# ME7 2LQ: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME7 2LQ 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 2LQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7) › [ME7 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7-2)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 23% on July. Medway 019D: 77 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **Gillingham (Kent), 1.6 km**: About 20 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **No property in ME7 2LQ 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=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 019D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 400 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 550 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME7 2LQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME7 2LQ**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **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=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ
- **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=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [The Robert Napier School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-robert-napier-school-e138511) | Secondary | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 30.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Will Adams Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/will-adams-academy-e149009) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | – |
| [Danecourt School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/danecourt-school-e142266) | Special | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | – |
| [The Academy of Woodlands](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-academy-of-woodlands-e139493) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Featherby Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/featherby-junior-school-e144969) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Featherby Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/featherby-infant-and-nursery-school-e145042) | Primary | 780 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Barnsole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnsole-primary-school-e144423) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alchemy School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alchemy-school-e146736) | Special | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| April 2026 | £282,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £470,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2025 | £425,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| June 2023 | £315,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| September 2025 | £322,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| January 2026 | £300,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2025 | £417,500 | Detached, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2026 | £317,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE (400 m); NAPIER ROAD SURGERY (1 km)
- Pharmacies: WOODLANDS PHARMACY (400 m); STURDEE AVENUE PHARMACY (530 m); MEDICLINIC PHARMACY (550 m); MEDWAY PHARMACY (940 m)
- Dental practices: WATLING STREET DENTAL CARE (600 m); NELSON ROAD DENTAL & IMPLANT CENTRE (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Gillingham Sturdee Ave Express (550 m, Tesco); Sainsburys Chatham Watling Street Local (690 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 019D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 11.9** (2025). Medway 019D has a deprivation score of 11.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,989th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £376,250** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 019D was £376,250 in 2025. Joint 10,011th most expensive of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,328** (2021). Medway 019D had 1,328 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,449th 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: 99.8%** (January 2026). In Medway 019D, 99.8% 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: 51.3751, 0.5645

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), 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=0.5645,51.3751,ME72LQ

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