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

ME1 1YW 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 1YW 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

- **77 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. Medway 014A: 144 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **Rochester, 880 m**: About 11 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 240 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **No property in ME1 1YW listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 014A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 160 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **82.4% can get gigabit broadband at ME1 1YW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **Low road and rail noise at ME1 1YW**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **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=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [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 | 240 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rochester Independent College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rochester-independent-college-e119006) | Independent | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Andrew's School (Rochester)](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-andrews-school-rochester-e118985) | Independent | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Ripplevale School Rochester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ripplevale-school-rochester-e132097) | Special | 440 m (5 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 | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | – |
| [Fort Pitt Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fort-pitt-grammar-school-e136337) | Secondary | 690 m (9 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), October 2022 | Attainment 8 of 63.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [King's School, Rochester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-school-rochester-e118948) | Independent | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-william-of-perth-roman-catholic-primary-school-e151929) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2023 | £140,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2026 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £282,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2025 | £145,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| March 2023 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2023 | £90,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £209,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Rochester (880 m, 11 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP (160 m)
- Pharmacies: BOD PHARMA (160 m); PAYDENS PHARMACY (290 m); RYDERS CHEMIST (680 m)
- Dental practices: CITY WAY DENTAL PRACTICE (320 m); ROCHESTER HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE (350 m); NEW ROAD DENTAL PRACTICE (360 m); PHOTAY AND ASSOCIATES (480 m); CROWN COURT CLINIC (510 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Delce Road (290 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Rochester - Riverside (920 m, The Co-operative Group); Co-op Dickens Estate (960 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £298,547** (July 2026). Medway’s average house price was £298,547 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 1.1% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 161st least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 014A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 43.0** (2025). Medway 014A has a deprivation score of 43.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,814th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £241,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 014A was £241,500 in 2025. Joint 10,706th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,956** (2021). Medway 014A had 1,956 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,069th 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: 84.7%** (January 2026). In Medway 014A, 84.7% 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: 51.3819, 0.5044

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), July 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=0.5044,51.3819,ME11YW

## How to cite

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