High deprivation
IMD England
102
Crime · May '26
£338,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ME1 2QA
Postcode
ME1 2QA
Coordinates
51.3692, 0.5064
Grid reference
TQ745663
Easting
574,563
Northing
166,328
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329G94+MH
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.
12186
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12186 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 2QA
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£338,500
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £338,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Feb '25 – Nov '25Nov '25: 1 sales · avg £325,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£352k£339k£325k
Feb '25Nov '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 2QA
Crime trends · near ME1 2QA
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.78.7%
Other White4.3%
Bangladeshi3.8%
African2.9%
Indian1.8%
+ 3 other groups · 8.4%
Religion
No religion46.3%
Christian39.5%
Muslim6.0%
Not answered5.4%
+ other · 2.8%
Age groups
50–6421.6%
35–4918.8%
25–3412.9%
10–158.9%
65–748.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.4%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children20.2%
Any member 66+13.1%
Other12.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.0%
+ 9 other households · 37.1%
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 024A E01016116
E01016116MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 024 E02003337
E02003337LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 024A E01016116
E01016116MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 024 E02003337
E02003337Urban: 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
3:55 AM
Sunrise
8:11 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:55 AM
Sunset (today)
8:11 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 2QA 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: 12186
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016116 and MSOA E02003337 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME1 2QA 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 2QA
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Crest Infant School
Medway · ME1 2QA
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Delce Academy
Medway · ME1 2NJ
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
The Rochester Grammar School
Medway · ME1 3BY
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Balfour Infant School
Medway · ME1 2QT
Not judged
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Medway · ME1 3EL
Outstanding
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
The Thomas Aveling School
Medway · ME1 2UW
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Balfour Junior School
Medway · ME4 6QX
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Warren Wood Primary School
Medway · ME1 2UR
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School
Medway · ME1 3EN
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Peter's Infant School
Medway · ME1 2HU
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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