Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
High · 16.9 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£312,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,802 sales
-0.2%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
Region
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.
9915
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9915 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 & WalesProperty sales · ME1 1BU
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£333,292
Median price: £312,000
Median -0.2% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,802 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Nov '25 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £186,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£210k£198k£186k
Nov '25Feb '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near ME1 1BU
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME1 1BU
Counts are for Fort Pitt electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
61
YoY +7%
816344
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
29
YoY -19%
603815
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
11
YoY —
1371
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
5
YoY —
1790
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
13
YoY -13%
17115
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
46
YoY +35%
584226
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
58
YoY +45%
583410
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.62.8%
Other White12.6%
African5.1%
Chinese4.5%
Other Asian2.2%
+ 6 other groups · 12.9%
Religion
No religion48.0%
Christian38.0%
Not answered7.4%
Muslim3.3%
Buddhist1.3%
+ other · 2.0%
Age groups
25–3422.5%
35–4919.2%
50–6413.5%
16–1911.0%
20–249.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.4%
Households
One person: other32.6%
One person: aged 66+13.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.5%
+ 9 other households · 22.4%
Coordinates & Location for ME1 1BU
Postcode
ME1 1BU
Coordinates
51.3836, 0.5139
Grid reference
TQ750679
Easting
575,027
Northing
167,950
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GM7+CH
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
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaRochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Fort Pitt
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 015F E01035296
E01035296MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 015 E02003328
E02003328LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 015D E01016110
E01016110MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 015 E02003328
E02003328Urban: 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
7:17 AM
Sunrise
6:10 PM
Sunset
10 hours 53 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:17 AM
Sunset (today)
6:10 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 53 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME1 1BU introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban 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 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035296 and MSOA E02003328 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 9915
Present — Active
Postcode ME1 1BU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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Schools near ME1 1BU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–25FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–21FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
65.9
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 36%
Attainment 8
40.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 39%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 2–18FSM 0%
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