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Coordinates & Location for ME2 4LU
Postcode
ME2 4LU
Coordinates
51.3919, 0.5177
Grid reference
TQ752688
Easting
575,259
Northing
168,879
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GR9+Q3
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.
25354
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 25354 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.84.5%
African3.3%
Other White3.3%
Indian3.1%
+ other · 5.7%
Religion
Christian49.6%
No religion40.0%
Not answered5.3%
Sikh3.2%
+ other · 1.9%
Age groups
35–4920.3%
50–6420.0%
25–3410.9%
65–7410.1%
10–157.5%
+ 6 other age groups · 31.2%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.7%
Any member 66+13.2%
All members 66+10.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.4%
+ 7 other households · 37.5%
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 004B E01016147
E01016147MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 004 E02003317
E02003317LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 004B E01016147
E01016147MSOA 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 1995
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~31 years
Active Duration
1995 -> PresentJanuary 1995 — Introduced
Postcode ME2 4LU 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: 25354
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016147 and MSOA E02003317 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME2 4LU is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1995
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~31 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME2 4LU
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–21FSM 0%
Attainment 8
18.9
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–25FSM 0%
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 3–18FSM 0%
Attainment 8
20.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
68%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
65.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
79%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 45%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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