Low deprivation
IMD England
190
Crime · May '26
£350,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ME1 2RW
Postcode
ME1 2RW
Coordinates
51.3658, 0.5125
Grid reference
TQ750659
Easting
575,000
Northing
165,971
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329G87+82
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.
24199
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 24199 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 2RW
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£331,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £350,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jul '23 – Aug '24Aug '24: 1 sales · avg £350,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£360k£323k£285k
Jul '23Apr '24Aug '24
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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 2RW
Crime trends · near ME1 2RW
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
816344
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
53
YoY -35%
ASB
603815
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY -53%
Vehicle Crime
1371
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
9
YoY +12%
Burglary
1790
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Criminal damage
17115
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY -12%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
462810
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
44
YoY +13%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.69.7%
Indian11.6%
African3.4%
Other White2.8%
Bangladeshi1.9%
+ 5 other groups · 10.7%
Religion
Christian45.0%
No religion33.3%
Sikh10.4%
Muslim5.0%
Not answered3.8%
+ 1 other religions · 2.5%
Age groups
50–6424.1%
35–4919.7%
25–3410.0%
65–749.9%
10–159.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children13.9%
All members 66+11.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent10.9%
Any member 66+10.8%
+ 8 other households · 33.9%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaChatham and Aylesford E14001157
Constituency
E14001157Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
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 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 026D E01016126
E01016126MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 026 E02003339
E02003339LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 026D E01016126
E01016126MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 026 E02003339
E02003339Urban: 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 2RW 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: 24199
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016126 and MSOA E02003339 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME1 2RW 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 2RW
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Balfour Infant School
Medway · ME1 2QT
Not judged
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7
Holcombe Grammar School
Medway · ME4 6JB
Good
0.3 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
Balfour Junior School
Medway · ME4 6QX
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Crest Infant School
Medway · ME1 2QA
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7
Warren Wood Primary School
Medway · ME1 2UR
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Thomas Aveling School
Medway · ME1 2UW
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
New Horizons Children's Academy
Medway · ME4 6NR
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Delce Academy
Medway · ME1 2NJ
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
The Rochester Grammar School
Medway · ME1 3BY
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School
Medway · ME1 3EL
Outstanding
0.7 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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