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ME1 1LP

Rochester West & Borstal · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rochester West & Borstal
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME1 1LN 17 m
ME1 1LD 32 m
ME1 1SN 40 m
ME1 1NW 54 m
ME1 1LS 57 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME1 1LP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 1
Latitude
51.390188
Longitude
0.503564
British National Grid easting
574,284
British National Grid northing
168,657

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Rochester West & Borstal · E05014465
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081540
Lower layer super output area
Medway 014C · E01016130
Middle layer super output area
Medway 014 · E02003327

Postcode source versions

Explore ME1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
52
Secondary
15

  1. Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School

    Free schools

    153 m

  2. King's School, Rochester

    Other independent school

    243 m

  3. St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Academy converter

    685 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,317
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,618
  • Anti social behaviour 614
  • Shoplifting 439
  • Criminal damage and arson 341
  • Other theft 327

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME1 1 residents
6,382

Age bands in ME1 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.1%

841 residents

Age 15 to 24
14%

899 residents

Age 25 to 44
33.5%

2,154 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.5%

1,642 residents

Age 65 and over
13.9%

897 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

19

within 5 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

    HEALTH CARE CENTRE, LONGLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME1 2TH

    ODS code G82095

    1.0 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    1.1 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    1.6 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.1 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    2.1 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    2.5 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    2.5 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

    30-34 MAGPIE HALL ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 5JY

    ODS code G82753

    2.6 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.0 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    ST MARY'S ISLAND SURGERY, EDGEWAY, ST MARYS ISLAND, CHATHAM, ME4 3EP

    ODS code G82744

    3.0 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.4 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.6 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.8 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10A BEACON HILL, LUTON, CHATHAM, ME5 7JX

    ODS code G82719

    3.9 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.9 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    GILLINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, WOODLANDS RD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 2BU

    ODS code G82014

    4.6 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    4.7 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Rochester Guildhall Museum

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles

  • Rochester Guildhall Museum

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles

  • Railway Station

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles

  • Castle Hill

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 014C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,339 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
2 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

87 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 15 secondary schools. Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School is the nearest published school at 153 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,317 published events cover 12 months, averaging 359.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,618 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.