Among the least deprived
IMD England
Around average · 8.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£498,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME1 2SL
Postcode
ME1 2SL
Coordinates
51.3616, 0.5123
Grid reference
TQ750654
Easting
575,003
Northing
165,496
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329G66+JW
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.
27273
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 27273 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 2SL
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£492,666
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £498,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Apr '24 – Mar '25Mar '25: 1 sales · avg £530,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£530k£490k£450k
Apr '24Dec '24Mar '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 2SL
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME1 2SL
Counts are for Fort Pitt 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
59
YoY -24%
816344
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
42
YoY stable
603815
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
15
YoY stable
17115
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.70.7%
Indian12.4%
Other ethnic group: Any other ethnic group3.5%
Chinese2.3%
Other Asian2.1%
+ 5 other groups · 9.0%
Religion
Christian42.5%
No religion31.9%
Sikh12.7%
Not answered6.7%
Muslim3.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.3%
Age groups
50–6421.1%
35–4917.5%
65–7412.5%
25–3410.0%
75–849.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent13.7%
Any member 66+13.0%
All members 66+13.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.2%
+ 7 other households · 34.1%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaChatham and Aylesford E14001157
Constituency
E14001157Kent
Police Force
England
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 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 026A E01016119
E01016119MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 026 E02003339
E02003339LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 026A E01016119
E01016119MSOA 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
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 2SL 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: 27273
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016119 and MSOA E02003339 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME1 2SL 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 2SL
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 38%
RWM expected
38%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 13%
Attainment 8
62.4
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 33%
Attainment 8
41.3
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
35%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–7FSM 38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 23%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
71%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 49%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 53%
RWM expected
60%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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