The UK Postcode Database

ME3 7AH

a postcode in Higham (Gravesham), Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME3 7AH Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME3 7AH

Forge Lane - 21 properties, USRN 15700290

Brice Road - 1 property, USRN 15700078

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4122 / 51°24'43"N

Longitude: 0.4587 / 0°27'31"E

UTM Reference: 31U 323275 5698727

OS Easting: 571082

OS Northing: 170997

OS Grid: TQ710709

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PPD.GS7

Mapcode Global: VHJLL.WRVS

Open Location Code: 9F32CF65+VF

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01fj58

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 5a2

  • Urbanites
  • Urban Professionals and Families
  • Multi-Ethnic Professionals with Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 18102 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for ME3 7AH on Thursday 23 January 2025

Astromomical twilight begins (full darkness ends) 05:50
Nautical twilight begins (First light) 06:29
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 07:10
Sunrise 07:47
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:10
Sunset 16:32
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 17:09
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 17:50
Astromomical twilight ends (full darkness starts) 18:29
Hours of daylight today07:17 to 17:02
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
17:02 to 07:16
Moon Phase Waning Crescent
Moon Rises 02:36
Moon sets 10:55

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME3 7AH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME3 7AH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
29 October 2021 61 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Detached Freehold £1,140,000
28 October 2020 80 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £315,000
8 October 2020 51 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £465,000
28 February 2020 55 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £325,000
8 August 2019 55 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £400,000
17 June 2019 82 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £460,000
20 August 2018 80 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £330,000
31 July 2018 76 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £377,000
16 May 2018 45 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £420,000
19 April 2017 43 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £340,000
5 May 2016 88 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £268,000
4 September 2014 53 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £289,950
20 June 2014 45 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
8 October 2012 51 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £210,000
10 June 2011 92 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Detached Freehold £250,000
5 November 2010 80 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £182,000
13 December 2007 80 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £187,000
11 June 2004 76 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £130,000
9 January 2004 82 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £231,000
27 July 2001 47 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
24 July 2001 82 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £158,500
24 September 1998 82 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £116,000
19 December 1997 61 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Detached Freehold £155,000
27 March 1997 57 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
8 November 1996 82 Forge Lane, Higham, Rochester ME3 7AH Semi-detached Freehold £88,500

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for ME3 7AH

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Gravesham

MP

Lauren Sullivan Labour

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Gravesham Rural

Councillor

Bryan Sweetland Conservative

Gravesham Borough Council
District council ward

Higham & Shorne

Councillors

Helen Ashenden Conservative

Jordan Meade Conservative

Leslie Pearton Conservative

ME3 7AH also falls within the Civil Parish of Higham, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME3 7AH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123200 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024266 Gravesham 010B Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005064 Gravesham 010 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004936 Higham Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05014915 Higham & Shorne Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E07000109 Gravesham Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000016 Kent Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001254 Gravesham Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000032 Kent Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000234 London Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33043022 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000056 South East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000237 NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000005 South East NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000032 Kent and Medway Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000011 Kent and Medway Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58000707 Gravesham Rural ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63005086 Higham (Gravesham) Built Up Areas Census 1 December 2022 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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