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ME2 2 in Medway

Medway council area · ME2 2 postcode sector

Explore recorded housing and local services for postcode sector ME2 2 in Medway. Check the data sources, coverage and nearby sectors.

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Area guideME2 2 · ME2 district6 of 6 evidence categories available

A first look at ME2 2

Start with the home, then the everyday details. These records describe a postcode sector; check the address before deciding.

Compare with other places
Recorded sale median
£300,000207 sales · 2025
Nearest recorded station
2.1 kmUndated · straight line from the approximate centre
Evidence available
6 / 6Data categories, not an area rating

The house median is £311,499.5 from 176 sales; the flat median is £170,000 from 31 sales in ME2 2. These are different property groups, and the transactions are from 2025. Different property mixes can change the medians.

What stands out in the records

  • Broadband availability

    Gigabit availability averages 96.4% across 271 residential postcode records in ME2 2, using Ofcom's January 2026 snapshot. This gives each postcode equal weight, not each home. Check the exact address for service.

  • Mapped parks nearby

    The nearest mapped park is 0.3 km from the ME2 2 sector centre, with 8 mapped parks within 1 km. These are map counts and straight-line distances, not a measure of park quality or access routes.

  • Station and supermarket distances

    From the ME2 2 sector centre, the nearest mapped station is 2.1 km away and supermarket 0.2 km away in a straight line. These are not journey times.

Streets and surroundings

See streets and nearby places within about 1 km of the approximate postcode sector centre. The marker does not show a specific address or the sector boundary.

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Housing

What homes have sold for

These are recorded sale medians for ME2 2. They are not current asking prices or valuations.

Hover or tap a bar to see the sales sample.

207 sales in sample
176 sales in sample
25 sales in sample
78 sales in sample
73 sales in sample
31 sales in sample
Land Registry source

Transfers dated 2025. A small sample can move the median sharply.

The dated rent series below covers a wider local authority, not this postcode sector. Use live rental searches below to check current asking rents.

How prices have changed nearby

ONS monthly averages for Medway local authority. This is a wider area than the postcode sector above, whose recorded sale figures are medians for 2025.

This sector overlaps more than one council area

ONS boundaries dated December 2025 put the largest share of the mapped sector overlap in Medway, about 92.4%. This compares land area, not homes or addresses.

Other overlaps of at least 5%: Gravesham 7.6%. The charts cover Medway only.

The boundaries cover about 92.2% of the stored sector shape. Coastlines, simplified boundaries and source dates can leave gaps or small overlaps. ONS boundary source, Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025.

Average monthly private rent

£1,232Latest observed month · Aug 2026

Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026Monthly values from £876 to £1,241. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£1.2k£1.1k£876202020232026
Aug 2026£1,232

Sept 2020 to Aug 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking rent.

How to read these figures

The ONS rent measure includes new and existing tenancies. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average monthly private rent, Sept 2020 to Aug 2026
MonthAverage
Aug 2026£1,232
Jul 2026£1,236
Jun 2026£1,234
May 2026£1,238
Apr 2026£1,237
Mar 2026£1,241
Feb 2026£1,238
Jan 2026£1,234
Dec 2025£1,229
Nov 2025£1,224
Oct 2025£1,220
Sept 2025£1,216
Aug 2025£1,212
Jul 2025£1,206
Jun 2025£1,203
May 2025£1,199
Apr 2025£1,190
Mar 2025£1,181
Feb 2025£1,172
Jan 2025£1,164
Dec 2024£1,152
Nov 2024£1,139
Oct 2024£1,126
Sept 2024£1,115
Aug 2024£1,103
Jul 2024£1,095
Jun 2024£1,089
May 2024£1,082
Apr 2024£1,073
Mar 2024£1,062
Feb 2024£1,046
Jan 2024£1,032
Dec 2023£1,019
Nov 2023£1,012
Oct 2023£1,007
Sept 2023£1,004
Aug 2023£1,000
Jul 2023£996
Jun 2023£992
May 2023£986
Apr 2023£980
Mar 2023£973
Feb 2023£969
Jan 2023£963
Dec 2022£957
Nov 2022£950
Oct 2022£946
Sept 2022£943
Aug 2022£941
Jul 2022£936
Jun 2022£930
May 2022£925
Apr 2022£922
Mar 2022£921
Feb 2022£921
Jan 2022£921
Dec 2021£918
Nov 2021£914
Oct 2021£910
Sept 2021£908
Aug 2021£906
Jul 2021£904
Jun 2021£901
May 2021£897
Apr 2021£891
Mar 2021£886
Feb 2021£883
Jan 2021£882
Dec 2020£880
Nov 2020£878
Oct 2020£877
Sept 2020£876

