ME7 postcode area · Medway
The ME7 postcode district spans 13 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Maidstone, Medway. Area Scores range from 5 to 96 across them. Every full ME7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.
In summary
The ME7 district contains both ends of the scale: Rainham South West at 96 out of 100 (#238 of 6,856 in England) against Chatham Central and Rochester Riverside at 5, a 92-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £224,000 in Gillingham Central to £455,000 in Rainham South West — a 2.0× gap within the ME7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Maidstone and Medway — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.
Living here
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 ME7 district
| Neighbourhood | Nat. rank | Area score | Median price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainham South WestMedway | 238 | 96 | £455,000 |
| Hempstead & WigmoreMedway | 348 | 95 | £419,950 |
| Boxley & DetlingMaidstone | 1,465 | 79 | £400,000 |
| Rainham North WestMedway | 1,767 | 74 | £362,500 |
| Chatham MaritimeMedway | 4,091 | 40 | £305,000 |
| Gillingham South EastMedway | 4,269 | 38 | £357,000 |
| CapstoneMedway | 4,920 | 28 | £315,000 |
| Gillingham EastMedway | 5,208 | 24 | £280,000 |
| Gillingham NorthMedway | 5,530 | 19 | £234,500 |
| Gillingham SouthMedway | 5,571 | 19 | £260,000 |
| Gillingham North EastMedway | 5,756 | 16 | £280,000 |
| Gillingham CentralMedway | 6,366 | 7 | £224,000 |
| Chatham Central and Rochester RiversideMedway | 6,510 | 5 | £224,000 |
People living in ME7 Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Managers & directors 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Managers & directors | 12% |
| Elementary | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 45% · No religion 41% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 17%
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 ME7
Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the ME7 district.
Nearby areas
Postcode districts around ME7.
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.