# ME2 4LX: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME2 4LX 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 4LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2) › [ME2 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2-4)

## Around this postcode

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Medway 004B: 68 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **Strood (Kent), 1 km**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **16 of 16 properties in ME2 4LX at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 004B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.4 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **No gigabit broadband at ME2 4LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **Low road and rail noise at ME2 4LX**: Road 43 dB, rail 43 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **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=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX
- **12.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Maritime Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maritime-academy-e149075) | Secondary | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Wainscott Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wainscott-primary-school-e147446) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-e150465) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [Hilltop Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilltop-primary-school-e145440) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 62% 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 | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [All Faiths Children's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-faiths-childrens-academy-e138182) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, June 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Temple Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/temple-mill-primary-school-e142394) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [King's School, Rochester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-school-rochester-e118948) | Independent | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Strood (Kent) (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: GL STROOD LTD (920 m)
- Dental practices: ROCHESTER ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (770 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Strood Esso Express (890 m, Tesco)

## 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 004B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 9.7** (2025). Medway 004B has a deprivation score of 9.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,381st least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £339,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 004B was £339,750 in 2025. Joint 12,503rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,954** (2021). Medway 004B had 1,954 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 6,111th 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: 57.9%** (January 2026). In Medway 004B, 57.9% 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: 51.3999, 0.5135

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=0.5135,51.3999,ME24LX

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