| Postcode | ME3 7GB |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Rochester |
| Nearest station | Higham (1 km) |
| Bus stops |
Hollytree Drive (SE)
Forge Lane (SE)
Forge Lane (NW)
Forge Lane Shops (NE)
Forge Lane Shops (SW)
Gardeners Arms (S)
|
| Known addresses |
No addresses found
|
| Businesses |
No businesses found
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| Latitude | 51.415889 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.454858 | |
| Easting | 570802 | |
| Northing | 171400 | |
| Grid reference | TQ708714 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 323022 5699148 | |
| what3words | worm.dame.slap | |
| FixPhrase | cringe magnitude senator void | |
| Plus code | 9F32CF83+9W | |
| Altitude | 67 metres (219 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3.9 KMs (2.4 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 | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Kent Thames Gateway | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Kent | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | South East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 |
| Date introduced | June 1998 |
|---|---|
| Date usage ended | June 1999 |
| Last updated | September 2025 |
| User type | Large (addresses receive more than 25 items of mail per day) |
| Quality | Postcode terminated prior to Gridlink initiative - last known ONS postcode grid reference |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
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|---|---|---|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
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| 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) | E00123199 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gravesham 010A | E01024265 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gravesham 010A | E01024265 |
| 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 | £326,833 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 2.1% |