ME3 7BQ maps, stats, and open data

ME3 7BQ lies on Highwoods Close in Higham, Rochester. ME3 7BQ is located in the Higham & Shorne electoral ward, within the local authority district of Gravesham and the English Parliamentary constituency of Gravesham. 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 7BQ maps

ME3 7BQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME3 7BQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME3 7BQ geodata

Easting	571015
Northing	171712
Latitude	51.418627
Longitude	0.458069

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME3 7BQ?

Street	Highwoods Close
Locality	Higham
Town/City	Rochester
Country	England
Postcode District	ME3
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME3 7BQ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME3 7BQ as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Higham & Shorne
Constituency	Gravesham

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME3 7BQ

School Lane Shops (School Lane)	Higham	245m
Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	346m
Forge Lane Shops (Villa Road)	Higham	362m
Gardeners Arms (Forge Lane)	Higham	371m
School Lane Telephone Box (School Lane)	Lower Higham	581m

Nearest railway stations to ME3 7BQ

Higham Station	1.1km
Strood Station	3.8km
Cuxton Station	5km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband access in ME3 7BQ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
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 speed in ME3 7BQ (2019 data)

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Median download speed	36.0Mbps
Average download speed	33.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	73.16Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	7.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	15.09Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME3 7BQ (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

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Source: Ofcom
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ME3 7BQ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME3 7BQ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	288,019
Meter count	19
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,159
Median (kWh/meter)	15,526

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	73,201
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,067
Median (kWh/meter)	3,396

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME3 7BQ, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME3 7BQ.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

39.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME3 7BQ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME3 7BQ (metres)

Village Fryers

10 School Lane

280m

Village Greengrocers

2 School Lane

280m

Taste House Chinese Takeaway

6 School Lane

280m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME3 7BQ

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Mid Higham	17:00	10:15	348m
School Lane	16:45	11:15	989m
Higham Post Office	16:45	10:00	1,241m

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Source: Dracos
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ME3 7BQ ITL and ME3 7BQ 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 7BQ:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLJ	South East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLJ4	Kent
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLJ43	Kent Thames Gateway
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000109	Gravesham

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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ME3 7BQ 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 7BQ:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123206
LSOA	E01024267	Gravesham 010C
MSOA	E02005064	Gravesham 010

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME3 7BQ

ME3 7BG	Fairview Drive	76m
ME3 7JP	Taylors Lane	87m
ME3 7BE	Oak Drive	100m
ME3 7JN	Taylors Lane	103m
ME3 7AZ	Beech Grove	136m
ME3 7HR	High View	180m
ME3 7HS	Mountbatten Avenue	186m
ME3 7AX	Taylors Lane	212m
ME3 7BD	Oak Drive	223m
ME3 7BB	Beech Grove	223m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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