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ME2 3UG

Higham & Shorne · Gravesham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochester
Ward
Higham & Shorne
Local authority
Gravesham
Constituency
Gravesham
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 2TZ 153 m
ME2 3UF 166 m
ME2 3UH 192 m
ME2 3UE 207 m
ME2 2UA 229 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 3UG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 3
Latitude
51.399160
Longitude
0.452769
British National Grid easting
570,717
British National Grid northing
169,535

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Gravesham · E07000109
Electoral ward
Higham & Shorne · E05014915
Parish or community
E04004936
Westminster constituency
Gravesham · E14001254
Output area
E00123202
Lower layer super output area
Gravesham 010A · E01024265
Middle layer super output area
Gravesham 010 · E02005064

Postcode source versions

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Property

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42 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Crutches Gate Cottage, Old Watling Street, Rochester, ME2 3UG 29 August 2025 £557,500
Rose Cottages, 2, Old Watling Street, Rochester, ME2 3UG 6 April 2023 £325,000
Rose Cottages, 4, Old Watling Street, Rochester, ME2 3UG 29 April 2022 £380,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
26
Secondary
6

  1. Bligh Primary School (Infants)

    Academy converter

    825 m

  2. Bligh Primary School (Juniors)

    Academy converter

    825 m

  3. Leigh Academy Strood

    Academy sponsor led

    961 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
617
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 294
  • Anti social behaviour 87
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Other theft 47
  • Public order 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58

27 female, 31 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.9
ME2 3 residents
12,668

Age bands in ME2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

2,343 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,334 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

3,345 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

3,467 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

2,153 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
87.5%
Gigabit-capable
87.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

6

within 5 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    1.7 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    2.1 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    2.8 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.7 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

    HEALTH CARE CENTRE, LONGLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME1 2TH

    ODS code G82095

    4.0 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    5.0 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Old Watling Street

    BCT · Strood

    0.2 miles

  • Old Watling Street

    BCT · Strood

    0.2 miles

  • Stangate Road

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.3 miles

  • Stangate Road

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.4 miles

  • Bligh Way Shops

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gravesham 010A, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,590 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £468,750 from 4 recorded sales in ME2 3UG. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Gravesham is £345,369 in June 2026, up 2.4% year on year.

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 26 primary and 6 secondary schools. Bligh Primary School (Infants) is the nearest published school at 825 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

617 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 294 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.