ME7 2LG

Watling · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gillingham
Ward
Watling
Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME7 2LH 34 m
ME7 4JB 93 m
ME7 4JE 118 m
ME7 2LJ 139 m
ME7 2YY 181 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 2LG
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 2
Latitude
51.373473
Longitude
0.561250
British National Grid easting
578,362
British National Grid northing
166,937

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
E00081763
Lower layer super output area
Medway 019D · E01016179
Middle layer super output area
Medway 019 · E02003332

Postcode source versions

Explore ME7

46 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
8, First Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LG 13 April 2026 £298,000
48, First Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LG 24 June 2025 £525,000
36, First Avenue, Gillingham, ME7 2LG 13 November 2023 £470,000

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

    469 m
  2. Danecourt School

    Academy special converter

    687 m
  3. Will Adams Academy

    Academy alternative provision converter

    800 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,667
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,890
  • Anti social behaviour 601
  • Criminal damage and arson 421
  • Shoplifting 342
  • Other theft 340

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
114

60 female, 54 male

Postcode households
37
Residents per household
3.1
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

This postcode contained 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME7 2 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
94.7%

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 straight-line

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    667 m

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    949 m

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    994 m

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    1.2 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    1.2 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

    1.6 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.9 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    2.1 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.4 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.4 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    J WILLIAMS HEALTHY LC, THE PENTAGON, MILITARY RD, CHATHAM, ME4 4HP

    ODS code G82631

    2.7 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    3.0 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    3.0 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    3.1 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.4 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.5 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    3.5 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.

Nearby transport

  • Barnsole Road Top

    BCT · Darland

    0.1 miles
  • Barnsole Road

    BCT · Darland

    0.1 miles
  • Barnsole Road Top

    BCT · Darland

    0.1 miles
  • Barnsole Road

    BCT · Darland

    0.1 miles
  • Seaton Road

    BCT · Barnsole

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 019D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,731 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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 £422,350 from 6 recorded sales in ME7 2LG. 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. The Robert Napier School is the nearest published school at 469 m.

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

Recorded crime

4,667 published events cover 12 months, averaging 388.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,890 events.

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