Most deprived 10–20%
IMD England
High · 12.6 per 1k
Crime · Aug '26
£300,000
Median property price · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,339 sales
+0.0%
Last 12 full months vs the prior 12
South East
Region
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.
6597
Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 6597 out of 33,755 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 · ME7 1DW
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£330,413
Median price: £300,000
Median 0% vs prior 12 months
All property types · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 3,339 sales
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jan '24 – Mar '26Mar '26: 1 sales · avg £200,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£260k£213k£167k
Jan '24May '24Nov '24Jan '26Mar '26
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Police Recorded Crime near ME7 1DW
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME7 1DW
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 year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
109
YoY -27%
14911377
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
51
YoY -7%
835425
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY -20%
20111
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
12
YoY —
1271
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
21
YoY -22%
352311
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Demographics (LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.63.8%
African8.1%
Other White8.0%
Indian4.3%
Other Asian2.6%
+ 7 other groups · 13.1%
Religion
No religion43.9%
Christian42.5%
Not answered5.0%
Muslim3.9%
Sikh1.9%
+ 1 other religions · 2.8%
Age groups
35–4919.5%
25–3418.8%
50–6416.4%
20–248.9%
10–158.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
One person: other18.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children11.5%
Other household types, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over9.1%
One person: aged 66+7.7%
+ 9 other households · 39.9%
Coordinates & Location for ME7 1DW
Postcode
ME7 1DW
Coordinates
51.3886, 0.5479
Grid reference
TQ773685
Easting
577,373
Northing
168,589
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329GQX+C5
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
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 009D E01016039
E01016039MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 009 E02003322
E02003322LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 009D E01016039
E01016039MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 009 E02003322
E02003322Urban: 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
7:15 AM
Sunrise
6:12 PM
Sunset
10 hours 57 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
7:15 AM
Sunset (today)
6:12 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 57 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 ME7 1DW 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.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016039 and MSOA E02003322 assigned.
2025 — Indices of Deprivation
IMD England rank: 6597
Present — Active
Postcode ME7 1DW 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
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Schools near ME7 1DW
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
57%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
62%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18FSM 40%
Attainment 8
38.1
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 33%
RWM expected
84%
All-throughStateMixed · Ages 4–16FSM 64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
52%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 34%
RWM expected
68%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 0%
Attainment 8
0.9
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