ME2 postcode area · Medway

The ME2 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Gravesham, Medway, Tonbridge and Malling. Area Scores range from 16 to 80 across them. Every full ME2 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The ME2 district contains both ends of the scale: Broomhill at 80 out of 100 (#1,342 of 6,856 in England) against Rede Common at 16, a 64-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £260,750 in Strood North & Frindsbury to £420,000 in Higham & Shorne. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — Gravesham, Medway and Tonbridge and Malling — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£42,310a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime73per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)40

Owner-occupied69%

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 ME2 district

£311,499median home sold over the past year · +15.8% over 5 years · -1.1% over the year · 520 sales

Detached£510,000

Semi-detached£339,000

Terraced£283,500

Flat£168,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
BroomhillMedway	1,342	80	£400,000
Higham & ShorneGravesham	2,281	67	£420,000
Cuxton & HallingMedway	2,322	66	£363,150
Wainscott & City EstateMedway	2,891	58	£355,000
SnodlandTonbridge and Malling	3,494	49	£320,000
Hoo St Werburgh & High HalstowMedway	3,871	44	£355,000
Strood South & Temple MarshMedway	4,803	30	£290,000
Rochester WestMedway	4,995	27	£315,000
Strood North & FrindsburyMedway	5,167	25	£260,750
Rede CommonMedway	5,756	16	£307,750

People living in ME2 Census 2021

Residents82,446

Median age (est.)40

Density815per km²

No qualifications19%

Degree or above26%

No car or van16%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 38%Social rent 15%Private rent 16%

Households

One person 27%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 12%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 13%

All occupation groups

Professional	16%
Associate professional	14%
Managers & directors	13%
Skilled trades	12%
Administrative	11%
Elementary	10%
Caring & leisure	9%
Process & plant	8%
Sales & customer service	7%

Ethnic group

White 88%Asian 4%Black 4%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 46% · No religion 44% · Sikh 2%

Born outside the UK: 10%

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 ME2

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME2 district.

Hoo Rochester Strood

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ME2.

ME1 ME3 ME4 ME7 ME5 DA12 DA13 ME99

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.