Among the most deprived
IMD England
Around average · 8.4 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
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Coordinates & Location for ME4 6AA
Postcode
ME4 6AA
Coordinates
51.3817, 0.5208
Grid reference
TQ755677
Easting
575,519
Northing
167,752
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GJC+M8
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chatham
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.
1977
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 1977 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 ME4 6AA
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME4 6AA
Counts are for Fort Pitt 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
59
YoY -24%
816344
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
42
YoY stable
603815
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY —
1371
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
1790
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
15
YoY stable
17115
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.54.1%
Other White13.9%
African6.5%
Bangladeshi4.1%
Indian4.1%
+ 8 other groups · 17.2%
Religion
Christian42.4%
No religion37.8%
Muslim8.0%
Not answered5.5%
Sikh2.7%
+ 2 other religions · 3.6%
Age groups
35–4923.4%
25–3420.3%
50–6415.9%
20–249.6%
≤46.4%
+ 5 other age groups · 24.5%
Households
Other37.8%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.1%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children7.8%
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over7.3%
Cohabiting couple family: No children7.3%
+ 8 other households · 30.7%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaChatham and Aylesford E14001157
Constituency
E14001157Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Fort Pitt
Constituency code
E14001157
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 015B E01016017
E01016017MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 015 E02003328
E02003328LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 015B E01016017
E01016017MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 015 E02003328
E02003328Urban: 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 ME4 6AA 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: 1977
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016017 and MSOA E02003328 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME4 6AA 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 ME4 6AA
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–7FSM 45%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 31%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 15%
Attainment 8
65.9
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 6–25FSM 0%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–25FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
66%
Secondary with sixth formIndependentMixed · Ages 11–21FSM 0%
Attainment 8
18.9
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
68%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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