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ME2 3TA

Strood North & Frindsbury · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Rochester
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 3TP 104 m
ME2 3TR 117 m
ME2 3SU 118 m
ME2 3TX 128 m
ME2 3TD 135 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 3TA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 3
Latitude
51.399548
Longitude
0.475348
British National Grid easting
572,286
British National Grid northing
169,631

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
E00081580
Lower layer super output area
Medway 005C · E01016138
Middle layer super output area
Medway 005 · E02003318

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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69 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
98, Allington Drive, Rochester, ME2 3TA 14 October 2024 £370,000
114, Allington Drive, Rochester, ME2 3TA 5 July 2023 £431,000
121, Allington Drive, Rochester, ME2 3TA 15 March 2023 £295,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
58
Primary
36
Secondary
9

  1. Abbey Court Foundation Special School

    Community special school

    332 m

  2. Elaine Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    666 m

  3. Leigh Academy Strood

    Academy sponsor led

    746 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,398
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 950
  • Anti social behaviour 305
  • Shoplifting 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 197
  • Other theft 179

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
141

67 female, 74 male

Postcode households
49
Residents per household
2.9
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 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME2 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

10

within 5 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    843 m

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    1.3 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    1.4 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.8 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.1 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.9 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.1 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    4.3 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

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Lancelot Avenue

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Lancelot Avenue

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Burleigh Close

    BCT · Frindsbury

    0.1 miles

  • Burleigh Close

    BCT · Frindsbury

    0.1 miles

  • Linwood Avenue

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.2 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.

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £307,500 from 8 recorded sales in ME2 3TA. 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

Published establishments

58 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 9 secondary schools. Abbey Court Foundation Special School is the nearest published school at 332 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,398 published events cover 12 months, averaging 199.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 950 events.

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