ME1 postcode area guide — Medway

Where is ME1?

Broadband & internet speeds in ME1

Strong coverage

Broadband availability in the ME1 postcode district (Medway) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 840 postcodes Ofcom measures in ME1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 70.8%.

Around 0.1% of premises in ME1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in ME1

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Mobile signal around Medway

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Medway district (126,730 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in ME1

Police recorded 237 incidents within about a mile of the centre of ME1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in ME1

Based on 362 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in ME1 is £297,000, down 4.2% on the previous year (£310,000).

Latest recorded sales in ME1

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Medway demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Medway district (279,773 residents, 111,457 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around ME1

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in ME1

245 rated food businesses operate in ME1. 182 hold the top rating of 5, 38 are rated 4, and 4 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 12 Degrees Micropub, 555, ABC Pre School Group, AJ News, Amore.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in ME1

From a sample of 244 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 ME1 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band C). 48% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Medway

Landlines around ME1 typically use:

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What's it like living in ME1?

Postcodes in ME1

Neighbouring districts

All Medway (ME) postcode districts ›

Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.