Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
7250
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7250 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.
Police Recorded Crime near ME1 2HT
Crime trends · near ME1 2HT
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
34
YoY stable
ASB
13
YoY +30%
Vehicle Crime
4
YoY -20%
Burglary
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
12
YoY +300%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
2 of 5 key categories improving · criminal damage rising
95
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,554
White Brit.77.5%
Other White6.2%
African2.7%
Indian1.9%
White & Black Caribbean1.7%
+ 4 other groups · 10.0%
Religion
Total residents: 1,552
No religion52.7%
Christian35.6%
Not answered5.7%
Other religion2.2%
Muslim1.7%
+ 1 other religions · 2.0%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,551
35–4921.9%
50–6418.2%
25–3417.5%
10–159.2%
5–97.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 25.7%
Households
Total households: 613
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 Area
Rochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447
Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 Scotland
Kent 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
E01016114
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 017 E02003330
E02003330
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 017B E01016114
E01016114
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 017 E02003330
E02003330
Urban: 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
4:11 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME1 2HT 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: 7250
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 2HT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
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