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

ME7 5XZ 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 5XZ 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

- **105 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 18% on July. Medway 016C: 94 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **Gillingham (Kent), 1.1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **6 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **No property in ME7 5XZ 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=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Medway 016C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **£298,547 average price**: For the whole of Medway, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **5 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 660 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 250 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at ME7 5XZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **Low road and rail noise at ME7 5XZ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **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=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Byron Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/byron-primary-school-e142399) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Alchemy School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/alchemy-school-e146736) | Special | 380 m (5 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Chatham Grammar](https://openindex.co.uk/school/chatham-grammar-e137389) | Secondary | 420 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 60.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/napier-community-primary-and-nursery-academy-e141199) | Primary | 630 m (8 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, November 2024 | 84% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Luton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/luton-primary-school-e150218) | Primary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023, before the school changed | 36% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Brompton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brompton-academy-e136107) | Secondary | 750 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 35.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [All Saints Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/all-saints-church-of-england-primary-school-e142137) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnsole Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnsole-primary-school-e144423) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2024 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2024 | £307,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2026 | £237,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| November 2023 | £305,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £300,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £235,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2025 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| October 2024 | £280,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| March 2026 | £250,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE (660 m); NAPIER ROAD SURGERY (680 m); THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE (810 m); MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE (840 m); STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY (990 m)
- Pharmacies: SMITHS PHARMACY (280 m); MEDWAY PHARMACY (360 m); PHARMACY 1ST (390 m); NETWORK PHARMACY (810 m); OSBON PHARMACY (870 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (100 m); NELSON ROAD DENTAL & IMPLANT CENTRE (340 m); MEDWAY MARITIME HOSPITAL (400 m); WATLING STREET DENTAL CARE (850 m); LUTON ARCHES DENTAL SURGERY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Canterbury Street (250 m, The Co-operative Group); Morrisons Daily Chatham Luton Road (550 m, Morrisons); Sainsburys Chatham Watling Street Local (810 m, Sainsburys); Tesco Gillingham Napier Express (870 m, Tesco)

## 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 016C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.4** (2025). Medway 016C has a deprivation score of 32.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 7,192nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,772** (2021). Medway 016C had 1,772 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 10,800th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Medway 016C, 99.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 6.4%** (August 2026). In Medway 016C, 6.4% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 51.3773, 0.5462

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=0.5462,51.3773,ME75XZ

## How to cite

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