ME5 7PP

Hempstead & Wigmore · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chatham
Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 7PN 144 m
ME7 3BF 182 m
ME5 7PL 253 m
ME7 3AZ 299 m
ME5 7PH 300 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 7PP
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 7
Latitude
51.363502
Longitude
0.554947
British National Grid easting
577,962
British National Grid northing
165,813

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
E00081155
Lower layer super output area
Medway 035E · E01016054
Middle layer super output area
Medway 035 · E02003348

Postcode source versions

Explore ME5

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Darland Farm, 8, Capstone Road, Chatham, ME5 7PP 30 June 2023 £380,000
Darland Farm, 5, Capstone Road, Chatham, ME5 7PP 18 March 2022 £590,000
Darland Farm, 1, Capstone Road, Chatham, ME5 7PP 30 June 2021 £792,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
54
Secondary
17
  1. Kingfisher Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km
  2. Luton Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Chatham Grammar

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,222
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 866
  • Anti social behaviour 296
  • Shoplifting 218
  • Criminal damage and arson 186
  • Other theft 159

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

14 female, 15 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
2.9
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

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME5 7 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+
90.9%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
90.9%
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

24

within 5 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    830 m

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    868 m

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    1.5 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    1.8 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    1.9 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    2.0 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    2.1 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    2.3 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.3 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    2.5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    2.5 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    2.7 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.7 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.0 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

    53A-53B MAIDSTONE ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0DP

    ODS code G82180

    3.2 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.2 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    119 LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9RR

    ODS code G82721

    3.3 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

    PARKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, ME8 9PR

    ODS code G82737

    3.3 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    3.4 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.4 km

Showing 20 of 24 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Waggon at Hale

    BCT · Luton

    0.0 miles
  • Waggon at Hale

    BCT · Luton

    0.0 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Luton

    0.1 miles
  • Recreation Ground

    BCT · Luton

    0.2 miles
  • North Dane Way

    BCT · Luton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 035E, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,395 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
10 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
10 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
3 of 10
Living environment
10 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 £485,000 from 2 recorded sales in ME5 7PP. 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 17 secondary schools. Kingfisher Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

2,222 published events cover 12 months, averaging 185.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 866 events.

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