ME3 7BG

a postcode in Kent

Introduced in January 1980

ME3 7BG	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with ME3 7BG

Fairview Drive - 34 properties, USRN 15700272

Highwoods Close - 1 property, USRN 15700376

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4185 / 51°25'6"N

Longitude: 0.457 / 0°27'25"E

UTM Reference: 31U 323183 5699437

OS Easting: 570940

OS Northing: 171699

OS Grid: TQ709716

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PPD.2C0

Mapcode Global: VHJLL.VLZX

Open Location Code: 9F32CF94+CR

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 7BG 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 today	04:10 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 7BG, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in ME3 7BG

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
7 September 2021	4 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£360,000
19 August 2021	11 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£380,000
25 March 2021	39 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£375,000
18 December 2020	12 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£330,000
27 February 2019	21 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£395,000
9 February 2018	47 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£390,000
14 July 2017	3 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£325,000
18 November 2016	9 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£320,000
11 November 2016	23 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£320,000
8 June 2015	8 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£295,000
13 February 2015	15 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£262,000
15 January 2015	10 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£250,000
26 November 2013	6 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£241,500
21 November 2012	29 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£275,000
31 August 2012	1 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£230,000
19 August 2011	14 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£270,000
21 January 2011	21 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£240,000
3 December 2010	27 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£202,500
15 November 2010	8 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£216,000
11 December 2006	17 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£317,000
5 May 2006	27 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£190,000
28 April 2006	3 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£209,995
28 May 2004	31 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£222,000
26 May 2004	1 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£197,500
2 April 2004	3 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£165,000
3 October 2003	29 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£246,000
11 July 2003	18 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£185,000
17 December 2002	12 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£179,500
3 May 2002	21 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£149,995
10 December 2001	35 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£159,995
8 October 2001	41 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£147,000
28 July 2000	45 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£133,500
3 November 1999	7 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£112,000
5 July 1999	2 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Detached	Freehold	£111,000
9 October 1998	45 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£110,000
25 July 1997	14 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£92,000
11 June 1996	29 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
17 May 1996	23 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£75,000
23 May 1995	13 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£69,000
15 May 1995	6 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Semi-detached	Freehold	£60,000
5 May 1995	29 Fairview Drive, Higham, Rochester ME3 7BG	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£71,000

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 7BG

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 7BG 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 7BG

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data 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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