ME2 2SS

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 2NU 351 m
ME2 2ZG 378 m
ME2 2ZP 394 m
ME2 2GZ 402 m
ME2 2ZH 427 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 2SS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 2
Latitude
51.380744
Longitude
0.477855
British National Grid easting
572,531
British National Grid northing
167,546

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00167410
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
74
Primary
44
Secondary
13
  1. The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery)

    Academy converter

    856 m
  2. Cedar Children's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    926 m
  3. FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED

    Special post 16 institution

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,438
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 631
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Criminal damage and arson 136
  • Other theft 105
  • Vehicle crime 90

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
0%
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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    1.0 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    1.0 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    1.4 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    1.7 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    2.1 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JAMES WILLIAMS HEALTHY LIVING CTR, PENTAGON CENTRE, MILITARY RD, CHATHAM, ME4 4HY

    ODS code G82631

    3.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.5 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.0 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    4.1 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    4.5 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    4.5 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.6 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Gala Bingo

    BCT · Medway Valley Park

    0.0 miles
  • Cineworld Cinema

    BCT · Medway Valley Park

    0.1 miles
  • Roman Way

    BCT · Medway Valley Park

    0.2 miles
  • Roman Way

    BCT · Medway Valley Park

    0.2 miles
  • Medway Gate

    BCT · Strood

    0.2 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
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

Schools

74 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 13 secondary schools. The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) is the nearest published school at 856 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,438 published events cover 12 months, averaging 119.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 631 events.

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