ME3 7SZ

Strood Rural · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME3 7SX 227 m
ME3 7SU 331 m
ME3 7ST 470 m
ME3 7RT 1.1 km
ME3 7LS 1.3 km
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME3 7SZ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 7
Latitude
51.452491
Longitude
0.473304
British National Grid easting
571,945
British National Grid northing
175,513

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E04001130
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081602
Lower layer super output area
Medway 002A · E01016142
Middle layer super output area
Medway 002 · E02003315

Postcode source versions

Explore ME3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
6
Primary
4
Secondary
0
  1. St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe

    Voluntary controlled school

    1.8 km
  2. City of Rochester School

    Other independent special school

    2.9 km
  3. Cliffe Woods Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
36
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Burglary 12
  • Violence and sexual offences 8
  • Criminal damage and arson 6
  • Anti social behaviour 5
  • Robbery 2

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME3 7 residents
6,636

Age bands in ME3 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.7%

1,009 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.6%

682 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.5%

1,383 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

1,839 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,524 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

1

within 5 km straight-line

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    2.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Norwood Close

    BCT · Cliffe

    1.0 miles
  • Norwood Close

    BCT · Cliffe

    1.0 miles
  • Village Club

    BCT · Cliffe

    1.1 miles
  • Village Club

    BCT · Cliffe

    1.1 miles
  • The Station

    BCT · Cliffe

    1.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 002A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

18,445 of 33,755

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

6 open schools are in scope, including 4 primary and 0 secondary schools. St Helen's Church of England Primary School, Cliffe is the nearest published school at 1.1 miles.

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

Recorded crime

36 published events cover 12 months, averaging 3 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Burglary with 12 events.

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