ME postcode area: Rochester
The ME postcode area is known as the Rochester area. It is every postcode that begins ME followed by a number. It has 20 districts and 17,231 postcodes in use, across 6 councils.
Homes in the ME area sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026. By district, that runs from £247,500 in ME4 (Chatham) to £462,500 in ME19 (Kings Hill).
For the town itself, see Rochester postcodes.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The name is the one the area is commonly known by; it is not part of the ONS data. See all our data sources
Where it is
Latitude 51.3319
Longitude 0.5884
This is the middle of the postcodes in the ME area. An area can be many miles across, and we do not draw its boundary.
Open this area on OpenStreetMapSource: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. How we use it
What do homes cost in the ME area?
Homes in the ME area sold for a typical £325,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 7,240 sales, down 2.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £510,000 1,504 sales
- Semi-detached £360,000 2,322 sales
- Terraced £283,000 2,586 sales
- Flat or maisonette £185,000 828 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Standard sales of homes at market value at the area's postcodes. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Each district below has its own, and each postcode page the figure for its sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How do the ME districts compare?
A district is the first half of a postcode. Each row gives its typical home price, how many of its postcodes can get gigabit broadband for every home, and how many have a home at flood risk. Each opens the district.
- ME1 postcode district: RochesterMedway, Tonbridge and Malling 893 postcodes Typical price£300,500 Gigabit, every home663 of 844 At flood risk50 of 893
- ME2 postcode district: RochesterMedway, Gravesham, Tonbridge and Malling 950 postcodes Typical price£320,000 Gigabit, every home661 of 942 At flood risk161 of 950
- ME3 postcode district: Hoo St WerburghMedway, Gravesham 867 postcodes Typical price£373,750 Gigabit, every home440 of 851 At flood risk102 of 867
- ME4 postcode district: ChathamMedway 797 postcodes Typical price£247,500 Gigabit, every home517 of 760 At flood risk175 of 797
- ME5 postcode district: ChathamMedway, Tonbridge and Malling, Maidstone 1,003 postcodes Typical price£310,000 Gigabit, every home853 of 993 At flood riskNone listed
- ME6 postcode district: SnodlandTonbridge and Malling 313 postcodes Typical price£310,000 Gigabit, every home203 of 250 At flood risk13 of 313
- ME7 postcode district: GillinghamMedway, Maidstone 1,026 postcodes Typical price£270,000 Gigabit, every home831 of 1,001 At flood risk48 of 1,026
- ME8 postcode district: GillinghamMedway, Swale 1,153 postcodes Typical price£335,000 Gigabit, every home1,042 of 1,116 At flood risk13 of 1,153
- ME9 postcode district: TeynhamSwale, Maidstone, Medway 877 postcodes Typical price£369,000 Gigabit, every home385 of 862 At flood risk52 of 877
- ME10 postcode district: SittingbourneSwale 1,184 postcodes Typical price£290,000 Gigabit, every home896 of 1,125 At flood risk116 of 1,184
- ME11 postcode district: QueenboroughSwale 104 postcodes Typical price£258,000 Gigabit, every home77 of 103 At flood risk80 of 104
- ME12 postcode district: MinsterSwale 946 postcodes Typical price£280,000 Gigabit, every home537 of 908 At flood risk421 of 946
- ME13 postcode district: FavershamSwale, Maidstone, Ashford 1,063 postcodes Typical price£342,500 Gigabit, every home524 of 1,030 At flood risk109 of 1,063
- ME14 postcode district: MaidstoneMaidstone 1,076 postcodes Typical price£350,000 Gigabit, every home596 of 960 At flood risk43 of 1,076
- ME15 postcode district: MaidstoneMaidstone 1,388 postcodes Typical price£336,250 Gigabit, every home1,026 of 1,341 At flood risk70 of 1,388
- ME16 postcode district: MaidstoneMaidstone, Tonbridge and Malling 795 postcodes Typical price£349,500 Gigabit, every home560 of 746 At flood risk47 of 795
- ME17 postcode district: CoxheathMaidstone, Ashford 1,105 postcodes Typical price£395,000 Gigabit, every home493 of 1,063 At flood risk27 of 1,105
- ME18 postcode district: WateringburyMaidstone, Tonbridge and Malling 315 postcodes Typical price£447,500 Gigabit, every home148 of 310 At flood risk89 of 315
- ME19 postcode district: Kings HillTonbridge and Malling 787 postcodes Typical price£462,500 Gigabit, every home515 of 756 At flood risk38 of 787
- ME20 postcode district: LarkfieldTonbridge and Malling, Maidstone 589 postcodes Typical price£380,000 Gigabit, every home369 of 545 At flood risk119 of 589
Prices: HM Land Registry, files dated 28 September 2026; the bar is set against the dearest district. Gigabit: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, counting postcodes. Flood: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026, postcodes in England with a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea. How we use them
One row for every district in the area. "No place listed" means no town or village is large enough to list for it.
Places in the ME area
Towns and villages with postcodes in the ME area, each with the typical price of a home there where at least 5 sold.
Councils in the ME area
How many of the area's postcodes fall under each council.
- Medway6,188 postcodes
- Maidstone4,731 postcodes
- Swale4,106 postcodes
- Tonbridge and Malling2,067 postcodes
- Gravesham136 postcodes
- Ashford3 postcodes
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