ME4 4BB

Chatham Central & Brompton · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME4
Postcode sector
ME4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME4 4BG 64 m
ME4 4HP 81 m
ME4 4AS 98 m
ME4 4AY 98 m
ME4 4BA 101 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME4 4BB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME4
Postcode sector
ME4 4
Latitude
51.382855
Longitude
0.526317
British National Grid easting
575,895
British National Grid northing
167,896

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00167383
Lower layer super output area
Medway 015G · E01035297
Middle layer super output area
Medway 015 · E02003328

Postcode source versions

Explore ME4

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
56
Secondary
16
  1. Brompton-Westbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    597 m
  2. New Road Primary School

    Community school

    599 m
  3. St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School

    Academy converter

    625 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,148
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,617
  • Anti social behaviour 1,210
  • Shoplifting 751
  • Criminal damage and arson 740
  • Other theft 656

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME4 4 residents
4,948

Age bands in ME4 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,019 residents

Age 15 to 24
18.5%

1,007 residents

Age 25 to 44
35.4%

1,925 residents

Age 45 to 64
19.9%

1,086 residents

Age 65 and over
7.5%

407 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

22

within 5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    460 m

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    803 m

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    1.3 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    1.6 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    1.6 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    1.9 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    2.1 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.1 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    2.1 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.5 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.6 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.8 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    2.8 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    2.9 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.3 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    3.3 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.8 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.9 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.1 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

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

  • Waterfront Bus Station

    BCS · Chatham

    0.1 miles
  • Waterfront Bus Station

    BCS · Chatham

    0.1 miles
  • Waterfront Bus Station

    BCS · Chatham

    0.1 miles
  • Waterfront Bus Station

    BCS · Chatham

    0.1 miles
  • Waterfront Bus Station

    BCS · Chatham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 015G, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,577 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
1 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

91 open schools are in scope, including 56 primary and 16 secondary schools. Brompton-Westbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 597 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,148 published events cover 12 months, averaging 762.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,617 events.

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