

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME3 7BX?

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 7BX Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME3 7BX 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 7BX

54, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BX 2021 30 JUL £315,000
56, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BX 2014 7 AUG £270,000
52, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BX 2009 3 APR £215,000
56, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BX 2006 1 SEP £192,000
54, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BX 2001 12 OCT £172,500
56, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BX 1996 27 SEP £79,950
52, VILLA ROAD, HIGHAM, ROCHESTER, ME3 7BX 1995 4 APR £110,000

➜ 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 7BX

July 2023	Other theft	On or near Walmers Avenue	426m
June 2022	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Peartree Lane	95m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Dombey Close	228m
➜ Villa Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME3 7BX

Pear Tree Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	135m
Forge Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	235m
Forge Lane (Gravesend Road)	Higham	250m
Hollytree Drive (Gravesend Road)	Higham	271m
Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	368m

Nearest railway stations to ME3 7BX

Higham Station	1.6km
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 7BX

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

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Median download speed	54.6Mbps
Average download speed	48.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	75.77Mbps

Upload

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

Broadband limitations in ME3 7BX (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 7BX

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Source: Ofcom
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ME3 7BX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	268,975
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	12,226
Median (kWh/meter)	11,538

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	66,828
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,713
Median (kWh/meter)	3,503

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

15.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME3 7BX:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Copperfields

42 Villa Road

Anisa Indian Cuisine

Lancaster House

137m

Acme Wines

21 Forge Lane

333m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mid Higham	17:00	10:15	413m
Coutts Avenue	16:00	09:00	1,510m
School Lane	16:45	11:15	1,566m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME3 7BX

Facility	Distance
Gad's Hill School Gads Hill Place, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym	371m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	1.2km
Higham Recreation Ground School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	1.3km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME3 7BX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gad's Hill School Higham, Rochester, ME3 7PA	Not applicable	371m
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL	Primary	1.2km
Shorne Church of England Primary School Cob Drive, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3DU	Primary	1.5km

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ME3 7BX ITL and ME3 7BX 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 7BX:

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 7BX 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 7BX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123199
LSOA	E01024265	Gravesham 010A
MSOA	E02005064	Gravesham 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME3 7BX

ME3 7DU	Peartree Place	62m
ME3 7DT	Youens Place	65m
ME3 7DS	Gads Hill Place	74m
ME3 7DP	Gravesend Road	109m
ME3 7BU	Villa Road	112m
ME3 7AD	Peggotty Close	123m
ME3 7DZ	Gravesend Road	152m
ME3 7BW	Chilton Drive	152m
ME3 7BH	Darby Gardens	167m
ME3 7AB	Brice Road	174m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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