ME3 7SZ postcode in Medway, England

ME3 7SZ is a postcode in Medway, in the Strood Rural ward. It is in the Rochester and Strood parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since February 1990. It is a large-user postcode, which Royal Mail gives to a single address that gets a lot of mail.

Flooding High flood risk 5 of 10 homes and businesses at high risk, from rivers or the sea Typical price £395,000 Homes sold in ME3 7, last 12 months. ▲ 11.3% on the year before Nearest school St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe 1.7 km in a straight line Nearest station Higham 2.9 km in a straight line

Where ME3 7SZ is, and what is near it

Map of ME3 7SZ and what is near it Map of ME3 7SZ: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the ME3 7 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME3 7AQ: also in ME3 7ME3 7DY: also in ME3 7ME3 7EF: also in ME3 7ME3 7EY: also in ME3 7ME3 7GL: also in ME3 7ME3 7HX: also in ME3 7ME3 7HY: also in ME3 7ME3 7LJ: also in ME3 7ME3 7LP: also in ME3 7ME3 7LR: also in ME3 7ME3 7LS: also in ME3 7ME3 7PJ: also in ME3 7ME3 7PL: also in ME3 7ME3 7PN: also in ME3 7ME3 7PP: also in ME3 7ME3 7PT: also in ME3 7ME3 7PU: also in ME3 7ME3 7PX: also in ME3 7ME3 7PY: also in ME3 7ME3 7PZ: also in ME3 7ME3 7QB: also in ME3 7ME3 7QD: also in ME3 7ME3 7QE: also in ME3 7ME3 7QF: also in ME3 7ME3 7QJ: also in ME3 7ME3 7QL: also in ME3 7ME3 7QN: also in ME3 7ME3 7QP: also in ME3 7ME3 7QR: also in ME3 7ME3 7QS: also in ME3 7ME3 7QT: also in ME3 7ME3 7QW: also in ME3 7ME3 7QX: also in ME3 7ME3 7QZ: also in ME3 7ME3 7RA: also in ME3 7ME3 7RB: also in ME3 7ME3 7RD: also in ME3 7ME3 7RH: also in ME3 7ME3 7RL: also in ME3 7ME3 7RN: also in ME3 7ME3 7RP: also in ME3 7ME3 7RR: also in ME3 7ME3 7RS: also in ME3 7ME3 7RT: also in ME3 7ME3 7RU: also in ME3 7ME3 7RX: also in ME3 7ME3 7RY: also in ME3 7ME3 7SA: also in ME3 7ME3 7SB: also in ME3 7ME3 7SE: also in ME3 7ME3 7SF: also in ME3 7ME3 7SH: also in ME3 7ME3 7SJ: also in ME3 7ME3 7SL: also in ME3 7ME3 7SN: also in ME3 7ME3 7SP: also in ME3 7ME3 7SR: also in ME3 7ME3 7SS: also in ME3 7ME3 7ST: also in ME3 7ME3 7SU: also in ME3 7ME3 7SW: also in ME3 7ME3 7SX: also in ME3 7ME3 7SY: also in ME3 7ME3 7TH: also in ME3 7ME3 7TL: also in ME3 7ME3 7TQ: also in ME3 7ME3 7UG: also in ME3 7ME3 7UH: also in ME3 7ME3 7UL: also in ME3 7ME3 7UN: also in ME3 7ME3 7UQ: also in ME3 7ME3 7UT: also in ME3 7ME3 7UW: also in ME3 7 GP 2.6 km2 places, 2.9–4.7 kmEast Tilbury station 5.5 kmRochester Road Surgery 6.1 kmCliffe ME3 7SZ Map of ME3 7SZ and what is near it Map of ME3 7SZ: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the ME3 7 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. GP 2.6 km2 places, 5.0–5.5 kmRochester Road Surgery 6.1 kmHigham & Shorne ME3 7SZ
  • ME3 7SZ
  • Other postcodes in ME3 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.4525, longitude 0.4733)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME3 7SZ?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME3 7SZ?

Ofcom gives no broadband figures for ME3 7SZ. It reports postcodes with homes or businesses it can match to its data, so a new postcode, or one with no premises on its list, has none.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at ME3 7SZ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME3 7SZ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ME3 7SZ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

High risk

The Environment Agency counts 10 homes and businesses at ME3 7SZ. 5 are in an area at high risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, and 3 more at a lower risk.

10 homes and businesses at ME3 7SZ High: 5Medium: 2Low: 1Not in an area at risk: 2

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Medway

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME3 7SZ: 2,765 properties in Medway are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Medway

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME3 7SZ is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 23:14 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 23:14 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME3 7SZ?

Homes in ME3 7 sold for a typical £395,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 64 sales, up 11.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£395,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£355,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £535,000 14 sales
  • Semi-detached £390,000 35 sales
  • Terraced £296,000 14 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ME3 district: a typical £373,750 from 344 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in ME3 7SZ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME3 7SZ from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME3 7SZ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 570 homes in the neighbourhood around ME3 7SZ. The largest share of them, 35%, are in council tax band C. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (21%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME3 7SZ

Band D in Medway for 2026‑27: £2,329. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,552 (band A) to £3,881 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,070.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 20 (4%)£1,552
Band Babout 90 (16%)£1,811
Band Cabout 200 (35%)£2,070
Band Dabout 100 (18%)£2,329
Band Eabout 80 (14%)£2,846
Band Fabout 60 (11%)£3,363
Band Gabout 20 (4%)£3,881
Band Hfewer than 5£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 16% 1900 to 1918
  3. 7% 1919 to 1939
  4. 11% 1945 to 1964
  5. 16% 1965 to 1982
  6. 20% 1983 to 1999
  7. 7% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Medway before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME3 7SZ is in (ONS area E01016142), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ME3 7SZ?

The nearest open schools to ME3 7SZ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME3 7SZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ME3 7SZ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME3 7SZ is Higham Rail Station, 2.9 km away in a straight line.

  • Higham Rail Station Railway station 2.9 kmCycle
  • East Tilbury Rail Station Railway station 5.5 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near ME3 7SZ, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME3 7SZ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME3 7SZ, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ME3 7SZ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME3 7SZ on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME3 7SZ?

The nearest to the centre of ME3 7SZ, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ME3 7SZ?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ME3 7SZ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME3 7SZ, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ME3 7SZ?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME3 7SZ on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ME3 7SZ in a conservation area?

The centre of ME3 7SZ is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME3 7SZ?

Police.uk records 2 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME3 7SZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences1 report
Vehicle crime1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME3 7SZ

Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Cliffe and Cliffe Woods
Region
South East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
February 1990

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME3 7SX230 mME3 7SU330 mME3 7ST470 mME3 7RT1.1 kmME3 7LS1.3 kmME3 7RR1.3 km
All of ME3

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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