High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 4.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME5 0DP
Postcode
ME5 0DP
Coordinates
51.3627, 0.5365
Grid reference
TQ766656
Easting
576,682
Northing
165,675
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329G7P+3J
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.
7982
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 7982 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 ME5 0DP
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME5 0DP
Counts are for Wayfield & Weeds Wood 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
22
YoY -8%
553718
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
14
YoY stable
19113
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
2
YoY —
840
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
4
YoY —
420
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
14
YoY —
1482
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.79.8%
African8.1%
Other White3.0%
Other Black1.2%
White & Black Caribbean1.1%
+ 1 other groups · 6.8%
Religion
Christian46.2%
No religion44.9%
Not answered4.7%
Muslim1.9%
Other religion1.7%
+ other · 0.7%
Age groups
35–4919.8%
50–6418.0%
25–3414.4%
10–159.2%
65–749.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.6%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.4%
Other14.3%
Any member 66+11.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.9%
Lone parent family: With dependent children8.7%
+ 7 other households · 37.9%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaChatham and Aylesford E14001157
Constituency
E14001157Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Wayfield & Weeds Wood
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 027C E01016066
E01016066MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 027 E02003340
E02003340LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 027C E01016066
E01016066MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 027 E02003340
E02003340Urban: 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 ME5 0DP 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: 7982
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016066 and MSOA E02003340 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME5 0DP 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 ME5 0DP
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 41%
RWM expected
31%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
66%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 45%
Attainment 8
35.5
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 22%
RWM expected
35%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–19FSM 49%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
36%
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 13%
Attainment 8
62.4
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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