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

ME7 5RJ 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 5RJ 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

- **30 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 9% on July. Medway 007H: 238 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **Chatham, 1.4 km**: About 18 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **No property in ME7 5RJ 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=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **England’s most deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 007H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **£297,757 average price**: For the whole of Medway, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME7 5RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **Loud road and rail noise at ME7 5RJ**: Road 67 dB, rail 41 dB (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ
- **11.1 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Brompton-Westbrook Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brompton-westbrook-primary-school-e141467) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [MidKent College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/midkent-college-e130726) | Sixth form and further education | 920 m (11 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Oasis Academy Skinner Street](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oasis-academy-skinner-street-e140040) | Primary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2021 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brompton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brompton-academy-e136107) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 35.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Burnt Oak Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/burnt-oak-primary-school-e152588) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022, before the school changed | – |
| [Waterfront UTC](https://openindex.co.uk/school/waterfront-utc-e146648) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 31.5 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [New Road Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/new-road-primary-school-e118320) | Primary | 1.6 km (19 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, April 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ripplevale School Rochester](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ripplevale-school-rochester-e132097) | Special | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| March 2024 | £221,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| September 2025 | £158,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| July 2024 | £175,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| October 2025 | £180,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £127,363 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| January 2026 | £85,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| April 2026 | £742,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2024 | £222,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE (1 km)
- Pharmacies: BROMPTON PHARMACY (150 m); COLLEGE PHARMACY (770 m)
- Dental practices: CHATHAM DENTAL CENTRE (330 m)
- Supermarkets: Sainsburys Chatham (970 m, Sainsburys)

## 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 007H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 20.6** (2025). Medway 007H has a deprivation score of 20.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 14,208th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £202,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Medway 007H was £202,500 in 2025. Joint 6,852nd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 2,125** (2021). Medway 007H had 2,125 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 3,624th 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: 64.3%** (January 2026). In Medway 007H, 64.3% 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: 51.3923, 0.5285

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), 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=0.5285,51.3923,ME75RJ

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