| Postcode | ME3 7AS |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Rochester |
| Nearest station | Higham (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Forge Lane Shops (NE)
Gardeners Arms (S)
School Lane Shops (NE)
Forge Lane (SE)
Forge Lane (NW)
Copperfield Crescent (E)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 26 View |
| Known addresses |
1 Forge Lane, Higham
3 Forge Lane, Higham
5 Forge Lane, Higham
7 Forge Lane, Higham
8 Forge Lane, Higham
9 Forge Lane, Higham
10 Forge Lane, Higham
11 Forge Lane, Higham
12 Forge Lane, Higham
14 Forge Lane, Higham
16 Forge Lane, Higham
17 Forge Lane, Higham
18 Forge Lane, Higham
19 Forge Lane, Higham
20 Forge Lane, Higham
22 Forge Lane, Higham
24 Forge Lane, Higham
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.415087 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.459188 | |
| Easting | 571106 | |
| Northing | 171321 | |
| Grid reference | TQ711713 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 323320 5699048 | |
| what3words | tiger.chained.curl | |
| Plus code | 9F32CF85+2M | |
| Altitude | 70 metres (231 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 5:29 | |
| Sunset (today) | 20:23 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.1 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 | February 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) | 58 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 22 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban | Rural town and fringe | |
| Built up area (2024) | Higham (Gravesham) | E63012212 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00123200 | |
| Census output area (2011) | E00123200 | |
| 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 | £320,327 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 0.4% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Forge Lane, Higham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2024 | £405,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jan 2007 | £190,000 | |
| 20 Forge Lane, Higham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2023 | £340,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Sep 2007 | £238,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Oct 2000 | £127,000 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 1995 | £67,995 | |
| 19 Forge Lane, Higham | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £525,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2007 | £310,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2006 | £190,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Oct 2003 | £190,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 1998 | £101,500 | |
| 8 Forge Lane, Higham | Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2022 | £301,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jul 2015 | £235,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2007 | £167,500 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Jul 2000 | £80,000 | |
| 10 Forge Lane, Higham | Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2021 | £251,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Aug 2014 | £180,000 | |
| 17 Forge Lane, Higham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2019 | £340,000 |
| 16 Forge Lane, Higham | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2015 | £245,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Dec 2001 | £115,000 | |
| 24 Forge Lane, Higham | Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2014 | £235,000 |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | May 2008 | £249,000 | |
| 12 Forge Lane, Higham | Terraced (freehold) | Nov 2012 | £165,000 |
| Terraced (freehold) | Sep 2010 | £186,500 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2008 | £172,500 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 2001 | £93,500 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Feb 1998 | £75,000 | |
| Terraced (freehold) | Jun 1995 | £56,000 | |
| 9 Forge Lane, Higham | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2012 | £295,000 |