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ME7 3TS

Hempstead & Wigmore · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Gillingham
Ward
Hempstead & Wigmore
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME7 3RU 59 m
ME7 3RY 61 m
ME7 3SR 173 m
ME7 3SB 176 m
ME8 0LZ 176 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 3TS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 3
Latitude
51.339969
Longitude
0.578579
British National Grid easting
579,699
British National Grid northing
163,254

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Hempstead & Wigmore · E05014456
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081148
Lower layer super output area
Medway 035C · E01016052
Middle layer super output area
Medway 035 · E02003348

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
3, Lullingstone Close, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3TS 25 August 2022 £652,995
6, Lullingstone Close, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3TS 9 August 2019 £465,000
8, Lullingstone Close, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3TS 14 September 2007 £377,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
50
Primary
34
Secondary
9

  1. Hempstead Junior School

    Community school

    902 m

  2. Deanwood Primary School

    Academy converter

    974 m

  3. Bredhurst Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

    Voluntary controlled school

    980 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
767
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 275
  • Anti social behaviour 157
  • Shoplifting 75
  • Criminal damage and arson 73
  • Other theft 50

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
24

11 female, 13 male

Postcode households
9
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME7 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

17

within 5 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    1.1 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    1.5 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    1.5 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    2.9 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    3.1 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.2 km

  • ORCHARD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82162

    3.4 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.5 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.8 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    3.8 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.9 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.9 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.9 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    4.3 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.4 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.9 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.9 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Kenyon Walk

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.2 miles

  • Kenyon Walk

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.2 miles

  • Fowler Close

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.2 miles

  • Fowler Close

    BCT · Wigmore

    0.2 miles

  • Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre

    BCT · Hempstead

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 035C, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,014 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
4 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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £652,995 from 1 recorded sale in ME7 3TS. 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

Published establishments

50 open schools are in scope, including 34 primary and 9 secondary schools. Hempstead Junior School is the nearest published school at 902 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

767 published events cover 12 months, averaging 63.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 275 events.

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