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ME1 2EW

Rochester East & Warren Wood · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Rochester East & Warren Wood
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME1 2EF 42 m
ME1 2EE 50 m
ME1 2EP 51 m
ME1 2HW 70 m
ME1 2EL 75 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME1 2EW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 2
Latitude
51.378674
Longitude
0.507463
British National Grid easting
574,599
British National Grid northing
167,386

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Rochester East & Warren Wood · E05014464
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081447
Lower layer super output area
Medway 017D · E01016118
Middle layer super output area
Medway 017 · E02003330

Postcode source versions

Explore ME1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
54
Secondary
15

  1. St Peter's Infant School

    Community school

    300 m

  2. Fort Pitt Grammar School

    Academy converter

    497 m

  3. Ripplevale School Rochester

    Other independent special school

    550 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,940
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,183
  • Anti social behaviour 804
  • Shoplifting 754
  • Criminal damage and arson 471
  • Other theft 424

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME1 2 residents
14,791

Age bands in ME1 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.6%

2,705 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

1,507 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.9%

3,898 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.9%

3,899 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

2,496 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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

19

within 5 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    396 m

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    776 m

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    1.4 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    1.9 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.9 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.0 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    2.3 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    2.4 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    2.6 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.8 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    2.9 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    2.9 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.0 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.2 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.4 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.4 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    3.8 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.1 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

    WALDERSLADE VILLAGE SURGERY, 62A ROBIN HOOD LANE, CHATHAM, ME5 9LD

    ODS code G82161

    4.7 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

  • The Rose Supermarket

    BCT · Troy Town

    0.1 miles

  • Onslow Road

    BCT · Troy Town

    0.1 miles

  • Rochester Health Centre

    BCT · Troy Town

    0.1 miles

  • Rochester Health Centre

    BCT · Troy Town

    0.1 miles

  • Onslow Road

    BCT · Troy Town

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 017D, 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

16,132 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

88 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 15 secondary schools. St Peter's Infant School is the nearest published school at 300 m.

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

Recorded crime

5,940 published events cover 12 months, averaging 495 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,183 events.

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