ME3 8UJ postcode in Cliffe Woods, Medway

ME3 8UJ is a postcode in Cliffe Woods, in the Strood Rural ward of Medway. It is in the Rochester and Strood parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at ME3 8UJ can get it Across Medway: 90% Typical price £425,000 Homes sold in ME3 8, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Higham 2.7 km in a straight line

Where ME3 8UJ is, and what is near it

Map of ME3 8UJ and what is near it Map of ME3 8UJ: its centre point, with the 291 other postcodes in the ME3 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. ME3 8HH: also in ME3 8ME3 8HR: also in ME3 8ME3 8HT: also in ME3 8ME3 8HU: also in ME3 8ME3 8HX: also in ME3 8ME3 8HY: also in ME3 8ME3 8JA: also in ME3 8ME3 8JB: also in ME3 8ME3 8JD: also in ME3 8ME3 8JG: also in ME3 8ME3 8JP: also in ME3 8ME3 8JR: also in ME3 8ME3 8JS: also in ME3 8ME3 8JU: also in ME3 8ME3 8JW: also in ME3 8ME3 8JY: also in ME3 8ME3 8JZ: also in ME3 8ME3 8TP: also in ME3 8ME3 8TR: also in ME3 8ME3 8TS: also in ME3 8ME3 8TT: also in ME3 8ME3 8TU: also in ME3 8ME3 8TX: also in ME3 8ME3 8UD: also in ME3 8ME3 8UG: also in ME3 8ME3 8UH: also in ME3 8ME3 8UL: also in ME3 8ME3 8UQ: also in ME3 8 2 places, 3.4–4.3 kmGP 4.1 kmCliffe Woods ME3 8UJ Map of ME3 8UJ and what is near it Map of ME3 8UJ: its centre point, with the 291 other postcodes in the ME3 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 3.4–4.3 kmGP 4.1 kmStrood Rural ME3 8UJ
  • ME3 8UJ
  • Other postcodes in ME3 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • 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 51.4350, longitude 0.5035)

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 8UJ?

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 8UJ?

Every home and business at ME3 8UJ can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME3 8UJ 100% Medway 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME3 8UJ 100% Medway 98%
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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 8UJ?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME3 8UJ today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ME3 8UJ on BinDayBuddy

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 8UJ at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME3 8UJ.

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 8UJ: 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 8UJ is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME3 8UJ?

Homes in ME3 8 sold for a typical £425,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 133 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£425,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£425,000 12 months to August 2025
■ no change on the 12 months before
  • Detached £550,000 63 sales
  • Semi-detached £370,000 43 sales
  • Terraced £290,000 22 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £210,000 5 sales

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 8UJ

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME3 8UJ 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

Food hygiene ratings at ME3 8UJ

The Food Standards Agency lists 3 food businesses at ME3 8UJ. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME3 8UJ?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 520 homes in the neighbourhood around ME3 8UJ. Over half of them (58%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (90%). 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 8UJ

Band D in Medway for 2026‑27: £2,329. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,811 (band B) to £3,881 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,070.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,552
Band Babout 10 (2%)£1,811
Band Cabout 300 (58%)£2,070
Band Dabout 100 (19%)£2,329
Band Eabout 90 (17%)£2,846
Band Fabout 10 (2%)£3,363
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,881
Band Hfewer than 5£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. 2% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 90% 1965 to 1982
  6. 6% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1919 to 1939, 2000 to 2009, 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 8UJ is in (ONS area E01016145), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 8UJ?

The nearest open schools to ME3 8UJ, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME3 8UJ, 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 8UJ?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME3 8UJ is Higham Rail Station, 2.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Higham Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle
  • Strood Rail Station Railway station 4.3 kmCycle

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

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Primary School, 96 m away.

More stations near ME3 8UJ, 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 8UJ?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME3 8UJ, 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 8UJ?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME3 8UJ 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.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near ME3 8UJ?

The nearest to the centre of ME3 8UJ, 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 8UJ?

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 care homes are near ME3 8UJ?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME3 8UJ, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

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 8UJ?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME3 8UJ, 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 8UJ?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME3 8UJ 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 8UJ in a conservation area?

The centre of ME3 8UJ 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 8UJ?

Police.uk records 14 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME3 8UJ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences5 reports
Anti-social behaviour3 reports
Other theft2 reports
Other crime2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 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 8UJ

Ward
Strood Rural
Parish
Cliffe and Cliffe Woods
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Cliffe Woods
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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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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