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ME2 2PU

Strood West · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochester
Ward
Strood West
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 2PX 65 m
ME2 2PD 84 m
ME2 2QA 85 m
ME2 2PR 158 m
ME2 2PE 164 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 2PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 2
Latitude
51.386198
Longitude
0.467024
British National Grid easting
571,757
British National Grid northing
168,127

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Strood West · E05014469
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081657
Lower layer super output area
Medway 011C · E01016156
Middle layer super output area
Medway 011 · E02003324

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

Property

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68 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Elgin Gardens, Rochester, ME2 2PU 15 July 2024 £260,000
1, Elgin Gardens, Rochester, ME2 2PU 3 April 2023 £295,000
18, Elgin Gardens, Rochester, ME2 2PU 6 May 2022 £276,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
37
Secondary
9

  1. Cedar Children's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    762 m

  2. Bligh Primary School (Infants)

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. Bligh Primary School (Juniors)

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,426
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 654
  • Anti social behaviour 192
  • Criminal damage and arson 132
  • Other theft 91
  • Vehicle crime 82

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
84

48 female, 36 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.3
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 0.5% 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

    182 m

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    1.3 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    1.9 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    2.2 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.6 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    4.3 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    4.4 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.4 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Marlowe Park

    0.1 miles

  • Medical Centre

    BCT · Marlowe Park

    0.1 miles

  • Glamford Road

    BCT · Marlowe Park

    0.2 miles

  • Glamford Road

    BCT · Marlowe Park

    0.2 miles

  • Chelmsford Road

    BCT · Marlowe Park

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 011C, 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

13,871 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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

Property market

The five-year median is £260,000 from 5 recorded sales in ME2 2PU. 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 9 secondary schools. Cedar Children's Academy is the nearest published school at 762 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,426 published events cover 12 months, averaging 118.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 654 events.

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