ME1 2ST

Fort Pitt · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochester
Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME1 2RY 56 m
ME1 2BB 120 m
ME1 2RF 130 m
ME1 2BH 134 m
ME1 2RE 137 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME1 2ST
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 2
Latitude
51.368368
Longitude
0.511210
British National Grid easting
574,899
British National Grid northing
166,249

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Fort Pitt · E05014453
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00081511
Lower layer super output area
Medway 026C · E01016124
Middle layer super output area
Medway 026 · E02003339

Postcode source versions

Explore ME1

86 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
346, Wilson Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2ST 30 January 2026 £180,000
386, Flat 1, Wilson Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2ST 21 March 2025 £235,000
372, Wilson Avenue, Rochester, ME1 2ST 7 November 2023 £160,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
95
Primary
61
Secondary
15
  1. Balfour Infant School

    Community school

    280 m
  2. Crest Infant School

    Community school

    430 m
  3. Delce Academy

    Academy converter

    522 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
3,653
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,418
  • Anti social behaviour 468
  • Shoplifting 410
  • Criminal damage and arson 310
  • Other theft 265

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
108

47 female, 61 male

Postcode households
45
Residents per household
2.4
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

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME1 2 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

22

within 5 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    416 m

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    883 m

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    1.5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    1.6 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    1.8 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.9 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    2.0 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    2.2 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    2.4 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    2.6 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    2.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.3 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    3.4 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    3.5 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    3.5 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    3.7 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.9 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.0 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    4.7 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The George

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles
  • St Lukes Methodist Church

    BCT · Rochester

    0.1 miles
  • Robert Bean Lodge

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles
  • Robert Bean Lodge

    BCT · Chatham

    0.2 miles
  • Pattens Lane junction

    BCT · Rochester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 026C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,830 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
8 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
2
Low risk addresses
6
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

Property market

The five-year median is £210,000 from 11 recorded sales in ME1 2ST. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Medway is £296,182 in June 2026, up 1.1% year on year.

Schools

95 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 15 secondary schools. Balfour Infant School is the nearest published school at 280 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,653 published events cover 12 months, averaging 304.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,418 events.

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