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ME area guide

Who lives in ME, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Council
Medway
Region
South East
Population
711,261 (2024)
At a glance

What ME is like

The ME postcode area in South East covers 17,167 live postcodes and is home to about 711,261 people in 271,497 households. 66.8% of households own their home, 18% rent privately and 13.5% are in social housing. The largest age group is 50–54, and 58.2% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is broadly in line with the England and Wales average. Homes in ME sold for a median of £325,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How ME compares

Headline figures for ME, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
5.3/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
6/ 10

Around the middle: 29.0 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£325,000

Median over 7,375 sales in ME, −2.2% on the year before.

TransportMore
0.8/ 10

Poor: 0 stations within a mile, 5 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
95%

Rated good or better across 243 inspected schools in ME.

Household incomeMore
£58,107

Average annual income before tax, higher than 62% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where ME differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Well-rated schoolsPositive

    95% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better.

Questions

ME FAQs

01
Is ME a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 5.3 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 29.0 per 1,000 people a year, band 6 of 10 nationally. 95% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10 (poor).
02
How much does a house cost in ME?

The median sale price over the last year was £325,000.

Homes in ME sold for a median of £325,000 across 7,375 sales in the year to August 2026, −2.2% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is ME safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.0 offences per 1,000 people a year around ME, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 6 of 10.
04
Who lives in ME?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 50–54, at 7% of residents. 66.8% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (32.5%).
05
Which council covers ME?

The local authority for ME is Medway.

ME comes under Medway in the South East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is ME?

Connectivity scores 0.8 out of 10.

There are 5 bus stops within 800m and 0 stations and tram stops within a mile, scoring 0.8 out of 10 (poor). The nearest station is Rainham (Kent) Rail Station, 2.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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