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ME3 7LE

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
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME3 7LD 158 m
ME3 7LB 194 m
ME3 7LF 198 m
ME3 7LH 228 m
ME3 7LT 232 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME3 7LE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 7
Latitude
51.431348
Longitude
0.466018
British National Grid easting
571,518
British National Grid northing
173,145

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
E00123203
Lower layer super output area
Gravesham 010C · E01024267
Middle layer super output area
Gravesham 010 · E02005064

Postcode source versions

Explore ME3

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
New Dairy Farm Cottages, 4, Church Street, Higham, Rochester, ME3 7LE 21 May 2024 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
25
Primary
17
Secondary
3

  1. Higham Primary School

    Community school

    905 m

  2. Gad's Hill School

    Other independent school

    2.3 km

  3. City of Rochester School

    Other independent special school

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
74
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 31
  • Anti social behaviour 12
  • Other theft 7
  • Public order 6
  • Criminal damage and arson 6

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
6

2 female, 4 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
2.0
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME3 7 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

4

within 5 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    2.2 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    4.2 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.4 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chequers Street

    BCT · Lower Higham

    0.2 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Lower Higham

    0.3 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Higham

    0.3 miles

  • Higham Rail Station

    RLY · Higham

    0.3 miles

  • Higham Rail Station

    RSE · Higham

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Gravesham 010C, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

21,180 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 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.

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 £425,000 from 1 recorded sale in ME3 7LE. 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

25 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 3 secondary schools. Higham Primary School is the nearest published school at 905 m.

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

Recorded crime

74 published events cover 12 months, averaging 6.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 31 events.

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