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Coordinates & Location for ME2 1HS
Postcode
ME2 1HS
Coordinates
51.3533, 0.4285
Grid reference
TQ692643
Easting
569,200
Northing
164,379
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329C3H+8C
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Unknown
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.
14257
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 14257 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 & WalesDemographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.2%
Other White3.7%
African2.5%
Other Asian1.1%
+ other · 5.5%
Religion
No religion46.7%
Christian44.6%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 3.0%
Age groups
35–4922.4%
50–6418.1%
25–3417.3%
≤48.8%
5–97.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 25.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Other16.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.8%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children8.1%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.9%
+ 8 other households · 36.9%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaRochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Cuxton, Halling & Riverside
Constituency code
E14001447
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Halling
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 028D E01016029
E01016029MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 028 E02003341
E02003341LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 028D E01016029
E01016029MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 028 E02003341
E02003341Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural village E1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
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 ME2 1HS introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Village – less sparse: OA falls within the Village category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 7
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural village E1. IMD England rank: 14257
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01016029 and MSOA E02003341 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME2 1HS 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 ME2 1HS
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