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ME2 3SA

Strood North & Frindsbury · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Strood North & Frindsbury
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 3SX 105 m
ME2 3QB 128 m
ME2 3PL 131 m
ME2 3SP 137 m
ME2 3ST 143 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 3SA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 3
Latitude
51.401899
Longitude
0.478552
British National Grid easting
572,500
British National Grid northing
169,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Strood North & Frindsbury · E05014467
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081579
Lower layer super output area
Medway 005C · E01016138
Middle layer super output area
Medway 005 · E02003318

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
37
Secondary
10

  1. Abbey Court Foundation Special School

    Community special school

    12 m

  2. Gordons Children's Academy, Infant

    Academy sponsor led

    733 m

  3. Gordons Children's Academy, Junior

    Academy sponsor led

    733 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,389
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 964
  • Anti social behaviour 301
  • Shoplifting 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 190
  • Other theft 176

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.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    1.0 km

  • 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

    1.7 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.9 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.3 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    3.8 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82631

    3.8 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    4.0 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    4.2 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Strood Fire Station

    BCT · Frindsbury

    0.0 miles

  • Strood Fire Station

    BCT · Frindsbury

    0.1 miles

  • Petrol Station

    BCT · Frindsbury

    0.1 miles

  • Petrol Station

    BCT · Frindsbury

    0.1 miles

  • Harlech Close

    BCT · Frindsbury

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 005C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,109 of 33,755

Income
9 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 10 secondary schools. Abbey Court Foundation Special School is the nearest published school at 12 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,389 published events cover 12 months, averaging 199.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 964 events.

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