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ME2 1BU

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 1DD 19 m
ME2 1BB 34 m
ME2 1PA 91 m
ME2 1ET 101 m
ME2 1DE 115 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 1BU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2006
Terminated
1 July 2006
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 1
Latitude
51.347832
Longitude
0.447270
British National Grid easting
570,525
British National Grid northing
163,815

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
E00081035
Lower layer super output area
Medway 028A · E01016026
Middle layer super output area
Medway 028 · E02003341

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
4

  1. Halling Primary School

    Academy converter

    436 m

  2. Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    983 m

  3. Medway Green School

    Other independent special school

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
698
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 236
  • Anti social behaviour 117
  • Shoplifting 88
  • Other theft 53
  • Criminal damage and arson 53

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    131 m

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    2.4 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    3.2 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.6 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.7 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • The Five Bells

    BCT · Halling

    0.1 miles

  • Britannia Close

    BCT · Halling

    0.1 miles

  • The Five Bells

    BCT · Halling

    0.1 miles

  • Britannia Close

    BCT · Halling

    0.1 miles

  • Howlsmere Close

    BCT · Halling

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 028A, 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

26,111 of 33,755

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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 4 secondary schools. Halling Primary School is the nearest published school at 436 m.

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

Recorded crime

698 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 236 events.

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