# ME3 7LA: area report for a postcode in Gravesham

ME3 7LA is a postcode in Gravesham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Gravesham. Open the map at ME3 7LA for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) › [ME3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me3) › [ME3 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me3-7)

## Around this postcode

- **2 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 60% on July. Gravesham 010C: 50 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **Higham, 320 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 590 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **No property in ME3 7LA listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Gravesham 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **£344,923 average price**: For the whole of Gravesham, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **No supermarkets within 1 km**: None found within 2 km. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **No gigabit broadband at ME3 7LA**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **Low road and rail noise at ME3 7LA**: Road 53 dB, rail 53 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA
- **9.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Higham Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/higham-primary-school-e118262) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2024 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gad's Hill School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gads-hill-school-e118944) | Independent | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2025 | £565,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2024 | £420,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2024 | £357,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| July 2023 | £437,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2023 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2025 | £74,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Higham (330 m, 4 minutes on foot)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £344,923** (July 2026). Gravesham’s average house price was £344,923 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 3.3% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £42,199** (2025). Full-time workers living in Gravesham earned a median of £42,199 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 100th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 8.2×** (2025). A home in Gravesham costs 8.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 123rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 23.6** (2025). Gravesham has a deprivation score of 23.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 97th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Gravesham 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 13.3** (2025). Gravesham 010C has a deprivation score of 13.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,575th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £380,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Gravesham 010C was £380,000 in 2025. Joint 9,732nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,494** (2021). Gravesham 010C had 1,494 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,900th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 64.1%** (January 2026). In Gravesham 010C, 64.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ME3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME3 was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 727th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,817** (2021). ME3 had 29,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 938th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 30%** (2022). About 30% of people in ME3 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 75.7%** (January 2026). In ME3, 75.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham)
- Centre: 51.4287, 0.4631

Council: [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/gravesham) (District, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gravesham): Dr Lauren Sullivan (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.4631,51.4287,ME37LA

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