ME2 1HL

Cuxton, Halling & Riverside · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 1HN 279 m
ME2 1FE 345 m
ME2 1AH 394 m
ME2 1HW 411 m
ME2 1AQ 413 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 1HL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1983
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 1
Latitude
51.368457
Longitude
0.443700
British National Grid easting
570,200
British National Grid northing
166,100

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

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
42
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. Cuxton Community Junior School

    Academy sponsor led

    779 m
  2. Cuxton Community Infant School

    Academy converter

    825 m
  3. Medway Green School

    Other independent special school

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
186
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 60
  • Anti social behaviour 30
  • Shoplifting 23
  • Criminal damage and arson 19
  • Drugs 17

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

    2.2 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    2.7 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    2.7 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    3.8 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    4.3 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    4.7 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    4.7 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Pilgrims Road

    BCT · North Halling

    0.3 miles
  • Pilgrims Road

    BCT · North Halling

    0.3 miles
  • Cuxton Marina

    BCT · North Halling

    0.3 miles
  • Cuxton Marina

    BCT · North Halling

    0.4 miles
  • St Michael's Church

    BCT · Cuxton

    0.5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

42 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. Cuxton Community Junior School is the nearest published school at 779 m.

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

Recorded crime

186 published events cover 12 months, averaging 15.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 60 events.

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