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ME4 postcode area · Medway

The ME4 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Medway. Area Scores range from 3 to 70 across them. Every full ME4 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the ME4 district: Rochester South East scores 70 out of 100 (#2,041 of 6,856 nationally) while Luton sits at 3 — neighbours on the map, 67 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 5 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £220,000 in Luton to £330,000 in Rochester South East.

Living here

Typical net household income£39,030a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime130per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)36
Owner-occupied55%

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 ME4 district

£250,000median home sold over the past year · +10.3% over 5 years · +2.0% over the year · 327 sales
Detached£460,000
Semi-detached£350,000
Terraced£255,000
Flat£190,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Rochester South EastMedway 2,04170 £330,000
HorstedMedway 2,69261 £317,500
Chatham MaritimeMedway 4,09140 £305,000
Chatham South WestMedway 5,00227 £290,000
WayfieldMedway 5,52319 £295,500
Chatham South EastMedway 6,3807 £225,000
Chatham Central and Rochester RiversideMedway 6,5105 £224,000
LutonMedway 6,6273 £220,000

People living in ME4 Census 2021

Residents61,389
Median age (est.)36
Density4,313per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above27%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 21%15–24 12%25–44 30%45–64 24%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 27%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 19%Private rent 27%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 14%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 14%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Elementary 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Elementary13%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 9%Black: 8%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 77%Asian 9%Black 8%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 41% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 21%

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 ME4

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME4 district.

Chatham Chatham South Rochester South

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around ME4.

ME1 ME7 ME5 ME2 ME99 ME8 ME3 ME20

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.