Latitude: 51.4241 / 51°25'26"N
Longitude: 0.4687 / 0°28'7"E
OS Eastings: 571735
OS Northings: 172350
OS Grid: TQ717723
Mapcode National: GBR PP6.R96
Mapcode Global: VHJLM.2GNL
Plus Code: 9F32CFF9+MF
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01fk61
What Three Birds: waxwing.turnstone.pipit
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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ME3 7JH is a primarily residential postcode in Lower Higham, Kent. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax bands are G and D.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £388,991 to £906,364 with an average of £653,295.
Residential buildings were typically constructed before 1900.
60% of residential property sales since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is F.
The average commercial rateable value is £5,700. The most common recorded business type is Communication Station.
In the 2011 census, there were 14 people resident in ME3 7JH, of which 7 were male and 7 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
ME3 7JH is in the London travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the West Kent Primary Care Trust.
ME3 7JH is approximately 30m (98ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in ME3 7JH
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME3 7JH
6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME3 7JH
England E1: a rural village surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
9/10 (Very high)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
3/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME3 7JH include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of ME3 7JH 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.
District Council
Gravesham Borough Council
Ward
Higham
Councillors
Harold Craske (Independent)
Leslie Pearton (Independent)
County Council
Kent
Electoral Division
Gravesham Rural
County Councillor
Bryan Sweetland (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Gravesham
MP
Adam Holloway (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME3 7JH.
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 ME3 7JH.
Higham Primary School
School Lane, Higham, Rochester, Kent, ME3 7JL
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Shorne Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Cob Drive, Shorne, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 3DU
Academy Converter
Ages 5 - 11
Good
Cliffe Woods Primary School
View Road, Cliffe Woods, Rochester, Kent, ME3 8UJ
Academy Converter
Ages 4 - 11
Outstanding
Hilltop Primary School
Hilltop Road, Frindsbury, Rochester, Kent, ME2 4QN
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Strood Academy
Carnation Road, Strood, Rochester, Kent, ME2 2SX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 19
Good
The Hundred of Hoo Academy
Main Road, Hoo, Rochester, Kent, ME3 9HH
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 4 - 19
Good
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Fort Pitt Hill, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6TJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
St John's Catholic Comprehensive
Rochester Road, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2JW
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Gravesend Grammar School
Church Walk, Gravesend, Kent, DA12 2PR
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
The Rochester Grammar School
Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BY
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EL
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.