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Coordinates & Location for ME1 1BE
Postcode
ME1 1BE
Coordinates
51.3844, 0.5049
Grid reference
TQ743680
Easting
574,398
Northing
168,012
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GM3+PX
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Rochester
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.
3820
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3820 out of 33,755 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.68.5%
Other White9.9%
Bangladeshi4.0%
African3.8%
Indian3.6%
+ 3 other groups · 10.2%
Religion
No religion46.2%
Christian36.4%
Not answered6.5%
Muslim5.8%
Sikh2.2%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
25–3421.4%
35–4920.2%
50–6417.1%
≤48.2%
20–247.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.0%
Households
Other32.2%
Any member 66+11.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children10.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.7%
+ 8 other households · 27.7%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaRochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Constituency code
E14001447
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Medway, unparished area
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 014A E01016117
E01016117MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 014 E02003327
E02003327LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 014A E01016117
E01016117MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 014 E02003327
E02003327Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
5:46 AM
Sunrise
5:53 PM
Sunset
12 hours 7 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:46 AM
Sunset (today)
5:53 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 7 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
September 2013
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~13 years
Active Duration
2013 -> PresentSeptember 2013 — Introduced
Postcode ME1 1BE introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016117 and MSOA E02003327 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME1 1BE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2013
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~13 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME1 1BE
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
79%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–21FSM 0%
Attainment 8
18.9
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–25FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
20.5
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
65.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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