ME7 1BD

Gillingham South · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gillingham
Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME7 1AZ 24 m
ME7 5EW 37 m
ME7 1HA 38 m
ME7 1BQ 43 m
ME7 1HG 44 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 1BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2007
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 1
Latitude
51.388625
Longitude
0.543568
British National Grid easting
577,073
British National Grid northing
168,579

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
E00081063
Lower layer super output area
Medway 012A · E01016031
Middle layer super output area
Medway 012 · E02003325

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Property

At this postcode

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4 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Hayter House, Flat 3, High Street, Gillingham, ME7 1BD 8 March 2019 £141,000
Hayter House, Flat 5, High Street, Gillingham, ME7 1BD 31 August 2016 £135,500
Hayter House, Flat 1, High Street, Gillingham, ME7 1BD 15 July 2016 £135,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
89
Primary
53
Secondary
17
  1. Oasis Academy Skinner Street

    Academy sponsor led

    185 m
  2. MidKent College

    Further education

    568 m
  3. Burnt Oak Primary School

    Community school

    640 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,886
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,434
  • Anti social behaviour 1,092
  • Criminal damage and arson 828
  • Shoplifting 738
  • Other theft 638

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

7 female, 9 male

Postcode households
5
Residents per household
3.2
ME7 1 residents
12,912

Age bands in ME7 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

2,528 residents

Age 15 to 24
19.3%

2,465 residents

Age 25 to 44
31.6%

4,046 residents

Age 45 to 64
20.5%

2,626 residents

Age 65 and over
8.9%

1,136 residents

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME7 1 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.

NHS ODS

GP practices

23

within 5 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    611 m

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    763 m

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    1.1 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.4 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    1.6 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    2.0 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.1 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    2.1 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    2.2 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.9 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.0 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.1 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.2 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.6 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    3.6 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    TILLEY CLOSE, MAIN ROAD, HOO, ROCHESTER, ME3 9AE

    ODS code G82077

    3.6 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    4.0 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

    98 BELLS LANE, HOO, ST WERBURGH, ROCHESTER, ME3 9HU

    ODS code G82233

    4.1 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.3 km

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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

  • Britton Farm Mall

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles
  • Medway Park War Memorial

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles
  • St Mark's Church

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles
  • St Mark's Church

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles
  • Jeffery Street

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 012A, 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

869 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
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.

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

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

Schools

Published establishments

89 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 17 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Skinner Street is the nearest published school at 185 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

8,886 published events cover 12 months, averaging 740.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,434 events.

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