Low deprivation
IMD England
Around average · 5.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£173,333
Median property price
+0.4%
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME7 1FT
Postcode
ME7 1FT
Coordinates
51.3970, 0.5542
Grid reference
TQ777695
Easting
577,783
Northing
169,538
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329HW3+RM
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.
20854
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 20854 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 · ME7 1FT
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£171,916
YoY: +0.4%
Median price: £173,333
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Oct '23 – May '26May '26: 1 sales · avg £200,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£220k£178k£136k
Oct '23May '24Sep '24Mar '25May '26
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 ME7 1FT
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME7 1FT
Counts are for Gillingham North 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
41
YoY -33%
796041
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
28
YoY -24%
412712
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY —
1581
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
950
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
12
YoY -37%
21158
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.46.6%
African19.4%
Other White8.0%
Indian3.6%
Caribbean3.5%
+ 8 other groups · 18.8%
Religion
Christian42.9%
No religion36.1%
Not answered11.6%
Muslim5.3%
Hindu1.3%
+ other · 2.7%
Age groups
25–3424.2%
16–1920.6%
20–2420.2%
35–4915.0%
50–648.7%
+ 3 other age groups · 11.2%
Households
Other54.4%
Cohabiting couple family: No children14.5%
Any member 66+6.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children6.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children4.2%
+ 5 other households · 14.2%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaGillingham and Rainham E14001246
Constituency
E14001246Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Gillingham North
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 009E E01035294
E01035294MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 009 E02003322
E02003322LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 009B E01016036
E01016036MSOA 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
5:37 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
August 2011
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~15 years
Active Duration
2011 -> PresentAugust 2011 — Introduced
Postcode ME7 1FT introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01035294 and MSOA E02003322 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME7 1FT is currently active and in use.
First introduced
August 2011
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~15 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME7 1FT
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–19FSM 37%
Attainment 8
30.0
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 48%
RWM expected
46%
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–19FSM 64%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 44%
RWM expected
62%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
57%
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–99
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 50%
RWM expected
52%
SecondaryIndependentMixed · Ages 11–16
Attainment 8
16.8
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
71%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 37%
RWM expected
52%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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