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ME2 1AL

Cuxton, Halling & Riverside · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Cuxton, Halling & Riverside
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 1GD 39 m
ME2 1AP 84 m
ME2 1FQ 84 m
ME2 1FG 100 m
ME2 1FJ 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 1AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 December 1994
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 1
Latitude
51.358545
Longitude
0.444609
British National Grid easting
570,300
British National Grid northing
165,000

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Cuxton, Halling & Riverside · E05014451
Parish or community
E04001134
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081036
Lower layer super output area
Medway 028D · E01016029
Middle layer super output area
Medway 028 · E02003341

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
22
Secondary
5

  1. Medway Green School

    Other independent special school

    1.5 km

  2. Halling Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km

  3. Cuxton Community Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
256
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 106
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Criminal damage and arson 24
  • Other theft 20
  • Shoplifting 19

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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.

GP practices

8

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    1.1 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.0 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    3.6 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    3.6 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    4.2 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.6 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    4.8 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • St Andrews Park

    BCT · Halling

    0.0 miles

  • St Andrews Park

    BCT · Halling

    0.1 miles

  • Jade Hill

    BCT · Halling

    0.3 miles

  • Jade Hill

    BCT · Halling

    0.3 miles

  • Cuxton Marina

    BCT · North Halling

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 028D, 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

14,257 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
1 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 5 secondary schools. Medway Green School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

256 published events cover 12 months, averaging 21.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 106 events.

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