ME4 5RX

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 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME4 5SN 49 m
ME4 5SF 69 m
ME4 5RZ 71 m
ME4 5RY 76 m
ME4 5SL 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME4 5RX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME4
Postcode sector
ME4 5
Latitude
51.374079
Longitude
0.524584
British National Grid easting
575,808
British National Grid northing
166,916

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00080994
Lower layer super output area
Medway 022A · E01016018
Middle layer super output area
Medway 022 · E02003335

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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48 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
48, Holcombe Road, Chatham, ME4 5RX 30 May 2025 £241,000
88, Holcombe Road, Chatham, ME4 5RX 31 October 2023 £250,000
90, Holcombe Road, Chatham, ME4 5RX 15 March 2023 £233,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
96
Primary
59
Secondary
18
  1. Blue Skies School

    Other independent special school

    250 m
  2. Phoenix Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    267 m
  3. Greenvale Primary School

    Community school

    445 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,830
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,073
  • Anti social behaviour 1,026
  • Shoplifting 772
  • Criminal damage and arson 634
  • Other theft 555

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
100

47 female, 53 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
3.0
ME4 5 residents
14,324

Age bands in ME4 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
26.6%

3,711 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.3%

1,714 residents

Age 25 to 44
30.8%

4,298 residents

Age 45 to 64
21.6%

3,020 residents

Age 65 and over
8.7%

1,219 residents

This postcode contained 0.7% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME4 5 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

22

within 5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    571 m

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    811 m

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    956 m

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    1.5 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    1.6 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    1.7 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    1.7 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    1.7 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    1.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    2.2 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    2.8 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.9 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    2.9 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    3.0 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    3.4 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    3.7 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    3.8 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.8 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

    WALDERSLADE VILLAGE SURGERY, 62A ROBIN HOOD LANE, CHATHAM, ME5 9LD

    ODS code G82161

    4.0 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Buller Road

    BCT · White Road Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Gerald Avenue

    BCT · White Road Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Gladstone Road

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles
  • Gerald Avenue

    BCT · White Road Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Gladstone Road

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 022A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

4,598 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 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
3
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £245,500 from 6 recorded sales in ME4 5RX. 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

Published establishments

96 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 18 secondary schools. Blue Skies School is the nearest published school at 250 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

7,830 published events cover 12 months, averaging 652.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,073 events.

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