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Coordinates & Location for ME3 8SR
Postcode
ME3 8SR
Coordinates
51.4636, 0.5711
Grid reference
TQ786769
Easting
578,697
Northing
176,983
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32FH7C+CC
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.
17921
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17921 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.92.1%
Other White1.9%
Indian1.2%
+ other · 4.8%
Religion
Christian52.3%
No religion39.5%
Not answered5.4%
Sikh1.1%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6422.4%
35–4918.8%
65–7412.9%
25–349.9%
75–847.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.5%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.4%
All members 66+14.1%
Any member 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent8.8%
+ 8 other households · 32.4%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaRochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Constituency code
E14001447
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
High Halstow
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 003A E01016073
E01016073MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 003 E02003316
E02003316LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 003A E01016073
E01016073MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 003 E02003316
E02003316Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1
2021 Classification
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1
Sun & Time Information
5:37 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 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 8SR introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1. IMD England rank: 17921
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01016073 and MSOA E02003316 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME3 8SR 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 8SR
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