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ME2 2XE

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 2XL 56 m
ME2 2SQ 82 m
ME2 2UX 94 m
ME2 2RE 104 m
ME2 2SG 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 2XE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 2
Latitude
51.393177
Longitude
0.463576
British National Grid easting
571,491
British National Grid northing
168,895

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
E00081667
Lower layer super output area
Medway 008D · E01016155
Middle layer super output area
Medway 008 · E02003321

Postcode source versions

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Property

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18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
67, Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2XE 6 February 2026 £319,275
75, Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2XE 15 February 2024 £275,000
89, Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2XE 30 September 2021 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
32
Secondary
8

  1. Bligh Primary School (Infants)

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    205 m

  2. Bligh Primary School (Juniors)

    Academy converter

    205 m

  3. Leigh Academy Strood

    Academy sponsor led

    394 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,335
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 635
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 115
  • Vehicle crime 84
  • Other theft 80

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

24 female, 17 male

Postcode households
18
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 0.3% 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

7

within 5 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    685 m

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    1.3 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    2.1 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    2.7 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.1 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    4.1 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    4.7 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

  • Albatross Avenue

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.0 miles

  • Albatross Avenue

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Scholars Rise

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Scholars Rise

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Bligh Way Shops

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 008D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,164 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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 £275,000 from 3 recorded sales in ME2 2XE. 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 32 primary and 8 secondary schools. Bligh Primary School (Infants) is the nearest published school at 205 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,335 published events cover 12 months, averaging 111.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 635 events.

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