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ME7 1HJ

Gillingham South · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Gillingham South
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME7 1HZ 28 m
ME7 1HL 45 m
ME7 1HB 60 m
ME7 1HQ 62 m
ME7 1BB 66 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 1HJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 2008
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 1
Latitude
51.389666
Longitude
0.542850
British National Grid easting
577,019
British National Grid northing
168,693

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Gillingham South · E05014455
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081049
Lower layer super output area
Medway 007A · E01016035
Middle layer super output area
Medway 007 · E02003320

Postcode source versions

Explore ME7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
52
Secondary
17

  1. Oasis Academy Skinner Street

    Academy sponsor led

    258 m

  2. MidKent College

    Further education

    444 m

  3. Burnt Oak Primary School

    Community school

    602 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,440
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,245
  • Anti social behaviour 1,018
  • Criminal damage and arson 785
  • Shoplifting 728
  • Other theft 609

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
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

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    711 m

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    733 m

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    1.2 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82631

    1.4 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.4 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    1.9 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    2.1 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    2.2 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    2.4 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

    3.2 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.3 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.4 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    3.5 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    3.6 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.6 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    4.0 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    4.1 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Medway Park War Memorial

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.0 miles

  • Medway Park War Memorial

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles

  • Britton Farm Mall

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles

  • Jeffery Street

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.2 miles

  • St Mark's Church

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 007A, 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

4,050 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

88 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 17 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Skinner Street is the nearest published school at 258 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,440 published events cover 12 months, averaging 703.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,245 events.

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