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ME2 3TR

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 50 m
ME2 3QL 68 m
ME2 3TA 117 m
ME2 3JN 135 m
ME2 3TS 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 3TR
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 3
Latitude
51.398716
Longitude
0.474311
British National Grid easting
572,217
British National Grid northing
169,536

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
E00081550
Lower layer super output area
Medway 005C · E01016138
Middle layer super output area
Medway 005 · E02003318

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

Property

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Linwood Avenue, Rochester, ME2 3TR 21 March 2025 £332,000
44, Linwood Avenue, Rochester, ME2 3TR 27 July 2022 £350,000
24, Linwood Avenue, Rochester, ME2 3TR 17 June 2022 £375,000

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

    449 m

  2. Elaine Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    596 m

  3. Leigh Academy Strood

    Academy sponsor led

    641 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,365
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 934
  • Anti social behaviour 307
  • Shoplifting 228
  • Criminal damage and arson 192
  • Other theft 172

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
55

27 female, 28 male

Postcode households
21
Residents per household
2.6
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 0.4% 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

10

within 5 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    811 m

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    1.3 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    1.3 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

    3.0 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

    4.2 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

    4.5 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    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 2026-09-03. 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

  • Linwood Avenue

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Linwood Avenue

    BCT · Earl Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Salters Cross

    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

Property market

The five-year median is £362,500 from 4 recorded sales in ME2 3TR. 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

58 open schools are in scope, including 36 primary and 9 secondary schools. Abbey Court Foundation Special School is the nearest published school at 449 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,365 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 934 events.

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