| Postcode | ME3 7DA |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Rochester |
| Nearest station | Higham (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Forge Lane Shops (SW)
Forge Lane Shops (NE)
School Lane Shops (NE)
Forge Lane (SE)
Forge Lane (NW)
Copperfield Crescent (E)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 17 View |
| Known addresses |
Upshire Studios, 3 Hermitage Road, Higham
1 Hermitage Road, Higham
4 Hermitage Road, Higham
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
| Latitude | 51.415623 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.459792 | |
| Easting | 571146 | |
| Northing | 171382 | |
| Grid reference | TQ711713 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 323364 5699107 | |
| what3words | data.bright.strong | |
| FixPhrase | cringe magnitude senator unstuffed | |
| Plus code | 9F32CF85+6W | |
| Altitude | 67 metres (219 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:49 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:52 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 4.1 KMs (2.5 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 | November 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) | 10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| 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) | E00123200 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 5A2 | |
| 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 | £327,425 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 1.6% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Hermitage Road, Higham | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2008 | £240,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 2003 | £280,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2001 | £210,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jun 1996 | £95,000 | |
| Upshire Studios, 3 Hermitage Road, Higham | Flat (freehold) | Dec 2007 | £90,000 |
| Flat (leasehold) | May 1998 | £44,000 | |
| 4 Hermitage Road, Higham | Detached (freehold) | Nov 2006 | £310,000 |