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ME1 3AF

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME1 3AZ 132 m
ME1 3AY 137 m
ME1 3AE 150 m
ME1 3EX 158 m
ME1 3FD 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME1 3AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME1
Postcode sector
ME1 3
Latitude
51.376876
Longitude
0.495207
British National Grid easting
573,753
British National Grid northing
167,157

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
E00081525
Lower layer super output area
Medway 014D · E01016131
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
85
Primary
52
Secondary
15

  1. St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    403 m

  2. St Peter's Infant School

    Community school

    645 m

  3. The Rochester Grammar School

    Academy converter

    724 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,860
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,164
  • Anti social behaviour 408
  • Criminal damage and arson 254
  • Other theft 214
  • Shoplifting 159

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
74

46 female, 28 male

Postcode households
63
Residents per household
1.2
ME1 3 residents
12,659

Age bands in ME1 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

2,435 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,449 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.1%

3,799 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

3,303 residents

Age 65 and over
15.7%

2,053 residents

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME1 3 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+
33.8%
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
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

20

within 5 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    692 m

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    1.0 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    1.2 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    2.0 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    2.2 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    2.3 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    2.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.3 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    2.7 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.3 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.5 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.5 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.6 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.1 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    4.3 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    4.5 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    4.5 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    4.8 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    5.0 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

  • Foord Almshouses

    BCT · Borstal

    0.1 miles

  • Foord Almshouses

    BCT · Borstal

    0.1 miles

  • Goddings Drive

    BCT · Borstal

    0.1 miles

  • Priestfields

    BCT · Rochester

    0.2 miles

  • Warden Road

    BCT · Rochester

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 014D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,053 of 33,755

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

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

85 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 15 secondary schools. St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 403 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,860 published events cover 12 months, averaging 238.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,164 events.

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