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ME2 4HQ

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 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME2 4QT 122 m
ME2 4EJ 143 m
ME2 4EQ 147 m
ME2 4EF 169 m
ME2 4HZ 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 4HQ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 4
Latitude
51.397593
Longitude
0.506355
British National Grid easting
574,450
British National Grid northing
169,487

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
E00081574
Lower layer super output area
Medway 006B · E01016136
Middle layer super output area
Medway 006 · E02003319

Postcode source versions

Explore ME2

Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 8, Shamel Business Centre, Rochester, ME2 4HQ 31 March 2015 £140,000
Unit 3-4, Shamel Business Centre, Rochester, ME2 4HQ 30 June 2009 £120,000
Unit 3-4, Shamel Business Centre, Rochester, ME2 4HQ 19 October 2001 £65,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
48
Secondary
13

  1. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    616 m

  2. Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School

    Free schools

    695 m

  3. Maritime Academy

    Free schools

    744 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,855
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,055
  • Anti social behaviour 442
  • Shoplifting 315
  • Criminal damage and arson 226
  • Other theft 213

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
85.7%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
85.7%
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

20

within 5 km straight-line

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    915 m

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    1.8 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    1.9 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    J WILLIAMS HEALTHY LC, THE PENTAGON, MILITARY RD, CHATHAM, ME4 4HP

    ODS code G82631

    2.1 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.4 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.9 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    2.9 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    2.9 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.1 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.1 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.3 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.8 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.1 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.1 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.2 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    4.3 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    4.4 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    4.6 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.7 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitewall Road

    BCT · Strood

    0.0 miles

  • Whitewall Road

    BCT · Strood

    0.1 miles

  • Wingrove Drive

    BCT · Strood

    0.1 miles

  • Wingrove Drive

    BCT · Strood

    0.1 miles

  • Pender House

    BCT · Medway City Estate

    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
1
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

79 open schools are in scope, including 48 primary and 13 secondary schools. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 616 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,855 published events cover 12 months, averaging 237.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,055 events.

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