Average house price

£298,547Latest observed month · Jul 2026

Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026Monthly values from £243,393 to £302,237. Missing months leave gaps. Tap the chart or use the month slider to inspect an observation.£302.2k£272.8k£243.4k202020232026
Jul 2026£298,547

Aug 2020 to Jul 2026 · Latest figure provisional · Not a current asking price or valuation.

How to read these figures

The UK House Price Index uses a geometric mean for this local authority. It differs from the sector sale median above in geography, period and calculation. Missing source months remain gaps. No later months are estimated.

ONS release: 16 September 2026. Read the source data.

View all 72 monthly figures
Average house price, Aug 2020 to Jul 2026
MonthAverage
Jul 2026£298,547
Jun 2026£295,709
May 2026£295,448
Apr 2026£297,377
Mar 2026£300,704
Feb 2026£298,368
Jan 2026£296,206
Dec 2025£294,540
Nov 2025£294,320
Oct 2025£294,806
Sept 2025£295,248
Aug 2025£296,212
Jul 2025£295,370
Jun 2025£292,923
May 2025£293,955
Apr 2025£294,126
Mar 2025£296,497
Feb 2025£292,516
Jan 2025£290,872
Dec 2024£287,949
Nov 2024£287,379
Oct 2024£287,221
Sept 2024£287,112
Aug 2024£286,305
Jul 2024£283,970
Jun 2024£279,806
May 2024£277,224
Apr 2024£277,367
Mar 2024£277,584
Feb 2024£280,717
Jan 2024£283,858
Dec 2023£289,309
Nov 2023£292,210
Oct 2023£293,186
Sept 2023£292,804
Aug 2023£293,088
Jul 2023£291,833
Jun 2023£288,290
May 2023£286,816
Apr 2023£288,034
Mar 2023£297,382
Feb 2023£301,130
Jan 2023£302,237
Dec 2022£301,693
Nov 2022£301,773
Oct 2022£302,040
Sept 2022£298,823
Aug 2022£297,602
Jul 2022£291,612
Jun 2022£288,493
May 2022£283,670
Apr 2022£283,861
Mar 2022£281,844
Feb 2022£280,989
Jan 2022£278,749
Dec 2021£273,357
Nov 2021£272,582
Oct 2021£269,753
Sept 2021£266,788
Aug 2021£264,375
Jul 2021£260,995
Jun 2021£260,992
May 2021£256,906
Apr 2021£256,234
Mar 2021£257,026
Feb 2021£256,578
Jan 2021£254,647
Dec 2020£250,994
Nov 2020£249,043
Oct 2020£248,712
Sept 2020£246,102
Aug 2020£243,393
Everyday life

Connections and nearby services

Service distances are straight lines from an approximate sector centre. They do not measure a route or journey time.

Broadband and mobile

  • Gigabit availability across postcodesEstimate96.4%Mean across 271 residential postcode percentages · January 2026
  • 4G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Medway; 126,730 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
  • 5G outdoor coverage100%Local authority: Medway; 126,730 premises; at least one operator · January 2026
Sources and limits
  • Gigabit availability across postcodesMean across 271 residential postcode percentages · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataUnweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Medway; 126,730 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataPredicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverageLocal authority: Medway; 126,730 premises; at least one operator · January 2026Source: Ofcom Connected Nations · Source dataHigh-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.

Broadband is a mean of residential postcode percentages, not a sector premises rate. Mobile figures describe outdoor coverage from at least one operator across the named local authority. Check your network and address.

