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ME7 5JH

Gillingham South · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Gillingham South
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME7 5NY 96 m
ME7 5PA 96 m
ME7 5NX 106 m
ME7 5JQ 114 m
ME7 5QN 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 5JH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1992
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 5
Latitude
51.379822
Longitude
0.543468
British National Grid easting
577,100
British National Grid northing
167,600

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Gillingham South · E05014455
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Gillingham and Rainham · E14001246
Output area
E00081122
Lower layer super output area
Medway 016D · E01016048
Middle layer super output area
Medway 016 · E02003329

Postcode source versions

Explore ME7

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
95
Primary
60
Secondary
17

  1. Hospital and Medical Tuition Service

    Miscellaneous

    193 m

  2. Brompton Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    409 m

  3. Byron Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    468 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,732
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,922
  • Anti social behaviour 1,243
  • Criminal damage and arson 823
  • Shoplifting 779
  • Other theft 658

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    379 m

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    658 m

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    735 m

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    1.2 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    1.3 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82631

    1.3 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    1.6 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    1.6 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.3 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.4 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.6 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.8 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.8 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.9 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    3.0 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.5 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.9 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    4.0 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.3 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    4.4 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Medway Maritime Hospital

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.0 miles

  • The Westcourt Arms

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles

  • The Westcourt Arms

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.2 miles

  • Montgomery Road

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.2 miles

  • Byron Road

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 016D, 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

3 of 10

Overall England rank

9,917 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
3 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

95 open schools are in scope, including 60 primary and 17 secondary schools. Hospital and Medical Tuition Service is the nearest published school at 193 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,732 published events cover 12 months, averaging 811 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,922 events.

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