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ME2 4EY

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 4BS 38 m
ME2 4BP 73 m
ME2 4DX 76 m
ME2 4BT 97 m
ME2 4DB 97 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 4EY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1998
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 4
Latitude
51.398996
Longitude
0.500896
British National Grid easting
574,065
British National Grid northing
169,630

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
E00081570
Lower layer super output area
Medway 006B · E01016136
Middle layer super output area
Medway 006 · E02003319

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
75
Primary
46
Secondary
13

  1. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

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    275 m

  2. All Faiths Children's Academy

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    516 m

  3. Hilltop Primary School

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    703 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,859
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,096
  • Anti social behaviour 423
  • Shoplifting 312
  • Criminal damage and arson 222
  • Other theft 210

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

16 female, 15 male

Postcode households
12
Residents per household
2.6
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

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME2 4 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

18

within 5 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    563 m

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    1.5 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.0 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    2.6 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.7 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    2.9 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.1 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.3 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    3.3 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.5 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.5 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    3.9 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.2 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.3 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.6 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    4.6 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    4.6 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    4.9 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

  • Station Road

    BCT · Frindsbury Extra

    0.1 miles

  • English Martyrs Church

    BCT · Frindsbury Extra

    0.1 miles

  • Strood Rail Station

    RSE · Strood

    0.1 miles

  • English Martyrs Church

    BCT · Frindsbury Extra

    0.1 miles

  • Wingrove Drive

    BCT · Strood

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 006B, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

6,929 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
4 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

75 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 13 secondary schools. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 275 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,859 published events cover 12 months, averaging 238.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,096 events.

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