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ME7 5BU

Chatham Central & Brompton · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Chatham Central & Brompton
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME7 5BT 116 m
ME7 5BY 150 m
ME7 5BX 158 m
ME7 5BS 176 m
ME7 5DA 226 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 5BU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 5
Latitude
51.389587
Longitude
0.534867
British National Grid easting
576,464
British National Grid northing
168,665

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Chatham Central & Brompton · E05014450
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Rochester and Strood · E14001447
Output area
E00081440
Lower layer super output area
Medway 007I · E01035293
Middle layer super output area
Medway 007 · E02003320

Postcode source versions

Explore ME7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
88
Primary
52
Secondary
17

  1. Brompton-Westbrook Primary School

    Academy converter

    490 m

  2. MidKent College

    Further education

    644 m

  3. Oasis Academy Skinner Street

    Academy sponsor led

    796 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
8,279
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,171
  • Anti social behaviour 997
  • Criminal damage and arson 768
  • Shoplifting 677
  • Other theft 605

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
49

22 female, 27 male

Postcode households
20
Residents per household
2.5
ME7 5 residents
9,891

Age bands in ME7 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
21.9%

2,113 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,163 residents

Age 25 to 44
32.8%

3,173 residents

Age 45 to 64
23.3%

2,250 residents

Age 65 and over
10%

962 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME7 5 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
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

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    980 m

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    1.2 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    1.3 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.3 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    1.6 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    1.9 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    2.4 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.4 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    2.5 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    2.5 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.5 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    3.0 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.4 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.7 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    3.7 km

  • THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code G82077

    3.8 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.9 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.1 km

  • ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82233

    4.2 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • King Charles Hotel

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles

  • King Charles Hotel

    BCT · Brompton

    0.1 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Brompton

    0.3 miles

  • Medway Park War Memorial

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.3 miles

  • High Street

    BCT · Brompton

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 007I, 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

6,734 of 33,755

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

88 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 17 secondary schools. Brompton-Westbrook Primary School is the nearest published school at 490 m.

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

Recorded crime

8,279 published events cover 12 months, averaging 689.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,171 events.

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