ME2 1JX

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 1JQ 61 m
ME2 1JT 75 m
ME2 1JH 93 m
ME2 1JR 98 m
ME2 1JJ 109 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 1JX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1986
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 1
Latitude
51.348956
Longitude
0.426520
British National Grid easting
569,076
British National Grid northing
163,892

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E04001134
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081030
Lower layer super output area
Medway 028D · E01016029
Middle layer super output area
Medway 028 · E02003341

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

59 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
14, Chillington Close, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1JX 20 February 2026 £270,500
4, Chillington Close, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1JX 10 November 2023 £232,000
1, Chillington Close, Upper Halling, Rochester, ME2 1JX 4 August 2023 £325,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
17
Primary
13
Secondary
1
  1. Halling Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.6 km
  2. Valley Invicta Primary School at Holborough Lakes

    Academy sponsor led

    2.0 km
  3. Snodland CofE Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 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 72
  • Anti social behaviour 29
  • Shoplifting 19
  • Criminal damage and arson 14
  • Other theft 13

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
51

19 female, 32 male

Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.8% 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+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

4

within 5 km straight-line

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    1.5 km

  • SNODLAND MEDICAL PRACTICE

    CATTS ALLEY, MALLING ROAD, SNODLAND, ME6 5SN

    ODS code G82085

    2.7 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    4.4 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Browndens Road

    BCT · Upper Halling

    0.0 miles
  • Pilgrims Road

    BCT · Upper Halling

    0.3 miles
  • Vicarage Road

    BCT · Halling

    0.6 miles
  • Fire Station

    BCT · Halling

    0.7 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Halling

    0.8 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.

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
2
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 £272,750 from 6 recorded sales in ME2 1JX. 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

17 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. Halling Primary School is the nearest published school at 1.0 miles.

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 72 events.

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