# ME4 4WQ: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME4 4WQ 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 ME4 4WQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4) › [ME4 4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4-4)

## Around this postcode

- **226 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 3% on July. Medway 015G: 973 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **Chatham, 300 m**: About 4 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 390 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **No property in ME4 4WQ 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=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 015G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **36% can get gigabit broadband**: Of homes and businesses in this output area, January 2026. (Output area) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gigabit-broadband?around=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **Loud road and rail noise at ME4 4WQ**: Road 67 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **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=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ
- **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=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Michael Catholic Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michael-catholic-primary-and-nursery-school-e151494) | Primary | 390 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2019 | – |
| [New Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-road-primary-school-e118320) | Primary | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John's Church of England Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-johns-church-of-england-infant-school-e142157) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2024 | – |
| [St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-fisher-catholic-comprehensive-school-e118908) | Secondary | 650 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 40.4 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [All Saints Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-e142137) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Phoenix Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/phoenix-primary-school-e138510) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brompton-Westbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brompton-westbrook-primary-school-e141467) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blue Skies School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blue-skies-school-e135576) | Special | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2026 | £495,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| November 2024 | £312,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2026 | £263,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| April 2024 | £150,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| April 2026 | £125,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 180 m |
| July 2024 | £230,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £297,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Chatham (300 m, 4 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (330 m); THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE (700 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (260 m); CHATHAM PHARMACY (290 m); NETWORK PHARMACY (700 m); PALMERS PHARMACY (890 m)
- Dental practices: GIBRALTAR HOUSE (DENTAL SURGERY) (210 m); ASHLEY LUPIN AND ASSOCIATES LTD (240 m); DENTAL SURGERY (410 m); PREMIER DENTAL CARE (460 m); LUTON ARCHES DENTAL SURGERY (600 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Chatham (220 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Chatham (350 m, Sainsburys); Morrisons Daily Chatham Albert Road (640 m, Morrisons); Spar - Scotteswood Avenue (960 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 015G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 48.8** (2025). Medway 015G has a deprivation score of 48.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,562nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £207,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 015G was £207,500 in 2025. Joint 7,218th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,497** (2021). Medway 015G had 1,497 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 23,082nd least 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: 45.2%** (January 2026). In Medway 015G, 45.2% 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.

## ME4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £250,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME4 was £250,000 in 2025. Joint 751st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 33,218** (2021). ME4 had 33,218 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 740th 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: 85%** (2022). About 85% of people in ME4 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: 83.9%** (January 2026). In ME4, 83.9% 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: 51.3806, 0.5255

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)
- [Gigabit broadband coverage](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gigabit-broadband), January 2026 (Output area)
- [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=0.5255,51.3806,ME44WQ

## How to cite

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