# ME2

Postcode district covering Rochester, Strood and Frindsbury, in Medway.

ME2 is a postcode district covering Rochester, Strood and Frindsbury, in Medway. Median sale price £317,500 in 2025. Recorded crime 87.2 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code ME2. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an ME2 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ME2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 100% of people in ME2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=ME2) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 579 homes were sold in ME2 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=ME2) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ME2.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ME2) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ME2 had 43,205 usual residents at the census.

## How ME2 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | ME2 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £317,500 | 8th cheapest | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2025 |
| Population | 43,205 | 6th most populated | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 100% | joint most people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 87.1% | 9th highest | 20 postcode districts, ME · Jan 2026 |

## Is ME2 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ME2 at a rate of 87.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.7 per 1,000 people across the ME postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 375 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ME2.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,435), anti-social behaviour (817) and other crime (628).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ME2 was 92.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in ME2, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ME2 has no single figure. Of its 25 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in ME2

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Medway 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016147) | 1,954 | 67.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 57.9% |
| [Medway 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016148) | 2,185 | 48.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 92.3% |
| [Medway 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01035289) | 1,528 | 94.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 82.0% |
| [Medway 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016133) | 1,390 | 34.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 96.8% |
| [Medway 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016134) | 1,405 | 47.7 per 1,000 | 7 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 005C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016138) | 1,494 | 26.9 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.5% |
| [Medway 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016139) | 1,679 | 34.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 97.9% |
| [Medway 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016135) | 1,612 | 73.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.9% |
| [Medway 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016136) | 1,718 | 94.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 78.2% |
| [Medway 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016137) | 1,592 | 97.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.7% |
| [Medway 006D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016140) | 1,524 | 195.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.9% |
| [Medway 006E](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016141) | 1,799 | 67.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.5% |
| [Medway 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016151) | 1,703 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016152) | 1,562 | 117.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.6% |
| [Medway 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016153) | 1,563 | 173.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.2% |
| [Medway 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016155) | 1,664 | 103.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.5% |
| [Medway 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016150) | 1,804 | 75.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.9% |
| [Medway 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016154) | 1,732 | 387.5 per 1,000 | 3 | 74.5% |
| [Medway 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016156) | 1,706 | 52.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.7% |
| [Medway 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016157) | 2,419 | 73.8 per 1,000 | 5 | 94.0% |
| [Medway 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016158) | 2,416 | 77.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 91.8% |
| [Medway 028A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016026) | 1,307 | 59.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.6% |
| [Medway 028B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016027) | 1,505 | 29.7 per 1,000 | 8 | 53.0% |
| [Medway 028C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016028) | 1,533 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 7 | 77.5% |
| [Medway 028D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016029) | 2,257 | 60.2 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.1% |

## Your MP

- [Rochester and Strood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochester-and-strood): Lauren Edwards (Labour), MP since July 2024. 99% of the people here.
- [Gravesham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gravesham): Dr Lauren Sullivan (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.9% of the people here.
- [Chatham and Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford): Tristan Osborne (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in ME2

[Broomhill](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/broomhill), [Cuxton & Halling](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/cuxton-and-halling), [Rede Common](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/rede-common), [Strood North & Frindsbury](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/strood-north-and-frindsbury), [Strood South & Temple Marsh](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/strood-south-and-temple-marsh), [Wainscott & City Estate](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/wainscott-and-city-estate)

## Postcode sectors in ME2

[ME2 1 (156 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2-1), [ME2 2 (302 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2-2), [ME2 3 (234 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2-3), [ME2 4 (258 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2-4)

## Council

[Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway)

## Towns in ME2

[Rochester](https://openindex.co.uk/town/rochester)

## Postcode districts next to ME2

[DA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da12), [DA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da13), [ME3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me3), [ME6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Halling (1.3 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4449,51.3525), [Cuxton (2.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4617,51.3739), [Snodland (3.4 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.4482,51.3302), [Sole Street (4.5 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.3781,51.3832)

## More in the ME postcode area

[All ME postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## ME2 in brief

ME2 is a postcode district covering Rochester, Strood and Frindsbury, in Medway.
About 44,848 people lived in ME2 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £317,500 in 2025 across 579 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 87.2 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ME2 was £317,500 in 2025.
ME2 had 43,205 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in ME2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ME2, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ME2
- Postcode area: [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)
- Constituency: [Rochester and Strood †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochester-and-strood)
- Council: [Medway †](https://openindex.co.uk/medway)
- Area: 27.37 km²
- People, mid-2024: 44,848*
- Neighbourhoods: 25
- Output areas: 130

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[ME3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me3), [ME6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me6), [DA12](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da12), [DA13](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/da13)

## Latest updates for ME2

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/ME2

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me2