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ME7 2BF

Watling · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Watling
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME7 2YX 43 m
ME5 7HZ 50 m
ME7 2YS 53 m
ME7 2YY 70 m
ME5 7HY 72 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 2BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 2
Latitude
51.372312
Longitude
0.558786
British National Grid easting
578,195
British National Grid northing
166,802

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Watling · E05014471
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081760
Lower layer super output area
Medway 019B · E01016174
Middle layer super output area
Medway 019 · E02003332

Postcode source versions

Explore ME7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
87
Primary
54
Secondary
17

  1. The Robert Napier School

    Academy sponsor led

    618 m

  2. Chatham Grammar

    Academy converter

    747 m

  3. Danecourt School

    Academy special converter

    822 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,562
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,863
  • Anti social behaviour 589
  • Criminal damage and arson 416
  • Other theft 312
  • Shoplifting 305

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME7 2 residents
12,970

Age bands in ME7 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

2,638 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.6%

1,510 residents

Age 25 to 44
26.7%

3,483 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.5%

3,589 residents

Age 65 and over
14.1%

1,847 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

24

within 5 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    740 m

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    873 m

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    1.0 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    1.0 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    1.4 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    1.6 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    1.8 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.8 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    2.2 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.2 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    2.3 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.5 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    3.1 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    3.1 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.2 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    3.2 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.3 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

    THE RED SUITE, 103-107 HIGH STREET, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 8AA

    ODS code G82162

    3.7 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    3.7 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    3.8 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Barnsole Road

    BCT · Darland

    0.0 miles

  • Barnsole Road Top

    BCT · Darland

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsole Road

    BCT · Darland

    0.1 miles

  • Barnsole Road Top

    BCT · Darland

    0.1 miles

  • Beechwood Avenue

    BCT · Darland

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 019B, 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

8,283 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 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

87 open schools are in scope, including 54 primary and 17 secondary schools. The Robert Napier School is the nearest published school at 618 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,562 published events cover 12 months, averaging 380.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,863 events.

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