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ME3 8DB lies on Spendiff in Cooling, Rochester. ME3 8DB is located in the Strood Rural electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Medway and the English Parliamentary constituency of Rochester and Strood. 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 8DB maps


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ME3 8DB geodata
| Easting | 575059 |
| Northing | 174853 |
| Latitude | 51.445609 |
| Longitude | 0.517720 |
Where is ME3 8DB?
| Street | Spendiff |
| Locality | Cooling |
| Town/City | Rochester |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME3 |
ME3 8DB Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME3 8DB as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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| Elevation | 10m | 33ft |
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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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Politics
| Ward | Strood Rural |
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| Constituency | Rochester And Strood |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME3 8DB
| Cliffe The Station (Town Road) | Cooling Street | 1,481m |
| Primary School (View Road) | Cliffe Woods | 1,542m |
| Primary School (View Road) | Cliffe Woods | 1,626m |
| Woodside Green (View Road) | Cliffe Woods | 1,850m |
| Woodside Green (View Road) | Cliffe Woods | 1,887m |
Nearest railway stations to ME3 8DB
Broadband
Broadband access in ME3 8DB (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 0.0% |
| 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 limitations in ME3 8DB (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 | 100.0% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 100.0% |
Deprivation
14.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than
ME3 8DB:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME3 8DB (metres)
The Horseshoe & Castle
Horseshoe And Castle
1,473m
Cliffe Woods Primary School Breakfast And After School Club
Cliffe Woods Primary School
1,531m
Bradbury House
The Bradbury Centre
1,539m
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Nearest post box to ME3 8DB
| | Last Collection | |
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| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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| Spendiff | 16:30 | 09:00 | 357m |
| Cooling Street | 16:30 | 09:00 | 528m |
| Berry Court Farm | 16:30 | 09:00 | 835m |
ME3 8DB ITL and ME3 8DB 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 8DB:
| ITL 1 Code | Name |
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| TLJ | South East (England) |
| ITL 2 Code | Name |
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| TLJ4 | Kent |
| ITL 3 Code | Name |
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| TLJ41 | Medway |
| LAU 1 Code | Name |
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| E06000035 | Medway |
ME3 8DB 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 8DB:
| Code | Name |
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| OA | E00081240 | |
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| LSOA | E01016073 | Medway 003A |
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| MSOA | E02003316 | Medway 003 |
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