Around average
IMD England
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME1 2EW
Postcode
ME1 2EW
Coordinates
51.3787, 0.5075
Grid reference
TQ745673
Easting
574,599
Northing
167,386
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GH4+FX
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.
16132
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 16132 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near ME1 2EW
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME1 2EW
Counts are for Rochester East & Warren Wood electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
29
YoY stable
463422
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
18
YoY +50%
26142
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
740
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
4
YoY —
1383
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.71.3%
Other White8.3%
African4.1%
Bangladeshi2.2%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group2.2%
+ 5 other groups · 11.9%
Religion
No religion46.3%
Christian40.9%
Not answered5.2%
Muslim3.6%
Sikh1.4%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
35–4924.4%
50–6419.2%
25–3416.7%
65–747.6%
10–157.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.1%
Households
Other19.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.1%
Any member 66+9.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.0%
+ 9 other households · 41.2%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaRochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Rochester East & Warren Wood
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 017D E01016118
E01016118MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 017 E02003330
E02003330LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 017D E01016118
E01016118MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 017 E02003330
E02003330Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME1 2EW 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. IMD England rank: 16132
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016118 and MSOA E02003330 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME1 2EW 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
Schools near ME1 2EW
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 39%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–25FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
65.9
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%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
60%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 45%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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