High deprivation
IMD England
£240,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME2 4LB
Postcode
ME2 4LB
Coordinates
51.4111, 0.5122
Grid reference
TQ748710
Easting
574,807
Northing
171,002
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32CG66+CV
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.
8320
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 8320 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 · ME2 4LB
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£219,333
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £240,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '25 – Apr '26Apr '26: 1 sales · avg £168,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£250k£209k£168k
Aug '25Feb '26Apr '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.85.8%
African3.1%
Other White2.4%
Indian1.4%
White & Asian1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 6.2%
Religion
No religion45.9%
Christian45.0%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim1.7%
+ other · 2.4%
Age groups
50–6420.7%
35–4919.9%
25–3413.2%
65–749.1%
10–157.2%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.0%
Households
Any member 66+15.9%
Other15.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children7.5%
+ 8 other households · 38.1%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaRochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Strood Rural
Constituency code
E14001447
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Frindsbury Extra
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 004E E01035289
E01035289MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 004 E02003317
E02003317LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 004A E01016146
E01016146MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 004 E02003317
E02003317Urban: 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 4LB 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: 8320
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035289 and MSOA E02003317 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME2 4LB 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 4LB
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
69%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
61%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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