Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 5.0 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
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Coordinates & Location for ME2 2HT
Postcode
ME2 2HT
Coordinates
51.3905, 0.4713
Grid reference
TQ720686
Easting
572,036
Northing
168,616
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329FRC+6G
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.
4618
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 4618 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near ME2 2HT
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME2 2HT
Counts are for Strood West 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
42
YoY -11%
494132
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
7
YoY —
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
1
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
11
YoY —
1383
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.6%
Other White6.1%
African3.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
Caribbean1.4%
+ 4 other groups · 8.2%
Religion
No religion51.2%
Christian40.5%
Not answered3.7%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 2.9%
Age groups
35–4921.5%
25–3414.2%
50–6413.8%
10–1510.6%
5–910.1%
+ 5 other age groups · 29.8%
Households
Lone parent family: With dependent children17.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children16.4%
Other11.7%
Any member 66+8.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.2%
+ 7 other households · 37.9%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaRochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Strood West
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 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 011A E01016150
E01016150MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 011 E02003324
E02003324LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 011A E01016150
E01016150MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 011 E02003324
E02003324Urban: 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 ME2 2HT 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: 4618
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016150 and MSOA E02003324 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME2 2HT 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 2HT
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
57%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 8–16
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 38%
Attainment 8
41.2
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 40%
RWM expected
56%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7FSM 28%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 3–19FSM 48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 23%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
65%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 26%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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