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ME2 3JQ

Strood West · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3PA 79 m
ME2 3JG 86 m
ME2 3PH 136 m
ME2 2DN 145 m
ME2 3NY 154 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 3JQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 3
Latitude
51.396491
Longitude
0.483795
British National Grid easting
572,885
British National Grid northing
169,311

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
E00081630
Lower layer super output area
Medway 008C · E01016153
Middle layer super output area
Medway 008 · E02003321

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
40
Secondary
11

  1. St Nicholas CEVC Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    373 m

  2. Gordons Children's Academy, Infant

    Academy sponsor led

    406 m

  3. Gordons Children's Academy, Junior

    Academy sponsor led

    406 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,917
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,146
  • Anti social behaviour 412
  • Shoplifting 238
  • Criminal damage and arson 236
  • Other theft 220

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

13

within 5 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    398 m

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    664 m

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    1.5 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.2 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

    3.3 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    3.6 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    3.9 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.1 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.3 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.5 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.5 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    4.6 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

  • Sports Centre

    BCT · Strood

    0.0 miles

  • Sports Centre

    BCT · Strood

    0.0 miles

  • The Coach and Horses

    BCT · Strood

    0.0 miles

  • The Coach and Horses

    BCT · Strood

    0.1 miles

  • Downside

    BCT · Strood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 008C, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,850 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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 11 secondary schools. St Nicholas CEVC Primary School is the nearest published school at 373 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,917 published events cover 12 months, averaging 243.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,146 events.

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