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ME3 7DH

Higham & Shorne · Gravesham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Higham & Shorne
Local authority
Gravesham
Constituency
Gravesham
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME3 7DJ 66 m
DA12 3JT 579 m
ME3 7NL 609 m
DA12 3JS 620 m
ME3 7DL 633 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME3 7DH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1995
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 7
Latitude
51.406037
Longitude
0.452893
British National Grid easting
570,700
British National Grid northing
170,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Gravesham · E07000109
Electoral ward
Higham & Shorne · E05014915
Parish or community
E04004939
Westminster constituency
Gravesham · E14001254
Output area
E00123374
Lower layer super output area
Gravesham 010E · E01024301
Middle layer super output area
Gravesham 010 · E02005064

Postcode source versions

Explore ME3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
40
Primary
27
Secondary
3

  1. Gad's Hill School

    Other independent school

    651 m

  2. Leigh Academy Strood

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

  3. Bligh Primary School (Infants)

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
460
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 192
  • Anti social behaviour 69
  • Other theft 44
  • Criminal damage and arson 40
  • Public order 28

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME3 7 residents
6,636

Age bands in ME3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,009 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

682 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,383 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

1,839 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,524 residents

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.

GP practices

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    2.3 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    2.5 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    3.0 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.3 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.4 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Copperfield Crescent

    BCT · Gadshill

    0.4 miles

  • Copperfield Crescent

    BCT · Gadshill

    0.4 miles

  • Forge Lane

    BCT · Higham

    0.4 miles

  • Forge Lane

    BCT · Higham

    0.5 miles

  • Old Watling Street

    BCT · Strood

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gravesham 010E, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,865 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
8 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

40 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 3 secondary schools. Gad's Hill School is the nearest published school at 651 m.

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

Recorded crime

460 published events cover 12 months, averaging 38.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 192 events.

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