| Postcode | ME3 7AL |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Rochester |
| Nearest station | Higham (2 km) |
| Bus stops |
Forge Lane Shops (NE)
Gardeners Arms (S)
Forge Lane (SE)
Forge Lane (NW)
School Lane Shops (NE)
Copperfield Crescent (E)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 24 View |
| Known addresses |
38 Forge Lane, Higham
48 Forge Lane, Higham
56 Forge Lane, Higham
60 Forge Lane, Higham
62 Forge Lane, Higham
64 Forge Lane, Higham
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.413763 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.458455 | |
| Easting | 571060 | |
| Northing | 171172 | |
| Grid reference | TQ710711 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 323264 5698903 | |
| what3words | river.push.point | |
| FixPhrase | cringe magnitude seduce version | |
| Plus code | 9F32CF75+G9 | |
| Altitude | 74 metres (243 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:12 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:15 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.3 KMs (2.6 miles) |
| Parish | Higham | E04004936 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Higham & Shorne | E05014915 |
| Local Authority District | Gravesham | E07000109 |
| County Electoral Division | Gravesham Rural | E58000707 |
| Local Authority | Kent | E10000016 |
| County | Kent | E10000016 |
| Constituency (2024) | Gravesham | E14001254 |
| MP | Dr Lauren Sullivan | Labour |
| Police force | Kent | |
| Water company | Southern Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Kent Thames Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | January 1980 |
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean |
| Population (2011) | 57 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 22 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Higham (Gravesham) | E63012212 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00123201 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gravesham 010B | E01024266 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gravesham 010B | E01024266 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Higham & Shorne | E02005064 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Higham & Shorne | E02005064 |
| Travel to work area | London | E30000234 |
| Average property price in Rochester | £327,424 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 Forge Lane, Higham | Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2024 | £355,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Oct 2001 | £110,000 | |
| 64 Forge Lane, Higham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2016 | £167,300 |
| 62 Forge Lane, Higham | Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2006 | £130,000 |
| 60 Forge Lane, Higham | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2003 | £60,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Feb 1996 | £55,500 | |
| 48 Forge Lane, Higham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2001 | £112,000 |
| 56 Forge Lane, Higham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Nov 1999 | £78,995 |