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Coordinates & Location for ME3 0BE
Postcode
ME3 0BE
Coordinates
51.4601, 0.7055
Grid reference
TQ880769
Easting
588,042
Northing
176,933
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32FP64+35
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Medway
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7288
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7288 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
England & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.7%
Other White3.0%
African1.9%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
No religion48.8%
Christian44.2%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4918.4%
25–3412.6%
65–7411.7%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.4%
Any member 66+12.2%
Other10.3%
All members 66+8.6%
+ 8 other households · 42.4%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaRochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
All Saints
Constituency code
E14001447
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Isle of Grain
International Territorial Level
Medway
Health & NHS
South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS EnglandKent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Medway
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Medway 001B E01016071
E01016071MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 001 E02003314
E02003314LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 001B E01016071
E01016071MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 001 E02003314
E02003314Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
5:36 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:36 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME3 0BE introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1. IMD England rank: 7288
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01016071 and MSOA E02003314 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME3 0BE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME3 0BE
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