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ME3 9BU

Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Rochester
Ward
Hoo St Werburgh & High Halstow
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME3 9BZ 107 m
ME3 9BX 126 m
ME3 9DY 130 m
ME3 9GP 148 m
ME3 9BS 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME3 9BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 9
Latitude
51.423142
Longitude
0.553512
British National Grid easting
577,631
British National Grid northing
172,441

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
E00081262
Lower layer super output area
Medway 003D · E01016077
Middle layer super output area
Medway 003 · E02003316

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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21 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
84, Knights Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9BU 18 June 2021 £375,000
101, Knights Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9BU 6 March 2020 £353,000
111, Knights Road, Hoo, Rochester, ME3 9BU 29 November 2019 £287,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough

    Academy converter

    158 m

  2. Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo

    Academy sponsor led

    278 m

  3. Chattenden Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.9 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
613
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 297
  • Anti social behaviour 122
  • Criminal damage and arson 57
  • Other theft 35
  • Other crime 24

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
65

31 female, 34 male

Postcode households
24
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.6% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME3 9 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
87.5%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

7

within 5 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    449 m

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    644 m

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.1 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.2 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.1 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.5 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.7 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Werburgh Crescent

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.2 miles

  • St Werburgh Crescent

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.2 miles

  • Main Road

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.2 miles

  • Main Road

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.2 miles

  • The Hundred of Hoo Academy Grounds

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 003D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

8,839 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
0
Medium risk addresses
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

27 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough is the nearest published school at 158 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

613 published events cover 12 months, averaging 51.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 297 events.

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