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Coordinates & Location for ME1 1HZ
Postcode
ME1 1HZ
Coordinates
51.3846, 0.5113
Grid reference
TQ748680
Easting
574,842
Northing
168,059
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GM6+VG
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.
9915
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9915 out of 32,844 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.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
25–3422.3%
35–4919.4%
50–6413.4%
16–1910.9%
20–249.4%
+ 6 other age groups · 24.7%
Households
Other32.5%
Any member 66+14.2%
Cohabiting couple family: No children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.6%
+ 6 other households · 21.8%
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 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
5:37 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
March 2026
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
TerminatedActive
Active Duration
2026 -> PresentMarch 2026 — Introduced
Postcode ME1 1HZ introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode ME1 1HZ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
March 2026
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
Active
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME1 1HZ
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%
Attainment 8
18.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
79%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
65.9
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
20.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 39%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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