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ME1 1ZJ

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 1ZN 28 m
ME1 1ZH 48 m
ME1 1ZG 57 m
ME1 1PQ 83 m
ME1 1QZ 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME1 1ZJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2026
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 1
Latitude
51.385867
Longitude
0.510903
British National Grid easting
574,811
British National Grid northing
168,194

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
E00189787
Lower layer super output area
Medway 015F · E01035296
Middle layer super output area
Medway 015 · E02003328

Postcode source versions

Explore ME1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
54
Secondary
15

  1. Rochester Independent College

    Other independent school

    268 m

  2. Ripplevale School Rochester

    Other independent special school

    291 m

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

    Academy converter

    472 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,579
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,057
  • Anti social behaviour 791
  • Shoplifting 585
  • Criminal damage and arson 429
  • Other theft 422

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 straight-line

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    792 m

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JAMES WILLIAMS HEALTHY LIVING CTR, PENTAGON CENTRE, MILITARY RD, CHATHAM, ME4 4HY

    ODS code G82631

    1.0 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    1.5 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    1.8 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.9 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    2.2 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    2.4 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    2.5 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.8 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.9 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    3.0 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    3.0 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.0 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.1 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.2 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.3 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.0 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    4.1 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Furrell's Road

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles

  • Furrell's Road

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles

  • Bath Hard Lane

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles

  • Star Hill

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles

  • Star Hill

    BCT · Rochester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 015F, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,915 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
3 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

89 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 15 secondary schools. Rochester Independent College is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,579 published events cover 12 months, averaging 464.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,057 events.

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