ME5 7AU

Gillingham South · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 7BD 63 m
ME5 7BE 64 m
ME5 7AP 65 m
ME7 5QQ 73 m
ME5 7BG 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 7AU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 1994
Terminated
1 July 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 7
Latitude
51.376261
Longitude
0.541833
British National Grid easting
577,000
British National Grid northing
167,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081124
Lower layer super output area
Medway 016D · E01016048
Middle layer super output area
Medway 016 · E02003329

Postcode source versions

Explore ME5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
95
Primary
61
Secondary
17
  1. Hospital and Medical Tuition Service

    Miscellaneous

    225 m
  2. Byron Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    499 m
  3. All Saints Church of England Primary School

    Academy converter

    524 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,841
  • Anti social behaviour 1,245
  • Criminal damage and arson 801
  • Shoplifting 707
  • Other theft 650

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME5 7 residents
12,907

Age bands in ME5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.5%

2,591 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,457 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

3,794 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

3,198 residents

Age 65 and over
12.8%

1,622 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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    534 m

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    790 m

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    859 m

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    903 m

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    994 m

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JAMES WILLIAMS HEALTHY LIVING CTR, PENTAGON CENTRE, MILITARY RD, CHATHAM, ME4 4HY

    ODS code G82631

    1.4 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    1.7 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    1.9 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.1 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.2 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.4 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.6 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.8 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.0 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    3.4 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.4 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.5 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    4.1 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.2 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Windmill Road

    BCT · Chatham

    0.0 miles
  • Windmill Road

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles
  • Castle Road

    BCT · Luton

    0.2 miles
  • Castle Road

    BCT · Luton

    0.2 miles
  • Albany Road

    BCT · Luton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 016D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,917 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
2 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

95 open schools are in scope, including 61 primary and 17 secondary schools. Hospital and Medical Tuition Service is the nearest published school at 225 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 789.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,841 events.

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