High deprivation
IMD England
233
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for ME5 7AP
Postcode
ME5 7AP
Coordinates
51.3768, 0.5413
Grid reference
TQ769672
Easting
576,964
Northing
167,254
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GGR+PG
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.
12361
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12361 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)
Property sales · ME5 7AP
HM Land Registry · Medway
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Police Recorded Crime near ME5 7AP
Crime trends · near ME5 7AP
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14911377
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
79
YoY -29%
ASB
584225
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
47
YoY +24%
Vehicle Crime
20111
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
12
YoY -14%
Burglary
1271
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
Criminal damage
352413
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
21
YoY -34%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.60.4%
Other White7.6%
African6.3%
Other Asian5.6%
Indian5.3%
+ 6 other groups · 14.8%
Religion
Christian44.2%
No religion36.5%
Muslim8.1%
Not answered6.0%
Sikh2.3%
+ 1 other religions · 2.8%
Age groups
35–4923.9%
50–6417.5%
25–3414.7%
10–159.4%
5–97.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.7%
Households
Other19.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children17.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.8%
Any member 66+9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.0%
+ 7 other households · 34.5%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaGillingham and Rainham E14001246
Constituency
E14001246Kent
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Gillingham South
Constituency code
E14001246
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 ScotlandKent 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 016D E01016048
E01016048MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 016 E02003329
E02003329LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 016D E01016048
E01016048MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 016 E02003329
E02003329Urban: 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
3:54 AM
Sunrise
8:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:54 AM
Sunset (today)
8:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 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 7AP 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: 12361
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016048 and MSOA E02003329 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME5 7AP is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME5 7AP
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
All Saints Church of England Primary School
Medway · ME4 5JY
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Byron Primary School
Medway · ME7 5XX
Not judged
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Chatham Grammar
Medway · ME5 7EH
Good
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18
Luton Primary School
Medway · ME4 5AW
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Luton Primary School
Medway · ME4 5AW
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Brompton Academy
Medway · ME7 5HT
Requires improvement
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Alchemy School
Medway · ME7 4LT
0.4 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19
New Road Primary School
Medway · ME4 5QN
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy
Medway · ME7 4HG
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Phoenix Primary School
Medway · ME4 5QD
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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