Most deprived 20–30%
IMD England
Around average · 5.7 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£312,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,802 sales
-0.2%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
Region
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.
7288
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7288 out of 33,755 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 · ME3 0BX
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£333,292
Median price: £312,000
Median -0.2% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 2,802 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '25 – Feb '26Feb '26: 1 sales · avg £180,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£298k£239k£180k
Aug '25Feb '26
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Police Recorded Crime near ME3 0BX
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME3 0BX
Counts are for All Saints electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY —
1470
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1
YoY —
320
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
110
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
1
YoY —
210
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
8
YoY —
840
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.92.7%
Other White3.0%
African1.9%
+ other · 2.5%
Religion
No religion48.8%
Christian44.2%
Not answered5.3%
+ other · 1.7%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4918.4%
25–3412.5%
65–7411.7%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.7%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children14.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.7%
One person: aged 66+12.4%
One person: other10.4%
Single family household, all members 66+8.6%
+ 9 other households · 42.0%
Getting around
Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.
Stations
- 3.4 km straight lineabout 42 min
Sheerness-on-Sea Rail Station
Rail
- 5.1 km straight lineabout 63 min
Queenborough Rail Station
Rail · main entrance
- 7.7 km straight lineabout 97 min
Swale Rail Station
Rail
Bus stops
- 154 m straight lineabout 2 min
Chapel Road Shops
Bus · opp · south-east
- 168 m straight lineabout 2 min
Chapel Road Shops
Bus · adj · north-west
- 214 m straight lineabout 3 min
High Street
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
- 263 m straight lineabout 3 min
Lapwing Road
Bus · adj · west
- 274 m straight lineabout 3 min
High Street
Bus · NE-bound · north-east
Coordinates & Location for ME3 0BX
Postcode
ME3 0BX
Coordinates
51.4562, 0.7160
Grid reference
TQ887765
Easting
588,789
Northing
176,517
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32FP48+F9
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Grain
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Medway
National Park
Non-National Park
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaRochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
All Saints
Constituency code
E14001447
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Isle of Grain
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 001B E01016071
E01016071MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 001 E02003314
E02003314LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 001B E01016071
E01016071MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 001 E02003314
E02003314Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1
2021 Classification
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1
Sun & Time Information
7:20 AM
Sunrise
6:05 PM
Sunset
10 hours 45 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:20 AM
Sunset (today)
6:05 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 45 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 ME3 0BX introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Town and Fringe – less sparse: OA falls within the Town and Fringe category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 6
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural town and fringe D1.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city RLN1. LSOA E01016071 and MSOA E02003314 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 7288
Present — Active
Postcode ME3 0BX 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
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