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ME2 3JP

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 3JT 39 m
ME2 3JW 68 m
ME2 3JX 83 m
ME2 2WH 91 m
ME2 3JR 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 3JP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 3
Latitude
51.395869
Longitude
0.477939
British National Grid easting
572,480
British National Grid northing
169,228

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
E00081671
Lower layer super output area
Medway 008A · E01016151
Middle layer super output area
Medway 008 · E02003321

Postcode source versions

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Property

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10 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
17, River Drive, Rochester, ME2 3JP 24 March 2016 £310,000
13, River Drive, Rochester, ME2 3JP 10 July 2015 £280,000
13, River Drive, Rochester, ME2 3JP 16 October 2013 £200,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
38
Secondary
11

  1. Elaine Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    247 m

  2. Abbey Court Foundation Special School

    Community special school

    661 m

  3. Cedar Children's Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    762 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,658
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,051
  • Anti social behaviour 354
  • Shoplifting 230
  • Criminal damage and arson 214
  • Other theft 205

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
38

18 female, 20 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
3.8
ME2 3 residents
12,668

Age bands in ME2 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.5%

2,343 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

1,334 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.5%

3,345 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

3,467 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

2,153 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME2 3 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

12

within 5 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    406 m

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    1.1 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    1.1 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.4 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    2.7 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

    4.0 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    ST MARY'S ISLAND SURGERY, EDGEWAY, ST MARYS ISLAND, CHATHAM, ME4 3EP

    ODS code G82744

    4.4 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.4 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.5 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.7 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Chapter Road

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Chapter Road

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Lancelot Avenue

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Lancelot Avenue

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Sports Centre

    BCT · Strood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 008A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

17,812 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 11 secondary schools. Elaine Primary School is the nearest published school at 247 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,658 published events cover 12 months, averaging 221.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,051 events.

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