Transport and amenities

Scale: 0 to 14 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest train station2.1 km
  • Nearest supermarket0.2 km
  • Nearest post office1 km
  • Nearest GP practice0.6 km
  • Nearest hospital13.1 km
  • Nearest gym1.2 km
  • Nearest restaurant0.8 km
  • Nearest community centre0.8 km
  • Nearest mapped free parking0.6 km
  • Nearest Waitrose11.8 km
  • Mapped pubs in sector1 pubsInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest train stationStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap rail stationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarketStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap supermarketsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post officeStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap post officesDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practiceStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government GP practice locationsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospitalStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Government hospital locations in EnglandDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gymStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap gymsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurantStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap restaurantsDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centreStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap community centresDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parkingStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parkingDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest WaitroseStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location dataDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sectorInside postcode sector boundary · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap pubsA mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.

Outdoor access

Scale: 0 to 14 km · Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshot

  • Nearest park0.3 km
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km0 weighted haWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
  • Parks within 1 km8 parksWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshot
Sources and limits
  • Nearest parkStraight-line distance from an approximate sector centre · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap parksDistance is not a route or journey time.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsWeighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 kmWithin 1 km of sector centroid · Undated snapshotSource: OpenStreetMap-derived sector statisticsCounts mapped parks near the sector centre.
Local details

Places in the records

Explore named places in the available records. Map links appear only where the source includes a location.

Supermarket brand distances

Waitrose
11.84 km
Tesco
0.17 km
Sainsbury's
3.74 km
Aldi
1.66 km
Lidl
5.37 km
M&S
1.56 km

Straight-line distance from the sector centre. A nearby shop may be outside the sector.

About these records

SourceStored supermarket brand locations, mainly OpenStreetMap; Waitrose also uses a brand location file

Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. A value under 1 km does not prove a shop is inside the boundary. Locations and opening status are undated.

Listed buildings

Recorded listed buildings
2
Grade I
1
Grade II
1

Recorded points inside this sector. The dataset covers England.

About these records

SourceHistoric England listed-building points

Recorded points inside this sector. The source covers England; absence of this block does not establish that there are no listed buildings.

Mapped bathing-water site

Leigh Bell Wharf
20.56 km

Nearest mapped bathing-water site, not necessarily the nearest beach. No current water-quality claim.

About these records

SourceEnvironment Agency bathing-water locations in England

Nearest site in this dataset, measured in a straight line from the sector centre. It is not necessarily the nearest beach. The stored classification has no verified year, so no current water-quality claim is made.

Named pubs recorded in the sector

The Bounty
Mapped in sectorSee location

Undated map records. Check that a pub still exists and is open before visiting.

About these records

SourceOpenStreetMap pub locations

Up to six names from an undated map snapshot. Check whether a venue still exists or is open before visiting.

Schools

School evidence

Recorded school locations, not catchment areas or a promise of admission.

4Primaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.4 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

1Secondaryrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset0.6 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
Historical inspection ratings

100% of rated schools in the source dataset were rated Good or better. The rated-school denominator and inspection dates are unknown, so this is not a current rating for the schools counted above.

0Grammarrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset7.9 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre
0Independentrecorded inside sector
Nearest recorded in England dataset2.3 kmStraight line from approximate sector centre

This dataset does not establish school coverage outside England. A school inside the sector or nearby does not establish admission eligibility. Check current inspection reports and admissions rules with the school or local authority.

Recorded crime

Undated crime records

The observation period is unknown. These figures cannot tell you current crime levels or personal safety.

For a current picture, check police information for the address. Services and coverage vary across the UK.

View undated recorded incidents

These are raw counts, not population-adjusted risk rates. Coverage is not fully verified and counts depend on reporting and police recording practices.

1,827recorded incidents in the available dataset
Violence and sexual offences
692
Anti-social behaviour
264
Shoplifting
219
Criminal damage and arson
143
Other theft
133
Vehicle crime
84
Drugs
75
Public order
71
Other crime
52
Burglary
39
Robbery
19
Possession of weapons
16
Bicycle theft
15
Theft from the person
5

Current listings

See what is on the market

These links open live searches on external property sites. They search the wider ME2 postcode district, which contains other sectors. Listing availability and prices change on those sites.

