Latitude: 51.3804 / 51°22'49"N
Longitude: 0.5019 / 0°30'6"E
OS Eastings: 574206
OS Northings: 167563
OS Grid: TQ742675
Mapcode National: GBR PPV.FPZ
Mapcode Global: VHJLT.NK5N
Plus Code: 9F329GJ2+5Q
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gj01
What Three Birds: wagtail.merlin.sandpiper
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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ME1 3BS is a primarily residential postcode in Rochester, Medway. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are B, A and F.
Residential buildings are typically semi-detached and detached. Domestic properties are primarily flats.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £122,395 to £884,753 with an average of £323,676.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1900 and 1929.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of privately rented, owner occupied and social housing.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are D and E.
The average commercial rateable value is £42,000. The most common recorded business type is School.
Rochester is a town, which had a population of 62,982 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 32 people resident in ME1 3BS, of which 17 were male and 15 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
ME1 3BS is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Medway Primary Care Trust.
ME1 3BS is approximately 35m (115ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in ME1 3BS
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME1 3BS
7a2: Constrained City Dwellers - Challenged Diversity - Hampered Aspiration
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME1 3BS
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
7/10 (High)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
9/10 (Very high)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME1 3BS include Aldi, Asda, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Nisa, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of ME1 3BS are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.
This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.
Unitary Authority
Medway Council
Ward
Rochester West
Councillors
Alex Paterson (Labour)
Stuart Tranter (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
MP
Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME1 3BS.
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME1 3BS.
St Peter's Infant School
Holcombe Road, Delce, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2HU
Community School
Ages 5 - 7
Good
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
King Street, Rochester, Kent, ME1 1YF
Voluntary Controlled School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
Canon Close, Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EN
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
St John's Church of England Infant School
4 New Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6RH
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 7
Good
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6TJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Rochester Grammar School
Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ordnance Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6SG
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2UW
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe, Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6JB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5JB
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Strood Academy
Carnation Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 2SX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Good
Chatham Grammar School for Girls
Rainham Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7EH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.