Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
3945
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 3945 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.
Police Recorded Crime near ME7 4ES
Crime trends · near ME7 4ES
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearApr '24 – Mar '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
102
YoY stable
ASB
47
YoY +21%
Vehicle Crime
12
YoY +33%
Burglary
10
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
23
YoY +21%
⚑ Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
30
YoY +400%
Apr '24Oct '24Apr '25Oct '25Mar '26
0 of 5 key categories improving · public order up sharply · burglary rising
303
incidents · Mar '26
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
Total residents: 1,769
White Brit.64.5%
Other White8.3%
African5.7%
Indian5.0%
Other Asian3.2%
+ 6 other groups · 13.3%
Religion
Total residents: 1,773
Christian41.2%
No religion41.0%
Not answered8.2%
Muslim3.7%
Hindu2.4%
+ 1 other religions · 3.6%
Age groups
Total residents: 1,766
35–4921.7%
50–6418.4%
25–3417.3%
5–97.5%
20–247.5%
+ 5 other age groups · 27.5%
Households
Total households: 708
Other25.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children9.2%
Any member 66+8.2%
Cohabiting couple family: With dependent children7.5%
+ 8 other households · 37.4%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council Area
Gillingham and Rainham E14001246
Constituency
E14001246
Kent
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 Scotland
Kent 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 012B E01016041
E01016041
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 012 E02003325
E02003325
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 012B E01016041
E01016041
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 012 E02003325
E02003325
Urban: 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
4:11 AM
Sunrise
7:37 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
4:11 AM
Sunset (today)
7:37 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> Present
January 1980 — Introduced
Postcode ME7 4ES 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: 3945
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016041 and MSOA E02003325 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME7 4ES 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
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