| Postcode | ME3 7JL |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Rochester |
| Nearest station | Higham (0 km) |
| Bus stops |
School Lane Telephone Box (N)
Steadman Close (N)
Railway Station (S)
Railway Station (SE)
Chequers Street (N)
School Lane Shops (NE)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 19 View |
| Known addresses |
Waterworks House, School Lane, Higham
1 Gordon Villas, Higham
2 Gordon Villas, Higham
|
| Main property type | Semi-detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 51.422708 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | 0.46374 | |
| Easting | 571394 | |
| Northing | 172179 | |
| Grid reference | TQ713721 | |
| UTM reference | 31U 323666 5699885 | |
| what3words | loses.outer.pages | |
| FixPhrase | cringe magnitude shelf unvaried | |
| Plus code | 9F32CFF7+3F | |
| Altitude | 44 metres (144 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 6:50 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:35 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 3.4 KMs (2.1 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) | 20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 6 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) |
Most deprivedLeast deprived
|
|
| Average household income (2020) |
Lowest (£22,200)
Highest (£108,100)
|
|
| Rural/urban (2021) | Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Rural village | |
| Built up area (2024) | Lower Higham | E63012183 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00123204 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6B2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Gravesham 010C | E01024267 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Gravesham 010C | E01024267 |
| 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% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Gordon Villas, Higham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2021 | £470,000 |
| 2 Gordon Villas, Higham | Semi-detached (freehold) | Aug 2020 | £400,000 |
| Waterworks House, School Lane, Higham | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2015 | £410,000 |