ME3 7HU maps, stats, and open data

ME3 7HU lies on Canal Road in Higham, Rochester. ME3 7HU 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 7HU maps

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

ME3 7HU 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 7HU geodata

Easting	571404
Northing	172899
Latitude	51.429173
Longitude	0.464232

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME3 7HU?

Street	Canal Road
Locality	Higham
Town/City	Rochester
Country	England
Postcode District	ME3
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ME3 7HU Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

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 7HU

June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Steadman Close	348m
June 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Steadman Close	348m
June 2022	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Steadman Close	348m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME3 7HU

Chequers Street	Lower Higham	76m
Chequers Street	Lower Higham	109m
Railway Bridge (Chalk Road)	Lower Higham	145m
Railway Bridge (Chalk Road)	Lower Higham	148m
Steadman Close (School Lane)	Lower Higham	294m

Nearest railway stations to ME3 7HU

Higham Station	0.3km
Strood Station	4.4km
Rochester Station	5.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME3 7HU

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

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Median download speed	26.7Mbps
Average download speed	36.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	8.4Mbps
Average upload speed	10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME3 7HU (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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Deprivation

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Eagles FC

The Pavilion

699m

Higham Primary School

School Lane

721m

The Knowle Country House Restaurant

75 School Lane

1,035m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Higham Post Office	16:45	10:00	83m
School Lane	16:45	11:15	291m
Church Street	16:45	09:45	1,316m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME3 7HU

Facility	Distance
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	645m
Higham Recreation Ground School Lane, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches	647m
Gad's Hill School Gads Hill Place, Gravesend Road, Higham, Rochester Grass Pitches, Sports Hall, Artificial Grass Pitch, Health and Fitness Gym	2.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME3 7HU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Higham Primary School School Lane, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7JL	Primary	645m
Gad's Hill School Higham, Rochester, ME3 7PA	Not applicable	2.1km
Shorne Church of England Primary School Cob Drive, Shorne, Gravesend, DA12 3DU	Primary	2.7km

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ME3 7HU ITL and ME3 7HU 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 7HU:

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 7HU 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 7HU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123204
LSOA	E01024267	Gravesham 010C
MSOA	E02005064	Gravesham 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME3 7HU

ME3 7HZ	Chequers Court	49m
ME3 7LB	Church Street	83m
ME3 7JB	Brookers Place	92m
ME3 7LA	Chalk Road	97m
ME3 7LD	Church Street	152m
ME3 7LZ	Lake Drive	154m
ME3 7JZ	Michele Cottages	180m
ME3 7LX	Reynolds Fields	220m
ME3 7JR	School Lane	226m
ME3 7JY	Chalk Road	239m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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