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ME4 4LB

Chatham Central & Brompton · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chatham
Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME4
Postcode sector
ME4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME4 4BN 36 m
ME4 4BP 64 m
ME4 4BJ 97 m
ME4 4BS 97 m
ME4 4BZ 99 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME4 4LB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME4
Postcode sector
ME4 4
Latitude
51.381012
Longitude
0.529622
British National Grid easting
576,132
British National Grid northing
167,699

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Chatham Central & Brompton · E05014450
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081427
Lower layer super output area
Medway 015E · E01016111
Middle layer super output area
Medway 015 · E02003328

Postcode source versions

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Property

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2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
100, The Brook, Chatham, ME4 4LB 13 November 2018 £300,000
100, The Brook, Chatham, ME4 4LB 29 June 2001 £185,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
59
Secondary
18

  1. New Road Primary School

    Community school

    309 m

  2. Brompton-Westbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    559 m

  3. All Saints Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    565 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,255
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,645
  • Anti social behaviour 1,192
  • Shoplifting 794
  • Criminal damage and arson 755
  • Other theft 659

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.

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+
80%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

23

within 5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    278 m

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    495 m

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    1.1 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    1.6 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    1.7 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    1.8 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    1.8 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    1.9 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.0 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.4 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    2.6 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.9 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    3.1 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.4 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.6 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    3.6 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.7 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.9 km

  • MARLOWE PARK MEDICAL CTR.

    WELLS ROAD, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2PW

    ODS code G82708

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 23 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

  • The Brook Iceland

    BCT · Chatham

    0.0 miles

  • Upbury Way

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles

  • Upbury Way

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles

  • Institute Road

    BCT · Chatham

    0.2 miles

  • Institute Road

    BCT · Chatham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 015E, 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

317 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 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.

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
3
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

Schools

96 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 18 secondary schools. New Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 309 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,255 published events cover 12 months, averaging 771.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,645 events.

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