# ME1 1QX: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME1 1QX is a postcode in Medway.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Medway. Open the map at ME1 1QX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1) › [ME1 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1-1)

## Around this postcode

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 29% on July. Medway 014B: 102 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **Rochester, 780 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **45 of 49 properties in ME1 1QX at high risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. Also 4 at medium risk. Flood zones, which ignore defences: in flood zone 3. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 014B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **£297,757 average price**: For the whole of Medway, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 820 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **76.5% can get gigabit broadband at ME1 1QX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at ME1 1QX**: Road 55 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 3 of 6**: 3% to 5% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX
- **10.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Andrew's School (Rochester)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-school-rochester-e118985) | Independent | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [King's School, Rochester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-school-rochester-e118948) | Independent | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Margaret's at Troy Town CofE Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-margarets-at-troy-town-cofe-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e144914) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rochester-riverside-church-of-england-primary-school-e149069) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Rochester Independent College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rochester-independent-college-e119006) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED](https://openindex.co.uk/school/forward2-employment-limited-e147315) | Special | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Ripplevale School Rochester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ripplevale-school-rochester-e132097) | Special | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [St Peter's Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-peters-infant-school-e118576) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £255,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £465,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| December 2024 | £278,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2023 | £235,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| May 2023 | £501,700 | Detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| March 2026 | £222,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £527,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £275,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rochester (780 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP (700 m)
- Pharmacies: RYDERS CHEMIST (590 m); BOD PHARMA (700 m); PAYDENS PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: COCO DENTAL ROCHESTER LIMITED (630 m); PHOTAY AND ASSOCIATES (700 m); CROWN COURT CLINIC (840 m); NEW ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (870 m); CITY WAY DENTAL PRACTICE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Rochester - Riverside (820 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Frindsbury Strood (830 m, Morrisons); M&S Strood Foodhall (920 m, Marks and Spencer); Co-op Delce Road (960 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £297,757** (August 2026). Medway’s average house price was £297,757 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £39,622** (2025). Full-time workers living in Medway earned a median of £39,622 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 150th highest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 7.5×** (2025). A home in Medway costs 7.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 163rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 24.4** (2025). Medway has a deprivation score of 24.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 84th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Medway 014B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.6** (2025). Medway 014B has a deprivation score of 32.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,100th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £227,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 014B was £227,500 in 2025. Joint 9,230th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,977** (2021). Medway 014B had 1,977 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 5,688th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 83.6%** (January 2026). In Medway 014B, 83.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## ME1 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £308,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME1 was £308,000 in 2025. Joint 1,039th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,094** (2021). ME1 had 34,094 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 698th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in ME1 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 90.3%** (January 2026). In ME1, 90.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway)
- Centre: 51.3860, 0.4972

Council: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Rochester and Strood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochester-and-strood): Lauren Edwards (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=0.4972,51.3860,ME11QX

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1-1qx