# ME7 5HX: area report for a postcode in Medway

ME7 5HX 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 5HX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Medway](https://openindex.co.uk/medway) › [ME7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7) › [ME7 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/me7-5)

## Around this postcode

- **86 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Medway 012C: 233 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **Gillingham (Kent), 790 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 110 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **No property in ME7 5HX 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=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 012C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 690 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME7 5HX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **Low road and rail noise at ME7 5HX**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 4 of 6**: 5% to 10% 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=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX
- **11.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brompton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brompton-academy-e136107) | Secondary | 110 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 35.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Brompton-Westbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brompton-westbrook-primary-school-e141467) | Primary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alchemy School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alchemy-school-e146736) | Special | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [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) |
| [Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/napier-community-primary-and-nursery-academy-e141199) | Primary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Byron Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/byron-primary-school-e142399) | Primary | 760 m (10 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [New Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-road-primary-school-e118320) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oasis Academy Skinner Street](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-skinner-street-e140040) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2021 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2023 | £318,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2026 | £270,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2025 | £228,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £240,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2025 | £360,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £230,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| January 2026 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| April 2024 | £261,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Gillingham (Kent) (790 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE (270 m); THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE (650 m); NAPIER ROAD SURGERY (900 m)
- Pharmacies: PHARMACY 1ST (440 m); BALMORAL PHARMACY (610 m); NETWORK PHARMACY (650 m); BOOTS (660 m); OSBON PHARMACY (740 m)
- Dental practices: MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (260 m); LUTON ARCHES DENTAL SURGERY (590 m); DENTAL SURGERY (610 m); GILLINGHAM DENTAL HEALTHCARE PRACTICE (640 m); HIGH STREET (DENTAL SURGERY) (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland High Street Gillingham (690 m, Iceland); Co-op Canterbury Street (790 m, The Co-operative Group); Aldi Darland Gillingham (800 m, Aldi); Iceland Chatham (870 m, Iceland); Morrisons Daily Chatham Luton Road (920 m, Morrisons)

## 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 012C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 27.7** (2025). Medway 012C has a deprivation score of 27.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 9,447th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £233,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 012C was £233,000 in 2025. Joint 9,845th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,686** (2021). Medway 012C had 1,686 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,136th 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: 93.9%** (January 2026). In Medway 012C, 93.9% 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.

## 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: 51.3821, 0.5410

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=0.5410,51.3821,ME75HX

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