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Places to compare

These are evidence matches from across the nationwide postcode sector dataset. Some may be far from ME2 2. Compare the recorded measures and distance before deciding which guides to open.

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Postcode sectorSale median (2025)Sales in sampleFrom ME2 2Shared evidence
ME2 2StroodThis area · Medway
£300,000
207
This area
Reference sector
M28 1M28 1 in Salford area guideSalford
£304,800£4,800 higher than this area
228
305.6 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest supermarket0.2 km0.2 km
Gigabit availability96%98%
PE29 1PE29 1 in Huntingdonshire area guideHuntingdonshire
£286,000£14,000 lower than this area
157
114.3 km
MeasureHereThere
Nearest station2.1 km2.1 km
Gigabit availability96%96%
Nearest park0.3 km0.4 km
SP2 9SP2 9 in Wiltshire area guideWiltshire
£310,000£10,000 higher than this area
136
164.1 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability96%97%
Nearest station2.1 km2.2 km
Nearest supermarket0.2 km0.2 km
M25 3M25 3 in Bury area guideBury
£321,500£21,500 higher than this area
56
302.9 km
MeasureHereThere
Gigabit availability96%96%
Nearest station2.1 km2.1 km
Nearest supermarket0.2 km0.2 km

Recorded sales cover 2025; these medians are not current asking prices. Distances are straight lines between approximate sector centres, not travel routes. Missing values remain unknown.

How these comparisons were made

Sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. Suggestion reasons use the available sale medians, Ofcom January 2026 residential broadband availability, calculated as an unweighted mean of postcode percentages and undated OpenStreetMap station, supermarket and park locations. Distances to mapped places are also straight lines from approximate sector centres. A suggestion shares several measures with this sector; it is not a suitability score.

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About the evidence

Sources and limits

This guide covers postcode sector ME2 2, not the whole of Medway. 6 of 6 evidence categories are available. Missing values mean unknown.

See metric sources and dates

Sector sale medians come from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data for England and Wales. The guide shows standard residential transactions for 2025, grouped by property type, with at least five sales per published median. School locations were processed from Get Information about Schools with OpenStreetMap fallback where needed. Check current English school inspection reports with Ofsted. Recorded crime counts use Police.uk open data; the processed sector file does not retain an observation period.

  • Gigabit availability across postcodes. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Mean across 271 residential postcode percentages. Unweighted mean of postcode availability percentages, not the percentage of sector premises. Check availability at the address.
  • 4G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Medway; 126,730 premises; at least one operator. Predicted percentage of local-authority premises with outdoor coverage from at least one operator. Not every network or a sector-level estimate.
  • 5G outdoor coverage. Ofcom Connected Nations; January 2026; Local authority: Medway; 126,730 premises; at least one operator. High-confidence predicted outdoor coverage of local-authority premises from at least one operator. Check the actual network and address.
  • Nearest train station. OpenStreetMap rail stations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest supermarket. OpenStreetMap supermarkets; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest post office. OpenStreetMap post offices; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest GP practice. Government GP practice locations; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest hospital. Government hospital locations in England; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest park. OpenStreetMap parks; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest gym. OpenStreetMap gyms; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest restaurant. OpenStreetMap restaurants; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest community centre. OpenStreetMap community centres; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest mapped free parking. OpenStreetMap parking; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Nearest Waitrose. Waitrose and OpenStreetMap location data; Undated snapshot; Straight-line distance from an approximate sector centre. Distance is not a route or journey time.
  • Mapped pubs in sector. OpenStreetMap pubs; Undated snapshot; Inside postcode sector boundary. A mapped venue count, not a guarantee that venues are currently open.
  • Distance-weighted green space within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Weighted access measure, not the actual land area of the sector.
  • Parks within 1 km. OpenStreetMap-derived sector statistics; Undated snapshot; Within 1 km of sector centroid. Counts mapped parks near the sector centre.

Housing figures are recorded sale medians. Service distances, where shown, are straight lines from an approximate postcode-sector centre. School ratings may have changed. Crime figures are raw recorded counts with no verified period in this model.

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