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ME7 5PF

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 5QE 18 m
ME7 5PH 39 m
ME5 7BB 79 m
ME7 5QQ 90 m
ME7 5QG 108 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME7 5PF
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1990
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME7
Postcode sector
ME7 5
Latitude
51.376229
Longitude
0.543269
British National Grid easting
577,100
British National Grid northing
167,200

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
E00081132
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
97
Primary
63
Secondary
17

  1. Hospital and Medical Tuition Service

    Miscellaneous

    238 m

  2. Byron Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    404 m

  3. Chatham Grammar

    Academy converter

    448 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
9,083
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 3,672
  • Anti social behaviour 1,170
  • Criminal damage and arson 775
  • Shoplifting 704
  • Other theft 626

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

28

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    631 m

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    776 m

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    803 m

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    878 m

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    914 m

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82631

    1.5 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    1.6 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    1.9 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.0 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.3 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.5 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.5 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    2.9 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.9 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.4 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    3.4 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.5 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    4.1 km

  • APEX MEDICAL CENTRE

    GUN LANE, STROOD, ROCHESTER, ME2 4UW

    ODS code G82679

    4.2 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.3 km

Showing 20 of 28 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Windmill Road

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles

  • Windmill Road

    BCT · Chatham

    0.1 miles

  • Rock Avenue

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.2 miles

  • Rock Avenue

    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

97 open schools are in scope, including 63 primary and 17 secondary schools. Hospital and Medical Tuition Service is the nearest published school at 238 m.

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

Recorded crime

9,083 published events cover 12 months, averaging 756.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 3,672 events.

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