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ME2 4AQ

Strood Rural · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Strood Rural
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 4WU 17 m
ME2 4WW 57 m
ME2 4WX 96 m
ME2 4UY 118 m
ME2 4XB 208 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 4AQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2017
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 4
Latitude
51.408693
Longitude
0.527209
British National Grid easting
575,858
British National Grid northing
170,771

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Strood Rural · E05014468
Parish or community
E04001133
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00189688
Lower layer super output area
Medway 003E · E01016143
Middle layer super output area
Medway 003 · E02003316

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
44
Secondary
12

  1. St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    767 m

  2. Chattenden Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

  3. Wainscott Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
882
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 311
  • Anti social behaviour 152
  • Shoplifting 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Other theft 68

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME2 4 residents
7,736

Age bands in ME2 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.3%

1,440 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.4%

820 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.3%

2,069 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

2,163 residents

Age 65 and over
17.6%

1,386 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

17

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    778 m

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.3 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    TILLEY CLOSE, MAIN ROAD, HOO, ROCHESTER, ME3 9AE

    ODS code G82077

    2.5 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    2.7 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

    98 BELLS LANE, HOO, ST WERBURGH, ROCHESTER, ME3 9HU

    ODS code G82233

    3.0 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.1 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    3.3 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    3.5 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.5 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    3.5 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.6 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    3.6 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    4.2 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    GILLINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, WOODLANDS RD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 2BU

    ODS code G82014

    4.3 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10A BEACON HILL, LUTON, CHATHAM, ME5 7JX

    ODS code G82719

    4.6 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.7 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.7 km

Nearby transport

  • Castle

    BCT · Upper Upnor

    0.1 miles

  • Castle

    BCT · Upper Upnor

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Lower Upnor

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Lower Upnor

    0.2 miles

  • Galleon Way

    BCT · Lower Upnor

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 003E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,726 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

71 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 12 secondary schools. St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 767 m.

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

Recorded crime

882 published events cover 12 months, averaging 73.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 311 events.

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