High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£230,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME1 2HE
Postcode
ME1 2HE
Coordinates
51.3808, 0.5043
Grid reference
TQ743676
Easting
574,374
Northing
167,616
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GJ3+8P
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.
7017
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7017 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 & WalesProperty sales · ME1 2HE
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£230,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £230,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '25 – Apr '25Apr '25: 1 sales · avg £145,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£317k£231k£145k
Mar '25Apr '25
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 2HE
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME1 2HE
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.77.5%
Other White6.2%
African2.7%
Indian1.9%
White & Black Caribbean1.7%
+ 4 other groups · 10.0%
Religion
No religion52.7%
Christian35.6%
Not answered5.7%
Other religion2.2%
Muslim1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
35–4921.9%
50–6418.2%
25–3417.5%
10–159.2%
5–97.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.7%
Households
Other21.0%
Lone parent family: With dependent children13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.2%
+ 8 other households · 35.7%
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 017B E01016114
E01016114MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 017 E02003330
E02003330LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 017B E01016114
E01016114MSOA 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 2HE 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: 7017
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016114 and MSOA E02003330 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME1 2HE 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 2HE
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 39%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–21FSM 0%
Attainment 8
18.9
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–25FSM 0%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
65.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
55%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
20.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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