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ME2 2FS

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 2FT 30 m
ME2 2GJ 33 m
ME2 2FW 47 m
ME2 2FP 63 m
ME2 2FY 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 2FS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 March 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 2
Latitude
51.384486
Longitude
0.471848
British National Grid easting
572,099
British National Grid northing
167,948

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
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00167414
Lower layer super output area
Medway 011E · E01016158
Middle layer super output area
Medway 011 · E02003324

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
40
Secondary
10

  1. Cedar Children's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    620 m

  2. Elaine Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

  3. FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

    Special post 16 institution

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,657
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 743
  • Anti social behaviour 238
  • Criminal damage and arson 148
  • Other theft 103
  • Vehicle crime 96

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

7 female, 8 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.5
ME2 2 residents
15,814

Age bands in ME2 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
22.2%

3,527 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,848 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.3%

4,656 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.6%

3,760 residents

Age 65 and over
13.3%

2,116 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME2 2 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

10

within 5 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    444 m

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    1.2 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    1.6 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    2.1 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.2 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.1 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    3.9 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.1 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    4.3 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

    30-34 MAGPIE HALL ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 5JY

    ODS code G82753

    4.4 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

  • Medway Gate

    BCT · Strood

    0.1 miles

  • Butlers Park Way

    BCT · Strood

    0.2 miles

  • Glamford Road

    BCT · Marlowe Park

    0.2 miles

  • Glamford Road

    BCT · Marlowe Park

    0.3 miles

  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Marlowe Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 011E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,386 of 33,755

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

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
0
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

Schools

65 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 10 secondary schools. Cedar Children's Academy is the nearest published school at 620 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,657 published events cover 12 months, averaging 138.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 743 events.

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