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

ME2 4LZ 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 4LZ 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

- **15 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Medway 004C: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **Strood (Kent), 1.3 km**: About 16 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **No property in ME2 4LZ 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=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **England’s least deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 004C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **£297,757 average price**: For the whole of Medway, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.3 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 710 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME2 4LZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME2 4LZ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **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=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ
- **12.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hilltop Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hilltop-primary-school-e145440) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2022 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Temple Mill Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/temple-mill-primary-school-e142394) | Primary | 480 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2024 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Maritime Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/maritime-academy-e149075) | Secondary | 640 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 | 690 m (9 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 | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), July 2023, before the school changed | – |
| [All Faiths Children's Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-faiths-childrens-academy-e138182) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Some aspects not as strong, June 2025 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gordons Children's Academy, Junior](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gordons-childrens-academy-junior-e140606) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gordons Children's Academy, Infant](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gordons-childrens-academy-infant-e140607) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2022 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £570,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| February 2025 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2024 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| November 2023 | £340,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| February 2025 | £330,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| December 2024 | £385,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| July 2024 | £415,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: WAINSCOTT PHARMACY (400 m); GL STROOD LTD (810 m)
- Dental practices: ROCHESTER ORTHODONTIC CENTRE (490 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Strood Esso Express (710 m, Tesco); Co-op Wainscott - Wainscott Road (860 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 004C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 8.4** (2025). Medway 004C has a deprivation score of 8.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,714th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £443,750** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 004C was £443,750 in 2025. Joint 6,678th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,185** (2021). Medway 004C had 2,185 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 2,994th 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: 92.3%** (January 2026). In Medway 004C, 92.3% 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.

## 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: 51.4084, 0.5014

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=0.5014,51.4084,ME24LZ

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