ME2 1AE

Cuxton, Halling & Riverside · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochester
Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 1AG 154 m
ME2 1AF 206 m
ME2 1EQ 267 m
ME2 1AD 310 m
ME2 1LU 338 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 1AE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 1
Latitude
51.369858
Longitude
0.453243
British National Grid easting
570,859
British National Grid northing
166,278

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E04001132
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081027
Lower layer super output area
Medway 028C · E01016028
Middle layer super output area
Medway 028 · E02003341

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

23 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
73, Rochester Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AE 14 February 2025 £315,000
57, Rochester Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AE 20 January 2023 £435,000
65, Rochester Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1AE 21 January 2022 £435,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
51
Primary
32
Secondary
7
  1. Cuxton Community Infant School

    Academy converter

    415 m
  2. Cuxton Community Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    420 m
  3. The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)

    Academy converter

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
188
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 58
  • Anti social behaviour 32
  • Shoplifting 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 21
  • Drugs 18

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
33

17 female, 16 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.2
ME2 1 residents
6,605

Age bands in ME2 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.9%

1,183 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

624 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

1,672 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.1%

1,856 residents

Age 65 and over
19.2%

1,264 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME2 1 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+
94.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
52.6%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
52.6%
Gigabit-capable
52.6%
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

10

within 5 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    2.1 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    2.2 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    2.4 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    3.3 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.7 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    4.0 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    4.1 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.5 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    4.9 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    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

  • St Michael's Church

    BCT · Cuxton

    0.1 miles
  • St Michael's Church

    BCT · Cuxton

    0.1 miles
  • Pilgrims Road

    BCT · North Halling

    0.2 miles
  • Pilgrims Road

    BCT · North Halling

    0.2 miles
  • Scout Hut

    BCT · Cuxton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 028C, 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

23,431 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
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

Property market

The five-year median is £435,000 from 3 recorded sales in ME2 1AE. 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

51 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 7 secondary schools. Cuxton Community Infant School is the nearest published school at 415 m.

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

Recorded crime

188 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 58 events.

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