# ME7 1YJ: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME7 1YJ 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 ME7 1YJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7) › [ME7 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7-1)

## Around this postcode

- **51 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Medway 010D: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **Gillingham (Kent), 600 m**: About 7 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **No property in ME7 1YJ 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=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 010D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **£297,757 average price**: For the whole of Medway, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 790 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME7 1YJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME7 1YJ**: Road 53 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% 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=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ
- **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=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-e118782) | Primary | 150 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Saxon Way Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/saxon-way-primary-school-e139928) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, June 2025 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Rivermead School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rivermead-school-e142555) | Special | 440 m (6 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | – |
| [Barnsole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnsole-primary-school-e144423) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Burnt Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnt-oak-primary-school-e152588) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Oasis Academy Skinner Street](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-skinner-street-e140040) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2021 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/napier-community-primary-and-nursery-academy-e141199) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [The Academy of Woodlands](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-academy-of-woodlands-e139493) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2024 | £350,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| November 2025 | £310,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| January 2025 | £238,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| March 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| April 2026 | £290,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| February 2025 | £262,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| September 2025 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gillingham (Kent) (600 m, 7 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR (790 m); NAPIER ROAD SURGERY (880 m)
- Pharmacies: OSBON PHARMACY (560 m); OSBON PHARMACY (660 m); BALMORAL PHARMACY (770 m); SUNLIGHT PHARMACY (790 m); BOOTS (810 m)
- Dental practices: FRANKLIN HOUSE DENTAL PRACTICE (490 m); GILLINGHAM DENTAL HEALTHCARE PRACTICE (910 m); HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Gillingham Gillingham Road Local (330 m, Sainsburys); Aldi Darland Gillingham (570 m, Aldi); Tesco Gillingham Napier Express (640 m, Tesco); Tesco Victory Pier Gillingham Express (720 m, Tesco); Iceland High Street Gillingham (730 m, Iceland)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £297,757** (August 2026). Medway’s average house price was £297,757 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 0.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 163rd least affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 010D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 29.8** (2025). Medway 010D has a deprivation score of 29.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 8,351st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £261,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 010D was £261,250 in 2025. Joint 12,687th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,610** (2021). Medway 010D had 1,610 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 17,586th 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: 98.0%** (January 2026). In Medway 010D, 98.0% 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.

## ME7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £272,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in ME7 was £272,500 in 2025. Joint 930th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 52,921** (2021). ME7 had 52,921 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 161st 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: 65%** (2022). About 65% of people in ME7 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In ME7, 93.2% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway)
- Centre: 51.3886, 0.5578

Council: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Gillingham and Rainham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/gillingham-and-rainham): Naushabah Khan (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), August 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=0.5578,51.3886,ME71YJ

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