ME3 9AU

Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME3 9AP 13 m
ME3 9AT 47 m
ME3 9AW 51 m
ME3 9AN 75 m
ME3 9AR 87 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME3 9AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1995
Terminated
1 June 1997
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 9
Latitude
51.418709
Longitude
0.562571
British National Grid easting
578,278
British National Grid northing
171,970

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E04001136
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081247
Lower layer super output area
Medway 001D · E01016074
Middle layer super output area
Medway 001 · E02003314

Postcode source versions

Explore ME3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
32
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough

    Academy converter

    709 m
  2. Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo

    Academy sponsor led

    924 m
  3. St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    2.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
582
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 281
  • Anti social behaviour 119
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Other theft 30
  • Other crime 23

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME3 9 residents
11,742

Age bands in ME3 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

2,157 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.4%

1,102 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

3,044 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

2,941 residents

Age 65 and over
21.1%

2,467 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

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    369 m

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    528 m

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.2 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.9 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.2 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.2 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82631

    4.7 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.9 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • The Five Bells

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.1 miles
  • The Five Bells

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.1 miles
  • Church Farm Close

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.2 miles
  • Church Farm Close

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.2 miles
  • Main Road

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 001D, 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

12,054 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
3 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

32 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough is the nearest published school at 709 m.

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

Recorded crime

582 published events cover 12 months, averaging 48.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 281 events.

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