# ME1 3LJ: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME1 3LJ 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 3LJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1) › [ME1 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1-3)

## Around this postcode

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Medway 024C: 85 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **Chatham, 2.5 km**: About 32 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 410 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **No property in ME1 3LJ 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=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 024C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 460 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME1 3LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at ME1 3LJ**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **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=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ
- **13.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Thomas Aveling School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-thomas-aveling-school-e137376) | Secondary | 410 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2022 | Attainment 8 of 38.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Warren Wood Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/warren-wood-primary-school-e140989) | Primary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sir-joseph-williamsons-mathematical-school-e136662) | Secondary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), March 2023 | Attainment 8 of 69.9 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [The Rochester Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-rochester-grammar-school-e136313) | Secondary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 67.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Delce Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/delce-academy-e147769) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Crest Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/crest-infant-school-e118330) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, May 2025 | – |
| [St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-william-of-perth-roman-catholic-primary-school-e151929) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | – |
| [Balfour Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/balfour-infant-school-e118329) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2024 | £385,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £325,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £390,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £410,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| December 2023 | £290,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| March 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| December 2025 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £322,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: ROCHESTER PHARMACY (910 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (280 m); DENTAL SURGERY (320 m); DENTAL DEPT. (470 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Rochester Orion Road (460 m, Morrisons)

## 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 024C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 19.0** (2025). Medway 024C has a deprivation score of 19.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,456th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £297,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 024C was £297,500 in 2025. Joint 15,744th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,228** (2021). Medway 024C had 2,228 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,593rd 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: 99.4%** (January 2026). In Medway 024C, 99.4% 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: 51.3633, 0.4970

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=0.4970,51.3633,ME13LJ

## How to cite

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