ME3 9FT

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 9FR 39 m
ME3 9FH 45 m
ME3 9LH 55 m
ME3 9LP 79 m
ME3 9FF 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME3 9FT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 March 2011
Terminated
1 July 2011
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME3
Postcode sector
ME3 9
Latitude
51.426118
Longitude
0.562626
British National Grid easting
578,253
British National Grid northing
172,794

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
E00167396
Lower layer super output area
Medway 003G · E01035287
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
20
Primary
14
Secondary
2
  1. Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough

    Academy converter

    797 m
  2. Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo

    Academy sponsor led

    991 m
  3. Chattenden Primary School

    Academy converter

    2.6 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
592
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 281
  • Anti social behaviour 126
  • Criminal damage and arson 55
  • Other theft 32
  • 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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    297 m

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    750 m

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.8 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.7 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.7 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Kingsnorth Close

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.1 miles
  • Kingsnorth Close

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.1 miles
  • Lower Bells Lane

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.2 miles
  • Kingshill Drive

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.2 miles
  • Bell's Lane

    BCT · Hoo St Werburgh

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 003G, 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

18,510 of 33,755

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

20 open schools are in scope, including 14 primary and 2 secondary schools. Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough is the nearest published school at 797 m.

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

Recorded crime

592 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.333 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.