The UK Postcode Database

ME3 7BD

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980
ME3 7BD Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with ME3 7BD

Oak Drive - 48 properties, USRN 15700557

Ash Crescent - 1 property, USRN 15700027

Beech Grove - 1 property, USRN 15700050

Fairview Drive - 1 property, USRN 15700272

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4167 / 51°25'0"N

Longitude: 0.4572 / 0°27'25"E

UTM Reference: 31U 323186 5699234

OS Easting: 570957

OS Northing: 171497

OS Grid: TQ709714

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PPD.2DR

Mapcode Global: VHJLL.WN19

Open Location Code: 9F32CF84+MV

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01fk40

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 19586 / 32844

  • 6th decile
  • slightly less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for ME3 7BD on Friday 19 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 02:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:53
Sunrise 04:40
Transit (sun is at its highest) 12:59
Sunset 21:18
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:05
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 23:19
Hours of daylight today04:10 to 21:48
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
21:48 to 04:11
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 08:46
Moon sets 23:23

For a full sun and moon calendar for ME3 7BD, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME3 7BD

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 November 2023 39 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £352,000
11 November 2022 59 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £415,000
29 July 2022 28 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £390,000
17 December 2021 2 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £420,000
28 July 2020 28 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £350,000
16 June 2017 61 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
27 January 2017 59 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £347,500
30 September 2016 31 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £240,000
2 August 2016 59 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £345,000
19 July 2016 30 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £340,000
1 June 2016 28 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £328,500
18 December 2015 11 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £262,000
24 November 2015 4 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £327,000
5 June 2015 1 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £278,000
17 April 2015 49 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £230,750
27 February 2015 15 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £280,000
23 August 2012 49 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £180,000
10 October 2011 2 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
28 July 2009 16 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £218,000
14 December 2007 15 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £262,000
5 April 2007 49 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £201,000
9 February 2007 59 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £249,995
21 December 2006 43 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £245,000
31 October 2006 24 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £218,000
16 June 2006 51 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £215,000
3 June 2004 53 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £173,000
14 March 2003 26 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £178,000
22 November 2002 2 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £160,000
16 October 1998 33 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £97,000
30 April 1998 8 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £78,000
17 July 1997 49 Oak Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BD Semi-detached Freehold £80,000

Key to property sale icons:

First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
Subsequent sale of existing property.
Standard sale at market value to private individual.
Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for ME3 7BD

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Gravesham

MP

Lauren Sullivan Labour

Kent County Council
County council electoral division

Gravesham Rural

Councillor

Diane Morton Reform UK

Gravesham Borough Council
District council ward

Higham & Shorne

Councillors

Helen Ashenden Conservative

Jordan Meade Conservative

Leslie Pearton Conservative

ME3 7BD also falls within the Civil Parish of Higham, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for ME3 7BD

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123206 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01024267 Gravesham 010C Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02005064 Gravesham 010 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04004936 Higham Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05014915 Higham & Shorne Electoral Wards/Divisions Administrative/Electoral 4 May 2023 DLUHC
E07000109 Gravesham Non-metropolitan Districts Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E10000016 Kent Counties Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E12000008 South East Regions Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E14001254 Gravesham Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies Electoral 4 July 2024 LGBC
E23000032 Kent Police Force Areas Other 1 January 2009 Home Office
E30000234 London Travel to Work Areas Other 31 July 2015 ONS
E33043024 Workplace Zones Census 31 December 2011 ONS
E37000056 South East Local Enterprise Partnerships Other 1 April 2020 BEIS
E38000237 NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q Sub Integrated Care Board Locations Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E40000005 South East NHS England Regions Health 1 April 2018 ODS
E54000032 NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board Integrated Care Boards Health 1 July 2022 ODS
E56000011 Kent and Medway Cancer Alliances Health 1 September 2016 NHS England
E58000707 Gravesham Rural ED County Electoral Divisions Electoral 4 May 2017 DLUHC
E63012212 Higham (Gravesham) Built Up Areas Census 17 April 2024 OS
E65000001 England Non-National Park Area England Non-National Park Area Census 27 February 2023 ONS
E92000001 England Country Administrative 1 January 2009 ONS

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