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ME3 8QA

Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME3 8QB 142 m
ME3 9GT 459 m
ME3 8PX 557 m
ME3 9DE 582 m
ME3 9HG 584 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME3 8QA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 2004
Terminated
1 January 2004
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 8
Latitude
51.425119
Longitude
0.543695
British National Grid easting
576,941
British National Grid northing
172,637

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow · E05014457
Parish or community
E04001136
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00189687
Lower layer super output area
Medway 003E · E01016143
Middle layer super output area
Medway 003 · E02003316

Postcode source versions

Explore ME3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
22
Secondary
3

  1. Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo

    Academy sponsor led

    589 m

  2. Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough

    Academy converter

    785 m

  3. Chattenden Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
707
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 309
  • Anti social behaviour 145
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Other theft 39
  • Other crime 32

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

9

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    1.1 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    1.3 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.1 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    3.4 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

    4.7 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    4.7 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82631

    4.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Swimming Pool

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.3 miles

  • The Hundred of Hoo Academy

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.4 miles

  • Broad Street

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.4 miles

  • Broad Street

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.4 miles

  • The Hundred of Hoo Academy Grounds

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    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

29 open schools are in scope, including 22 primary and 3 secondary schools. Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo is the nearest published school at 589 m.

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

Recorded crime

707 published events cover 12 months, averaging 58.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 309 events.

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