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ME7 3JH

Lordswood & Walderslade · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Lordswood & Walderslade
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME7 3PU 266 m
ME7 3JE 274 m
ME7 3QF 411 m
ME7 3PR 448 m
ME7 3PY 516 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 3JH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1987
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 3
Latitude
51.355670
Longitude
0.559826
British National Grid easting
578,332
British National Grid northing
164,954

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Lordswood & Walderslade · E05014458
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00081168
Lower layer super output area
Medway 031A · E01016058
Middle layer super output area
Medway 031 · E02003344

Postcode source versions

Explore ME7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
84
Primary
53
Secondary
17

  1. Hempstead Infant School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  2. Hempstead Junior School

    Community school

    1.3 km

  3. Kingfisher Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
666
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 268
  • Anti social behaviour 96
  • Other theft 58
  • Criminal damage and arson 54
  • Vehicle crime 51

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME7 3 residents
8,319

Age bands in ME7 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.1%

1,349 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.5%

797 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.3%

1,866 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

2,402 residents

Age 65 and over
23.4%

1,963 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+
0%
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

23

within 5 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    1.7 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    1.8 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    1.9 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    2.1 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.2 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    2.5 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    2.5 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    2.6 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    2.6 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.6 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    2.9 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    2.9 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.0 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    3.0 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.1 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    3.1 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

    WALDERSLADE VILLAGE SURGERY, 62A ROBIN HOOD LANE, CHATHAM, ME5 9LD

    ODS code G82161

    3.2 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.2 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    3.4 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    3.6 km

Showing 20 of 23 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

  • Dukes Meadow Drive

    BCT · Hempstead

    0.3 miles

  • Dukes Meadow Drive

    BCT · Hempstead

    0.3 miles

  • Harrow Road

    BCT · Hempstead

    0.3 miles

  • Greenfinches

    BCT · Hempstead

    0.4 miles

  • Greenfinches

    BCT · Hempstead

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 031A, 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

20,364 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 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

Schools

84 open schools are in scope, including 53 primary and 17 secondary schools. Hempstead Infant School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

666 published events cover 12 months, averaging 55.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 268 events.

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