# ME3 9LH: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME3 9LH 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 9LH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me3) › [ME3 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me3-9)

## Around this postcode

- **24 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 4% on July. Medway 003G: 55 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **Gillingham (Kent), 4.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 740 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **No property in ME3 9LH 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=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 003G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 680 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME3 9LH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **Low road and rail noise at ME3 9LH**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **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=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hoo St Werburgh Primary School and the Marlborough](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hoo-st-werburgh-primary-school-and-the-marlborough-e143262) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | 52% 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 | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, March 2024 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2025 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2024 | £245,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| September 2024 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| May 2026 | £400,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| March 2025 | £365,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| September 2024 | £286,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2026 | £165,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE (280 m); THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE (710 m)
- Pharmacies: KNIGHTS PHARMACY (420 m); HOO PHARMACY (660 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL SURGERY (280 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Hoo (680 m, The Co-operative Group); Spar - Hoo (700 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 003G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 15.7** (2025). Medway 003G has a deprivation score of 15.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 15,140th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £372,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 003G was £372,500 in 2025. Joint 10,273rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,842** (2021). Medway 003G had 1,842 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 8,657th 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: 95.3%** (January 2026). In Medway 003G, 95.3% 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.

## 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: 51.4259, 0.5619

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=0.5619,51.4259,ME39LH

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