CheckNear.me

ME2 4XN

Strood Rural · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
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 4XW 0 m
ME2 4XA 38 m
ME2 4XD 59 m
ME2 4XF 120 m
ME2 4GX 163 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME2 4XN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 April 2021
Terminated
1 May 2021
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME2
Postcode sector
ME2 4
Latitude
51.412554
Longitude
0.530414
British National Grid easting
576,066
British National Grid northing
171,208

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
E00189665
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

View all nearby schools
Open schools
63
Primary
40
Secondary
9

  1. Chattenden Primary School

    Academy converter

    692 m

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

    Voluntary aided school

    763 m

  3. Wainscott Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
894
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 326
  • Anti social behaviour 148
  • Shoplifting 91
  • Criminal damage and arson 85
  • Other theft 60

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    829 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    2.1 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.5 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    2.6 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    3.1 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JAMES WILLIAMS HEALTHY LIVING CTR, PENTAGON CENTRE, MILITARY RD, CHATHAM, ME4 4HY

    ODS code G82631

    3.2 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    3.4 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.4 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.9 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    3.9 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.0 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    4.0 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.6 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    4.7 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Upnor Pier Brissenden Close

    BCT · Lower Upnor

    0.0 miles

  • Galleon Way

    BCT · Lower Upnor

    0.1 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Lower Upnor

    0.3 miles

  • Church

    BCT · Lower Upnor

    0.3 miles

  • Chattenden Lane

    BCT · Chattenden

    0.4 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

63 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 9 secondary schools. Chattenden Primary School is the nearest published school at 692 m.

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

Recorded crime

894 published events cover 12 months, averaging 74.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 326 events.

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