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

ME3 9LJ 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 9LJ 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

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 75% on July. Medway 001D: 60 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **Gillingham (Kent), 3.8 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 930 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **2 of 7 properties in ME3 9LJ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 001D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 190 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **57.1% can get gigabit broadband at ME3 9LJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME3 9LJ**: Road 53 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **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=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ
- **9.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ

## 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 | 930 m (12 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 | 1.1 km (14 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £652,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| August 2025 | £328,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| September 2024 | £335,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2024 | £262,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2024 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £105,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| October 2023 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: ST. WERBURGH MED.PRACTICE (570 m); THE ELMS MEDICAL CENTRE (600 m)
- Pharmacies: HOO PHARMACY (400 m); KNIGHTS PHARMACY (730 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL SURGERY (570 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Hoo (190 m, Spar); Co-op Hoo (260 m, The Co-operative Group)

## 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 001D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 23.6** (2025). Medway 001D has a deprivation score of 23.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,040th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £310,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 001D was £310,000 in 2025. Joint 14,683rd most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,038** (2021). Medway 001D had 2,038 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 4,726th 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: 75.5%** (January 2026). In Medway 001D, 75.5% 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: 51.4188, 0.5661

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=0.5661,51.4188,ME39LJ

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