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ME1 postcode area · Medway

The ME1 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Medway, Tonbridge and Malling. Area Scores range from 5 to 80 across them. Every full ME1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the ME1 district: Broomhill scores 80 out of 100 (#1,342 of 6,856 nationally) while Chatham Central and Rochester Riverside sits at 5 — neighbours on the map, 75 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 3 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £224,000 in Chatham Central and Rochester Riverside to £400,000 in Broomhill — a 1.8× gap within the ME1 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Medway and Tonbridge and Malling — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£41,002a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime106per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)39
Owner-occupied65%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the ME1 district

£310,000median home sold over the past year · +8.8% over 5 years · 0.0% over the year · 448 sales
Detached£524,997
Semi-detached£350,000
Terraced£302,500
Flat£211,250
Medway£310,000
South East£385,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
BroomhillMedway 1,34280 £400,000
Rochester South EastMedway 2,04170 £330,000
Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell HillTonbridge and Malling 2,19968 £337,500
HorstedMedway 2,69261 £317,500
Rochester South WestMedway 3,24053 £325,000
Rochester EastMedway 4,02241 £296,000
Strood South & Temple MarshMedway 4,80330 £290,000
Rochester WestMedway 4,99527 £315,000
Chatham South WestMedway 5,00227 £290,000
Chatham Central and Rochester RiversideMedway 6,5105 £224,000

People living in ME1 Census 2021

Residents79,466
Median age (est.)39
Density1,808per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above29%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 29%45–64 26%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 14%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 14%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 28%Lone parent: 12%Other: 15%
One person 29%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 28%Lone parent 12%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant8%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 82%Asian: 7%Black: 6%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 82%Asian 7%Black 6%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 42% · Muslim 3%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in ME1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME1 district.

Chatham Chatham South Rochester Rochester South Strood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ME1.

ME4 ME2 ME5 ME99 ME7 ME3 ME20 ME8

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.