# ME2 1AX: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME2 1AX 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 ME2 1AX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2) › [ME2 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2-1)

## Around this postcode

- **13 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 333% on July. Medway 028D: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **Halling, 280 m**: About 3 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **No property in ME2 1AX 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=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 028D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **£297,757 average price**: For the whole of Medway, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME2 1AX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **Low road and rail noise at ME2 1AX**: Road 54 dB, rail 51 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX
- **10.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Halling Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/halling-primary-school-e146872) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Medway Green School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/medway-green-school-e147207) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Wouldham, All Saints Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wouldham-all-saints-church-of-england-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e118634) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £210,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| June 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2026 | £275,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| September 2025 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2024 | £350,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 310 m |
| November 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 320 m |
| November 2025 | £256,580 | Detached, established, freehold | 360 m |
| June 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 390 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Halling (280 m, 3 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE (700 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Halling Express (380 m, Tesco)

## 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 028D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.6** (2025). Medway 028D has a deprivation score of 20.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £369,400** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 028D was £369,400 in 2025. 10,552nd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,257** (2021). Medway 028D had 2,257 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,359th 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: 91.1%** (January 2026). In Medway 028D, 91.1% 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.

## ME2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £317,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME2 was £317,500 in 2025. 989th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 43,205** (2021). ME2 had 43,205 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 350th 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 ME2 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: 87.1%** (January 2026). In ME2, 87.1% 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: 51.3550, 0.4448

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=0.4448,51.3550,ME21AX

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