ME3 postcode district
ME3 holds 867 live postcodes around Hoo, in Medway, Gravesham.
Towns and villages with their centre in ME3
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hoo | Medway | 5,377 |
| 2 | Cliffe | Medway | 2,403 |
| 3 | Allhallows | Medway | 1,686 |
| 4 | High Halstow | Medway | 1,662 |
| 5 | Grain | Medway | 1,648 |
| 6 | Chattenden | Medway | 972 |
| 7 | Lower Stoke | Medway | 766 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow | 37% |
| Strood Rural | 28% |
| All Saints | 19% |
| Higham & Shorne | 15% |
| Rochester West & Borstal | 0% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Rochester and Strood | 85% |
| Gravesham | 15% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 5 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 24% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 10% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the ME area
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Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.