The UK Postcode Database

ME3 7LA

a postcode in Kent

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

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Streets Associated with ME3 7LA

Chalk Road - 14 properties, USRN 15700124

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4287 / 51°25'43"N

Longitude: 0.4631 / 0°27'47"E

UTM Reference: 31U 323642 5700558

OS Easting: 571322

OS Northing: 172848

OS Grid: TQ713728

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR PP6.9XD

Mapcode Global: VHJLL.ZC52

Open Location Code: 9F32CFH7+F6

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01fk52

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: E1

  • rural village
  • a rural village surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

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 7LA 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 04:10
Moon Phase Waxing Crescent
Moon Rises 08:46
Moon sets 23:23

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

Residential Property Sales in ME3 7LA

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
27 May 2021 Theos, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Detached Freehold £795,000
12 November 2018 Weydonhill, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Detached Freehold £600,000
31 March 2017 Sunnydale, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Semi-detached Freehold £395,000
14 December 2012 Whitbread House, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Detached Freehold £350,000
23 November 2012 Sunnydale, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Semi-detached Freehold £297,000
5 August 2010 Cherrydene, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Detached Freehold £290,000
22 January 2010 Sunnydale, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
15 May 2009 Weydonhill, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Detached Freehold £280,000
9 December 2005 Sunnydale, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Semi-detached Freehold £300,000
26 November 2002 1 Whitebread Cottages, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Semi-detached Freehold £172,500
2 October 2001 1 Whitebread Cottages, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Semi-detached Freehold £145,000
10 August 2001 Theos, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Detached Freehold £200,000
3 May 2001 Whilby House, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Detached Freehold £250,000
27 August 1999 Sunnydale, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Semi-detached Freehold £116,500
24 September 1998 High View, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Detached Freehold £168,000
29 May 1997 Bridgewater, Chalk Road, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Semi-detached Freehold £80,500
29 September 1995 1 Whitebread Cottages, Higham, Rochester ME3 7LA Semi-detached Freehold £58,000

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 7LA

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 7LA 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 7LA

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00123205 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
E63012183 Lower Higham 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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