# ME3 8GW: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME3 8GW 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 ME3 8GW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me3) › [ME3 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me3-8)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Medway 003E: 78 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **Strood (Kent), 3.1 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 350 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **No property in ME3 8GW 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=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 003E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.2 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME3 8GW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **Low road and rail noise at ME3 8GW**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW
- **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=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Chattenden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chattenden-primary-school-e138328) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-island-church-of-england-aided-primary-school-e132056) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Leigh Academy Hundred of Hoo](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leigh-academy-hundred-of-hoo-e137119) | All-through | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoo-st-werburgh-primary-school-and-the-marlborough-e143262) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wainscott Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wainscott-primary-school-e147446) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 48% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £482,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £346,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2025 | £380,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| June 2026 | £490,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £325,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £483,750 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| March 2026 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| March 2025 | £545,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 220 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Spar - Chattenden North (220 m, Spar); Spar - Chattenden South (240 m, Spar)

## 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 003E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 24.1** (2025). Medway 003E has a deprivation score of 24.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,659th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £377,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 003E was £377,500 in 2025. Joint 9,946th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,990** (2021). Medway 003E had 2,990 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 86th 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: 81.2%** (January 2026). In Medway 003E, 81.2% 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.

## ME3 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £365,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME3 was £365,000 in 2025. Joint 727th most expensive of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 29,817** (2021). ME3 had 29,817 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 938th 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: 30%** (2022). About 30% of people in ME3 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: 75.7%** (January 2026). In ME3, 75.7% 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: 51.4168, 0.5311

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=0.5311,51.4168,ME38GW

## How to cite

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