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ME3 7JA

Higham & Shorne · Gravesham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 7TS 451 m
ME3 7HX 460 m
DA12 3HU 672 m
DA12 3HS 1.0 km
DA12 3HR 1.2 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME3 7JA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 7
Latitude
51.437892
Longitude
0.446441
British National Grid easting
570,133
British National Grid northing
173,827

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
E00123375
Lower layer super output area
Gravesham 010D · E01024300
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
23
Primary
14
Secondary
4

  1. Higham Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

  2. Shorne Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.7 km

  3. Gad's Hill School

    Other independent school

    3.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
22
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Anti social behaviour 6
  • Public order 3
  • Vehicle crime 3
  • Drugs 2
  • Burglary 2

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

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

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
90.2%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
92.7%
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

2

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    3.5 km

  • ROCHESTER ROAD SURGERY

    115 ROCHESTER ROAD, GRAVESEND, DA12 2HU

    ODS code G82648

    3.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Chequers Street

    BCT · Lower Higham

    1.0 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lower Higham

    1.1 miles

  • Steadman Close

    BCT · Lower Higham

    1.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Higham

    1.2 miles

  • Shorne Crossroads

    BCT · Shorne

    1.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gravesham 010D, 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

24,431 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
4 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
5
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

Schools

23 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 4 secondary schools. Higham Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.2 miles.

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

Recorded crime

22 published events cover 12 months, averaging 1.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Anti social behaviour with 6 events.

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