Among the least deprived
IMD England
Low · 2.9 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
£410,000
Median property price
—
Annual change
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME7 3QQ
Postcode
ME7 3QQ
Coordinates
51.3507, 0.5723
Grid reference
TQ792644
Easting
579,223
Northing
164,428
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F329H2C+7W
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.
30754
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 30754 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 3QQ
HM Land Registry · Medway
Average price
£410,000
YoY: not enough sales in one or both windows
Median price: £410,000
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Mar '26 – Jul '26Jul '26: 1 sales · avg £395,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£425k£410k£395k
Mar '26Jul '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 3QQ
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME7 3QQ
Counts are for Hempstead & Wigmore 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
10
YoY —
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
6
YoY —
1382
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
1
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
0
YoY —
530
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.87.7%
Indian2.7%
Other White2.4%
African1.6%
+ other · 5.6%
Religion
Christian49.2%
No religion40.5%
Not answered5.8%
Muslim1.8%
Hindu1.1%
+ 1 other religions · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6420.8%
35–4919.1%
65–7415.0%
25–349.2%
75–847.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children19.3%
All members 66+17.3%
Any member 66+13.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: All children non-dependent9.6%
+ 7 other households · 29.0%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaGillingham and Rainham E14001246
Constituency
E14001246Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Hempstead & Wigmore
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 035A E01016050
E01016050MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 035 E02003348
E02003348LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 035A E01016050
E01016050MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 035 E02003348
E02003348Urban: 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
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME7 3QQ 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: 30754
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016050 and MSOA E02003348 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME7 3QQ 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 ME7 3QQ
Open schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–7FSM 8%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11FSM 10%
RWM expected
72%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 6%
RWM expected
73%
PrimaryIndependentMixed · Ages 2–11FSM 0%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 30%
RWM expected
28%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 18%
RWM expected
58%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 19%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 16%
RWM expected
70%
Secondary with sixth formStateGirls · Ages 11–18FSM 23%
Attainment 8
44.3
Secondary with sixth formStateBoys · Ages 11–18FSM 22%
Attainment 8
45.2
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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