ME2 1BD postcode in Halling, Medway

ME2 1BD is a postcode in Halling, in the Cuxton, Halling & Riverside ward of Medway. It is in the Rochester and Strood parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Where ME2 1BD is, and what is near it

Map of ME2 1BD and what is near it Map of ME2 1BD: its centre point, with the 155 other postcodes in the ME2 1 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME2 1AH: also in ME2 1ME2 1AN: also in ME2 1ME2 1AP: also in ME2 1ME2 1AQ: also in ME2 1ME2 1AR: also in ME2 1ME2 1AT: also in ME2 1ME2 1AU: also in ME2 1ME2 1AX: also in ME2 1ME2 1AY: also in ME2 1ME2 1BA: also in ME2 1ME2 1BB: also in ME2 1ME2 1BE: also in ME2 1ME2 1BF: also in ME2 1ME2 1BG: also in ME2 1ME2 1BH: also in ME2 1ME2 1BJ: also in ME2 1ME2 1BN: also in ME2 1ME2 1BP: also in ME2 1ME2 1BQ: also in ME2 1ME2 1BS: also in ME2 1ME2 1BT: also in ME2 1ME2 1BW: also in ME2 1ME2 1BX: also in ME2 1ME2 1BY: also in ME2 1ME2 1BZ: also in ME2 1ME2 1DA: also in ME2 1ME2 1DB: also in ME2 1ME2 1DD: also in ME2 1ME2 1DE: also in ME2 1ME2 1DF: also in ME2 1ME2 1DG: also in ME2 1ME2 1EQ: also in ME2 1ME2 1ER: also in ME2 1ME2 1ES: also in ME2 1ME2 1ET: also in ME2 1ME2 1EX: also in ME2 1ME2 1FA: also in ME2 1ME2 1FD: also in ME2 1ME2 1FE: also in ME2 1ME2 1FF: also in ME2 1ME2 1FG: also in ME2 1ME2 1FH: also in ME2 1ME2 1FJ: also in ME2 1ME2 1FL: also in ME2 1ME2 1FN: also in ME2 1ME2 1FP: also in ME2 1ME2 1FQ: also in ME2 1ME2 1FR: also in ME2 1ME2 1FS: also in ME2 1ME2 1FT: also in ME2 1ME2 1FU: also in ME2 1ME2 1FW: also in ME2 1ME2 1FX: also in ME2 1ME2 1FY: also in ME2 1ME2 1GA: also in ME2 1ME2 1GB: also in ME2 1ME2 1GD: also in ME2 1ME2 1GE: also in ME2 1ME2 1GF: also in ME2 1ME2 1GJ: also in ME2 1ME2 1GL: also in ME2 1ME2 1GN: also in ME2 1ME2 1HN: also in ME2 1ME2 1HP: also in ME2 1ME2 1HR: also in ME2 1ME2 1HS: also in ME2 1ME2 1HT: also in ME2 1ME2 1HU: also in ME2 1ME2 1HW: also in ME2 1ME2 1HX: also in ME2 1ME2 1HY: also in ME2 1ME2 1HZ: also in ME2 1ME2 1JB: also in ME2 1ME2 1JD: also in ME2 1ME2 1JE: also in ME2 1ME2 1JG: also in ME2 1ME2 1JH: also in ME2 1ME2 1JJ: also in ME2 1ME2 1JL: also in ME2 1ME2 1JQ: also in ME2 1ME2 1JR: also in ME2 1ME2 1JS: also in ME2 1ME2 1JT: also in ME2 1ME2 1JX: also in ME2 1ME2 1JY: also in ME2 1ME2 1JZ: also in ME2 1ME2 1LX: also in ME2 1ME2 1LY: also in ME2 1ME2 1LZ: also in ME2 1ME2 1NE: also in ME2 1ME2 1NF: also in ME2 1ME2 1NH: also in ME2 1ME2 1NJ: also in ME2 1ME2 1NP: also in ME2 1ME2 1NQ: also in ME2 1ME2 1NT: also in ME2 1ME2 1PA: also in ME2 1ME2 1PL: also in ME2 1 Cuxton station 2.3 kmGP 3.2 kmCuxton, Halling & Riverside ME2 1BD Map of ME2 1BD and what is near it Map of ME2 1BD: its centre point, with the 155 other postcodes in the ME2 1 sector, 3 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 4 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 3.2 kmCuxton, Halling & Riverside ME2 1BD
  • ME2 1BD
  • Other postcodes in ME2 1: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 4 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3560, longitude 0.4440)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME2 1BD?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME2 1BD?

Every home and business at ME2 1BD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Medway: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Medway: 98%

The line marks the figure across Medway.

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Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at ME2 1BD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME2 1BD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ME2 1BD at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME2 1BD.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Medway

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME2 1BD: 2,765 properties in Medway are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Medway

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME2 1BD is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME2 1BD?

Homes in ME2 1 sold for a typical £397,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, up 9.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£397,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£363,150
12 months to August 2026
£397,000

▲ up 9.3% on the 12 months before

Detached£565,000 21 sales
Semi-detached£392,500 25 sales
Terraced£318,500 24 sales
Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole ME2 district: a typical £320,000 from 407 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in ME2 1BD

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME2 1BD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near ME2 1BD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 900 homes in the neighbourhood around ME2 1BD. The largest share of them, 38%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 2010 to 2019 than in any other period (39%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME2 1BD

Band D in Medway for 2026‑27: £2,329. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,552 (band A) to £3,881 (band G); band C, the most common, is £2,070.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (3%)£1,552
Band Babout 220 (24%)£1,811
Band Cabout 340 (38%)£2,070
Band Dabout 60 (7%)£2,329
Band Eabout 180 (20%)£2,846
Band Fabout 60 (7%)£3,363
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,881
Band Hwithheld£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. 21% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 8% 1965 to 1982
  6. 7% 1983 to 1999
  7. 3% 2000 to 2009
  8. 39% 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

Averages for Medway before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME2 1BD is in (ONS area E01016029), rounded by the VOA.

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Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ME2 1BD?

The nearest open schools to ME2 1BD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ME2 1BD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME2 1BD is Halling Rail Station, 400 metres away in a straight line.

  • Halling Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Cuxton Rail Station Railway station 2.3 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

4 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Jade Hill, 146 m away.

More stations near ME2 1BD, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME2 1BD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME2 1BD, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ME2 1BD?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of ME2 1BD on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME2 1BD?

The nearest to the centre of ME2 1BD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ME2 1BD?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ME2 1BD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME2 1BD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ME2 1BD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME2 1BD, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ME2 1BD?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME2 1BD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ME2 1BD in a conservation area?

The centre of ME2 1BD is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME2 1BD?

Police.uk records 34 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME2 1BD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences13 reports
Anti-social behaviour11 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports
Other theft3 reports
Criminal damage and arson2 reports
Burglary1 report

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME2 1BD

Ward
Cuxton, Halling & Riverside
Parish
Halling
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Halling
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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