High deprivation
IMD England
102
Crime · May '26
£233,750
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ME1 2HU
Postcode
ME1 2HU
Coordinates
51.3772, 0.5050
Grid reference
TQ744672
Easting
574,434
Northing
167,211
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GG4+V2
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.
12866
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12866 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)
Property sales · ME1 2HU
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£244,700
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £233,750
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '24 – Dec '25Dec '25: 2 sales · avg £233,750
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£286k£251k£215k
Oct '24Feb '25Sep '25Dec '25
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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 2HU
Crime trends · near ME1 2HU
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
614222
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
45
YoY +41%
ASB
26142
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
18
YoY +80%
Vehicle Crime
950
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -25%
Burglary
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
1383
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
10
YoY +11%
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
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 ScotlandKent 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
4:02 AM
Sunrise
8:05 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:02 AM
Sunset (today)
8:05 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 2HU 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: 12866
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 2HU 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
Schools near ME1 2HU
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
St Peter's Infant School
Medway · ME1 2HU
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Medway · ME1 2FA
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
Medway · ME1 3EN
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Delce Academy
Medway · ME1 2NJ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
The Rochester Grammar School
Medway · ME1 3BY
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Medway · ME1 1YF
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ripplevale School Rochester
Medway · ME1 1BG
0.5 mi
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–25
Fort Pitt Grammar School
Medway · ME4 6TJ
Outstanding
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
St Andrew's School (Rochester)
Medway · ME1 1SA
0.5 mi
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Medway · ME1 3EL
Outstanding
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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