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ME3 8BD

Strood Rural · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Strood Rural
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME3 8BW 0 m
ME3 8BP 176 m
ME3 8BG 277 m
ME3 8FF 329 m
ME3 8BJ 351 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME3 8BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 8
Latitude
51.417032
Longitude
0.508309
British National Grid easting
574,512
British National Grid northing
171,653

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
E00167402
Lower layer super output area
Medway 004D · E01035288
Middle layer super output area
Medway 004 · E02003317

Postcode source versions

Explore ME3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
34
Secondary
6

  1. Wainscott Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

  2. Chattenden Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. Hilltop Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
687
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 293
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 69
  • Other theft 41
  • Shoplifting 41

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME3 8 residents
10,133

Age bands in ME3 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

1,923 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.1%

1,120 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

2,567 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.8%

2,709 residents

Age 65 and over
17.8%

1,800 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

12

within 5 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    2.1 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.4 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    2.4 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    3.2 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    3.5 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    3.9 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.9 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    4.0 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.3 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    4.5 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.5 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.7 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Higham Road

    BCT · Wainscott

    0.4 miles

  • Higham Road

    BCT · Wainscott

    0.4 miles

  • Greenfields Close

    BCT · Wainscott

    0.4 miles

  • Liberty Park

    BCT · Wainscott

    0.4 miles

  • Greenfields Close

    BCT · Wainscott

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 004D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,966 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

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
1
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

53 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wainscott Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

687 published events cover 12 months, averaging 57.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 293 events.

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