# ME4

Postcode district covering Chatham, Luton and Lower Upnor, in Medway.

ME4 is a postcode district covering Chatham, Luton and Lower Upnor, in Medway. Median sale price £250,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 201.6 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code ME4. 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 ME4 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=ME4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 85% of people in ME4 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=ME4) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 357 homes were sold in ME4 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=ME4) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for ME4.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=ME4) (Census 2021, England and Wales): ME4 had 33,218 usual residents at the census.

## How ME4 compares

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

| Measure | ME4 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £250,000 | 2nd cheapest | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2025 |
| Population | 33,218 | 10th least populated | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 85% | 10th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 20 postcode districts, ME · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 83.9% | 8th lowest | 20 postcode districts, ME · Jan 2026 |

## Is ME4 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in ME4 at a rate of 201.6 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 94.7 per 1,000 people across the ME postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 715 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in ME4.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (2,471), anti-social behaviour (1,448) and other crime (1,245).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in ME4 was 203.4 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 ME4, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so ME4 has no single figure. Of its 19 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in ME4

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Medway 007F](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01035290) | 1,841 | 39.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.8% |
| [Medway 007G](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01035291) | 1,832 | 16.1 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [Medway 007H](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01035292) | 2,125 | 237.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 64.3% |
| [Medway 015A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016016) | 1,510 | 117.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.3% |
| [Medway 015B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016017) | 1,697 | 343.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.6% |
| [Medway 015C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016019) | 1,868 | 137.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.1% |
| [Medway 015E](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016111) | 1,763 | 391.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 41.1% |
| [Medway 015G](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01035297) | 1,497 | 972.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 45.2% |
| [Medway 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016063) | 1,638 | 212.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.4% |
| [Medway 021A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016020) | 1,287 | 182.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.7% |
| [Medway 021B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016021) | 1,661 | 87.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Medway 021C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016022) | 1,472 | 106.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.1% |
| [Medway 021D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016125) | 1,797 | 230.7 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.6% |
| [Medway 022A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016018) | 1,961 | 140.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 97.5% |
| [Medway 022B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016023) | 1,799 | 85.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Medway 022C](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016024) | 2,053 | 97.4 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Medway 022D](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016062) | 1,617 | 176.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.1% |
| [Medway 027A](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016025) | 1,625 | 153.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.6% |
| [Medway 033B](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/neighbourhood/e01016122) | 2,350 | 33.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 82.0% |

## Your MP

- [Chatham and Aylesford](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford): Tristan Osborne (Labour), MP since July 2024. 54% of the people here.
- [Rochester and Strood](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/rochester-and-strood): Lauren Edwards (Labour), MP since July 2024. 46% 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 ME4

[Chatham Central and Rochester Riverside](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/chatham-central-and-rochester-riverside), [Chatham Maritime](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/chatham-maritime), [Chatham South East](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/chatham-south-east), [Chatham South West](https://openindex.co.uk/medway/chatham-south-west)

## Postcode sectors in ME4

[ME4 3 (99 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4-3), [ME4 4 (241 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4-4), [ME4 5 (230 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4-5), [ME4 6 (211 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4-6), [ME4 9 (16 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4-9)

## Council

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

## Towns in ME4

[Chatham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chatham), [Gillingham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gillingham-medway)

## Postcode districts next to ME4

[ME1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1), [ME5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me5), [ME7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7)

## Nearest rail stations

[Chatham (800 m from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5212,51.3804), [Gillingham (Kent) (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5498,51.3866), [Rochester (2.2 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5069,51.3897), [Strood (Kent) (3.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=0.5002,51.3965)

## 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)

## ME4 in brief

ME4 is a postcode district covering Chatham, Luton and Lower Upnor, in Medway.
About 36,290 people lived in ME4 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £250,000 in 2025 across 357 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 201.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in ME4 was £250,000 in 2025.
ME4 had 33,218 usual residents at the census.
About 85% of people in ME4 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In ME4, 83.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: ME4
- Postcode area: [ME](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me)
- Constituency: [Chatham and Aylesford †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/chatham-and-aylesford)
- Council: [Medway †](https://openindex.co.uk/medway)
- Area: 7.22 km²
- People, mid-2024: 36,290*
- Neighbourhoods: 19
- Output areas: 99

* 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

[ME5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me5), [ME7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7), [ME1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me1)

## Latest updates for ME4

- 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/ME4

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me4