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ME1 2XX

Fort Horsted · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fort Horsted
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME1 3QR 215 m
ME1 2TQ 241 m
ME1 2XE 275 m
ME1 2FF 292 m
ME1 2XG 297 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME1 2XX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 2
Latitude
51.357183
Longitude
0.503100
British National Grid easting
574,377
British National Grid northing
164,986

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Fort Horsted · E05014452
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00081490
Lower layer super output area
Medway 026B · E01016120
Middle layer super output area
Medway 026 · E02003339

Postcode source versions

Explore ME1

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
51
Secondary
12

  1. Medway Secure Training Centre

    Secure units

    739 m

  2. Oasis Restore

    Academy secure 16 to 19

    739 m

  3. Warren Wood Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    758 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,399
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 582
  • Anti social behaviour 165
  • Criminal damage and arson 132
  • Shoplifting 129
  • Other theft 99

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

18

within 5 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    1.1 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    1.4 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    1.8 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.2 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    2.2 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    2.6 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.6 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    3.0 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    3.2 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.2 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.5 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    3.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    4.0 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.1 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.2 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.3 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.4 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    4.5 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

  • Association Walk

    BCT · Warren Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Orion Road

    BCT · Warren Wood

    0.2 miles

  • Medway Gurdwara

    BCT · Warren Wood

    0.3 miles

  • Rochester Airport Industrial Estate

    BCT · Warren Wood

    0.3 miles

  • Medway Gurdwara

    BCT · Warren Wood

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 026B, 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

10,059 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
9 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
0
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

79 open schools are in scope, including 51 primary and 12 secondary schools. Medway Secure Training Centre is the nearest published school at 739 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,399 published events cover 12 months, averaging 116.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 582 events.

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