ME7 4QW

Gillingham South · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME7 4QQ 16 m
ME7 4QR 32 m
ME7 4DF 93 m
ME7 4QN 97 m
ME7 4DG 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 4QW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 4
Latitude
51.385892
Longitude
0.553866
British National Grid easting
577,800
British National Grid northing
168,300

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081091
Lower layer super output area
Medway 013A · E01016040
Middle layer super output area
Medway 013 · E02003326

Postcode source versions

Explore ME7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
55
Secondary
17
  1. St Mary's Catholic Primary School

    Voluntary aided school

    296 m
  2. Barnsole Primary School

    Academy converter

    404 m
  3. Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    483 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
7,591
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,061
  • Anti social behaviour 912
  • Criminal damage and arson 760
  • Other theft 535
  • Public order 461

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME7 4 residents
9,301

Age bands in ME7 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.3%

1,904 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,125 residents

Age 25 to 44
29.2%

2,738 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,367 residents

Age 65 and over
13.2%

1,235 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 straight-line

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    532 m

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    719 m

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    936 m

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    1.2 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.6 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    1.8 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JAMES WILLIAMS HEALTHY LIVING CTR, PENTAGON CENTRE, MILITARY RD, CHATHAM, ME4 4HY

    ODS code G82631

    2.0 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    2.0 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.4 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.5 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    2.6 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.2 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.2 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.3 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.6 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.8 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

    TILLEY CLOSE, MAIN ROAD, HOO, ROCHESTER, ME3 9AE

    ODS code G82077

    3.8 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    4.2 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    4.2 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Livingstone Circus

    BCT · Barnsole

    0.1 miles
  • Aldi

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles
  • Aldi

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles
  • Livingstone Circus

    BCT · Barnsole

    0.1 miles
  • Railway Station

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 013A, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,120 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

90 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 17 secondary schools. St Mary's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 296 m.

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

Recorded crime

7,591 published events cover 12 months, averaging 632.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,061 events.

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