High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 8.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME1 2FA
Postcode
ME1 2FA
Coordinates
51.3786, 0.5119
Grid reference
TQ749673
Easting
574,905
Northing
167,390
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GH6+CP
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chatham
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.
6894
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6894 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 2FA
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME1 2FA
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 yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
59
YoY -24%
816344
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
42
YoY stable
603815
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
15
YoY stable
17115
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.58.9%
Other White10.0%
Bangladeshi7.4%
Indian6.5%
African5.3%
+ 7 other groups · 12.0%
Religion
Christian39.7%
No religion37.4%
Muslim10.5%
Not answered6.1%
Sikh3.6%
+ 1 other religions · 2.6%
Age groups
35–4924.4%
50–6417.0%
25–3412.4%
10–1511.0%
5–97.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.0%
Households
Other23.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.6%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.0%
Any member 66+9.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.1%
+ 7 other households · 29.5%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaChatham and Aylesford E14001157
Constituency
E14001157Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Fort Pitt
Constituency code
E14001157
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 021A E01016020
E01016020MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 021 E02003334
E02003334LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 021A E01016020
E01016020MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 021 E02003334
E02003334Urban: 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 2023
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~3 years
Active Duration
2023 -> PresentJanuary 2023 — Introduced
Postcode ME1 2FA introduced by Royal Mail.
Present — Active
Postcode ME1 2FA is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 2023
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~3 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME1 2FA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
65.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 39%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–25FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–21FSM 0%
Attainment 8
18.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
79%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–25FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
71%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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