ME3 postcode area guide — Gravesham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the ME3 postcode district in Gravesham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in ME3
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
86.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
53.9%
Gigabit-capable
49.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.9%
Broadband availability in the ME3 postcode district (Gravesham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 843 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME3, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 86.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 49.4%.
Around 0.9% of premises in ME3 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in ME3
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| ME3 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| ME3 0AG | 0% | 0% |
| ME3 0AJ | 0% | 0% |
| ME3 0AL | 0% | 0% |
| ME3 0AP | 100% | 0% |
| ME3 0AR | 100% | 0% |
| ME3 0AW | 100% | 0% |
| ME3 0AY | 100% | 0% |
| ME3 0AZ | 100% | 0% |
| ME3 0BA | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Gravesham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Gravesham district (47,131 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.7%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.3%
5G outdoors — all networks
89.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
95.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in ME3
Police recorded 21 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME3 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 8 | 38.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 | 23.8% |
| Other theft | 4 | 19.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 3 | 14.3% |
| Weapons possession | 1 | 4.8% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in ME3
Based on 318 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME3 is £372,500, up 3.5% on the previous year (£360,000).
Detached
£512,000
79 sales
Semi-detached
£375,000
136 sales
Terraced
£294,000
80 sales
Flat / maisonette
£197,500
18 sales
Latest recorded sales in ME3
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | £345,000 | Semi-detached | Goodwood Close | ME3 8SU |
| 22 May 2026 | £595,000 | Detached | Round Top Close | ME3 8GZ |
| 18 May 2026 | £300,000 | Semi-detached | Marley Road | ME3 9DH |
| 14 May 2026 | £410,000 | Detached | Bogarde Drive | ME3 8GR |
| 12 May 2026 | £472,000 | Semi-detached | High View | ME3 7HR |
| 11 May 2026 | £325,000 | Terraced | Herdsdown | ME3 9HN |
| 8 May 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached | Irvine Road | ME3 7AA |
| 5 May 2026 | £360,000 | Semi-detached | Norah Lane | ME3 7ER |
| 5 May 2026 | £175,000 | Terraced | Palmers Terrace | ME3 9SN |
| 1 May 2026 | £955,000 | Detached | Christmas Lane | ME3 8SN |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Gravesham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Gravesham district (106,900 residents, 41,724 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.9% |
| 30–44 | 19.9% |
| 45–64 | 19% |
| 65+ | 17.2% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.2% |
| Private rented | 19.3% |
| Social rented | 4.7% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around ME3
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo | All-through | 4–19 | 1,829 | ME3 9HH |
| Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough | Primary | 2–11 | 546 | ME3 9BS |
| Cliffe Woods Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 421 | ME3 8UJ |
| Gad's Hill School | Not applicable | 3–16 | 326 | ME3 7PA |
| Leigh Academy High Halstow | Primary | 3–11 | 241 | ME3 8TF |
| Leigh Academy Peninsula East | Primary | 3–11 | 230 | ME3 9HR |
| Higham Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 210 | ME3 7JL |
| Chattenden Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 203 | ME3 8LF |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in ME3
118 rated food businesses operate in ME3. 91 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 2 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Abm Catering @ Montgomery, Acme Wines, Allhallows Yacht Club, Anatolia Kebab House, Anisa Indian Cuisine.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in ME3
From a sample of 182 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 ME3 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band A
1%
Band B
19%
Band C
36%
Band D
36%
Band E
7%
Band F
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Gravesham
Landlines around ME3 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.
