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Coordinates & Location for ME4 3JP
Postcode
ME4 3JP
Coordinates
51.4067, 0.5479
Grid reference
TQ773705
Easting
577,306
Northing
170,595
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F32CG4X+M5
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Gillingham (Medway)
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.
31789
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 31789 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.76.9%
Other White5.7%
Indian4.6%
African3.3%
White & Asian1.6%
+ 2 other groups · 7.9%
Religion
Christian47.2%
No religion38.4%
Not answered7.0%
Sikh2.6%
Hindu2.0%
+ 1 other religions · 2.9%
Age groups
35–4923.7%
50–6422.2%
25–3411.8%
65–748.7%
10–157.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.3%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children18.0%
Other17.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.6%
All members 66+9.8%
Cohabiting couple family: No children8.8%
+ 7 other households · 33.3%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaRochester and Strood E14001447
Constituency
E14001447Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
St Mary's Island
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 007G E01035291
E01035291MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 007 E02003320
E02003320LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 007D E01016112
E01016112MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 007 E02003320
E02003320Urban: 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
September 2003
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~23 years
Active Duration
2003 -> PresentSeptember 2003 — Introduced
Postcode ME4 3JP introduced by Royal Mail.
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 31789
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035291 and MSOA E02003320 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME4 3JP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
September 2003
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~23 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME4 3JP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
71%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 37%
Attainment 8
30.0
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
46%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 27%
Attainment 8
43.2
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 28%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 35%
RWM expected
69%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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