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ME7 1JY

Gillingham South · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gillingham
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 1LE 31 m
ME7 1JU 35 m
ME7 1LF 39 m
ME7 1HT 44 m
ME7 1JX 53 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 1JY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 1
Latitude
51.389772
Longitude
0.545414
British National Grid easting
577,197
British National Grid northing
168,711

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
E00081053
Lower layer super output area
Medway 012A · E01016031
Middle layer super output area
Medway 012 · E02003325

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Redruth Manor, Flat 2, Cross Street, Gillingham, ME7 1JY 29 September 2015 £105,000
Redruth Manor, Flat 2, Cross Street, Gillingham, ME7 1JY 29 February 2008 £112,000
Redruth Manor, Flat 18, Cross Street, Gillingham, ME7 1JY 15 June 2007 £84,995

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
86
Primary
50
Secondary
17

  1. Oasis Academy Skinner Street

    Academy sponsor led

    131 m

  2. Burnt Oak Primary School

    Community school

    459 m

  3. MidKent College

    Further education

    501 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,859
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,079
  • Anti social behaviour 976
  • Criminal damage and arson 760
  • Other theft 573
  • Shoplifting 550

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
15

7 female, 8 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
1.7
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.

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+
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%

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

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    583 m

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    738 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

    1.5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    1.7 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    1.9 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.0 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

    3.1 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.1 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.1 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.2 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    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

    3.7 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.8 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.9 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    3.9 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    4.4 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

  • Britton Farm Mall

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles

  • Cross Street

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles

  • James Street Top

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles

  • Jeffery Street

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles

  • Medway Park War Memorial

    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
11
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

Schools

86 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 17 secondary schools. Oasis Academy Skinner Street is the nearest published school at 131 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,859 published events cover 12 months, averaging 654.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,079 events.

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