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ME4 3SP

St Mary's Island · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chatham
Ward
St Mary's Island
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME4
Postcode sector
ME4 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME4 3JD 35 m
ME4 3AU 71 m
ME4 3AP 77 m
ME4 3AE 79 m
ME4 3NR 82 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME4 3SP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME4
Postcode sector
ME4 3
Latitude
51.407301
Longitude
0.544993
British National Grid easting
577,100
British National Grid northing
170,659

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
St Mary's Island · E05014466
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00167408
Lower layer super output area
Medway 007F · E01035290
Middle layer super output area
Medway 007 · E02003320

Postcode source versions

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Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Island Way East, St Marys Island, Chatham, ME4 3SP 23 February 2007 £287,000
3, Island Way East, St Marys Island, Chatham, ME4 3SP 31 October 2003 £250,000
1, Island Way East, St Marys Island, Chatham, ME4 3SP 31 August 2000 £179,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
42
Secondary
9

  1. St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    481 m

  2. Waterfront UTC

    University technical college

    1.1 km

  3. MidKent College

    Further education

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,590
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 548
  • Criminal damage and arson 213
  • Anti social behaviour 173
  • Public order 141
  • Other theft 136

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
12

6 female, 6 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
4.0
ME4 3 residents
3,677

Age bands in ME4 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.4%

676 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

360 residents

Age 25 to 44
28%

1,029 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.7%

1,091 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

517 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME4 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

18

within 5 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    491 m

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    1.5 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    1.7 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    2.2 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    2.7 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    3.0 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    3.4 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    3.4 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    3.5 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    3.8 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    4.2 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10A BEACON HILL, LUTON, CHATHAM, ME5 7JX

    ODS code G82719

    4.2 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.3 km

  • HIGHPARKS MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PARKSIDE, CLIFFE WOODS, ROCHESTER, ME3 8HX

    ODS code G82100

    4.5 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    4.6 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    4.6 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    4.7 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

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

Nearby transport

  • Goldcrest Drive

    BCT · St Marys Island

    0.0 miles

  • Haven Way

    BCT · St Marys Island

    0.2 miles

  • Tappan Drive

    BCT · St Marys Island

    0.2 miles

  • Primary School

    BCT · St Marys Island

    0.4 miles

  • Ship and Trades

    BCT · Chatham Maritime

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 007F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,380 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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.

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
0
Low risk addresses
1
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

66 open schools are in scope, including 42 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School is the nearest published school at 481 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,590 published events cover 12 months, averaging 132.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 548 events.

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