High deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 11.6 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£211,500
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME5 7AR
Postcode
ME5 7AR
Coordinates
51.3780, 0.5386
Grid reference
TQ767673
Easting
576,769
Northing
167,390
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GHQ+6C
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.
9917
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 9917 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 & WalesProperty sales · ME5 7AR
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£225,750
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £211,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Oct '24Oct '24: 1 sales · avg £200,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£251k£226k£200k
Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime near ME5 7AR
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME5 7AR
Counts are for Gillingham South 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
86
YoY -19%
14911377
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
50
YoY +22%
584225
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
8
YoY -20%
20111
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
6
YoY —
1271
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
24
YoY +33%
352413
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
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
England
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 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 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
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 7AR 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: 9917
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 7AR 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 7AR
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 42%
RWM expected
68%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 40%
Attainment 8
38.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 45%
RWM expected
66%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 32%
RWM expected
51%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 54%
RWM expected
48%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11FSM 57%
RWM expected
38%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
36%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 17%
Attainment 8
61.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 50%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
68%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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