ME4 4PL

Chatham Central & Brompton · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chatham
Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME4
Postcode sector
ME4 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME4 4PA 28 m
ME4 4NU 40 m
ME4 4PB 52 m
ME4 4PD 54 m
ME4 4PF 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME4 4PL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 September 1991
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME4
Postcode sector
ME4 4
Latitude
51.379163
Longitude
0.534478
British National Grid easting
576,477
British National Grid northing
167,505

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
E00081430
Lower layer super output area
Medway 015E · E01016111
Middle layer super output area
Medway 015 · E02003328

Postcode source versions

Explore ME4

22 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Arches View, Chatham, ME4 4PL 23 May 2024 £120,000
6, Arches View, Chatham, ME4 4PL 18 January 2023 £89,500
6, Arches View, Chatham, ME4 4PL 21 November 2022 £85,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
57
Secondary
17
  1. New Road Primary School

    Community school

    244 m
  2. All Saints Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    252 m
  3. Brompton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    531 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,824
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,952
  • Anti social behaviour 1,268
  • Criminal damage and arson 812
  • Shoplifting 791
  • Other theft 699

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

5 female, 5 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.7
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME4 4 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
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

25

within 5 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    149 m

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    471 m

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    828 m

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    1.4 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    1.4 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    1.4 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    1.8 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

    2.1 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.2 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    2.2 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.3 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    3.1 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.2 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.5 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    3.5 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.5 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.7 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.0 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 25 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

  • Institute Road

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles
  • Institute Road

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles
  • Bank Street

    BCT · Luton

    0.1 miles
  • Newnham Street

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles
  • Bank Street

    BCT · Luton

    0.1 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
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

Property market

The five-year median is £104,750 from 4 recorded sales in ME4 4PL. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Medway is £296,182 in June 2026, up 1.1% year on year.

Schools

93 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 17 secondary schools. New Road Primary School is the nearest published school at 244 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,824 published events cover 12 months, averaging 818.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,952 events.

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