ME2 2LY postcode in Rochester, Medway

ME2 2LY is a postcode in Rochester, in the Strood West ward of Medway. It is in the Rochester and Strood parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since December 1998.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at ME2 2LY can get it Across Medway: 90% Typical price £292,000 Homes sold in ME2 2, last 12 months. ▼ 5.8% on the year before Nearest station Strood 2.1 km in a straight line

Where ME2 2LY is, and what is near it

Map of ME2 2LY and what is near it Map of ME2 2LY: its centre point, with the 301 other postcodes in the ME2 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ME2 2DS: also in ME2 2ME2 2DT: also in ME2 2ME2 2DX: also in ME2 2ME2 2DY: also in ME2 2ME2 2EA: also in ME2 2ME2 2EH: also in ME2 2ME2 2EY: also in ME2 2ME2 2FU: also in ME2 2ME2 2HA: also in ME2 2ME2 2HE: also in ME2 2ME2 2HG: also in ME2 2ME2 2NB: also in ME2 2ME2 2ND: also in ME2 2ME2 2NE: also in ME2 2ME2 2RD: also in ME2 2ME2 2RE: also in ME2 2ME2 2SH: also in ME2 2ME2 2SQ: also in ME2 2ME2 2SX: also in ME2 2ME2 2SY: also in ME2 2ME2 2SZ: also in ME2 2ME2 2TA: also in ME2 2ME2 2TD: also in ME2 2ME2 2TE: also in ME2 2ME2 2TG: also in ME2 2ME2 2TH: also in ME2 2ME2 2TJ: also in ME2 2ME2 2TL: also in ME2 2ME2 2TN: also in ME2 2ME2 2TQ: also in ME2 2ME2 2TT: also in ME2 2ME2 2TU: also in ME2 2ME2 2TW: also in ME2 2ME2 2TX: also in ME2 2ME2 2UB: also in ME2 2ME2 2UD: also in ME2 2ME2 2UN: also in ME2 2ME2 2UR: also in ME2 2ME2 2US: also in ME2 2ME2 2UT: also in ME2 2ME2 2UX: also in ME2 2ME2 2UY: also in ME2 2ME2 2UZ: also in ME2 2ME2 2WH: also in ME2 2ME2 2XA: also in ME2 2ME2 2XD: also in ME2 2ME2 2XE: also in ME2 2ME2 2XF: also in ME2 2ME2 2XG: also in ME2 2ME2 2XH: also in ME2 2ME2 2XJ: also in ME2 2ME2 2XL: also in ME2 2ME2 2XN: also in ME2 2ME2 2XP: also in ME2 2ME2 2XQ: also in ME2 2ME2 2XR: also in ME2 2ME2 2XS: also in ME2 2ME2 2XT: also in ME2 2ME2 2XU: also in ME2 2ME2 2XW: also in ME2 2ME2 2XX: also in ME2 2ME2 2XY: also in ME2 2ME2 2XZ: also in ME2 2ME2 2YA: also in ME2 2ME2 2YB: also in ME2 2ME2 2YD: also in ME2 2ME2 2YE: also in ME2 2ME2 2YF: also in ME2 2ME2 2YG: also in ME2 2ME2 2YH: also in ME2 2ME2 2YJ: also in ME2 2ME2 2YL: also in ME2 2ME2 2YN: also in ME2 2ME2 2YP: also in ME2 2ME2 2YQ: also in ME2 2ME2 2YR: also in ME2 2ME2 2YS: also in ME2 2ME2 2YT: also in ME2 2ME2 2YU: also in ME2 2ME2 2YW: also in ME2 2ME2 2YX: also in ME2 2ME2 2YY: also in ME2 2ME2 2YZ: also in ME2 2 2 places, 1.1–2.7 km2 places, 1.6–2.1 kmStrood West ME2 2LY Map of ME2 2LY and what is near it Map of ME2 2LY: its centre point, with the 301 other postcodes in the ME2 2 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. 2 places, 1.1–2.7 kmStrood West ME2 2LY
  • ME2 2LY
  • Other postcodes in ME2 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 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 51.3976, longitude 0.4700)

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 2LY?

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 2LY?

Every home and business at ME2 2LY can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME2 2LY 100% Medway 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME2 2LY 100% Medway 98%
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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 2LY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME2 2LY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ME2 2LY on BinDayBuddy

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 2LY 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 2LY.

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 2LY: 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 2LY 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 2LY?

Homes in ME2 2 sold for a typical £292,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 124 sales, down 5.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£292,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£310,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 5.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £317,500 43 sales
  • Terraced £291,000 61 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £208,500 18 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

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 2LY

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in ME2 2LY from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 24 January 2025. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 2LY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around ME2 2LY. Over half of them (62%) are in council tax band C. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (80%). 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 2LY

Band D in Medway for 2026‑27: £2,329. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,811 (band B) to £2,846 (band E); band C, the most common, is £2,070.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Afewer than 5£1,552
Band Babout 120 (19%)£1,811
Band Cabout 390 (62%)£2,070
Band Dabout 80 (13%)£2,329
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£2,846
Band Fwithheld£3,363
Band Gfewer than 5£3,881
Band Hfewer than 5£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 80% 1945 to 1964
  5. 5% 1965 to 1982
  6. 12% 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 2% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 2LY is in (ONS area E01016155), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

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 2LY?

The nearest open schools to ME2 2LY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME2 2LY, and how we find them

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 2LY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME2 2LY is Strood Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Strood Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • Cuxton Rail Station Railway station 2.7 kmCycle

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

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Salters Cross, 76 m away.

More stations near ME2 2LY, 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 2LY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME2 2LY, 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 2LY?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME2 2LY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.5 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near ME2 2LY?

The nearest to the centre of ME2 2LY, 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 2LY?

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 2LY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME2 2LY, 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 2LY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME2 2LY, 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 2LY?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME2 2LY 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 2LY in a conservation area?

The centre of ME2 2LY 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 2LY?

Police.uk records 156 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME2 2LY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences60 reports
Anti-social behaviour42 reports
Criminal damage and arson14 reports
Vehicle crime11 reports
Other theft10 reports
Public order6 reports

Also: other crime 5, drugs 3, possession of weapons 2, shoplifting 1, bicycle theft 1, robbery 1.

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 2LY

Ward
Strood West
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Rochester
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
December 1998

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME2 2YH140 mME2 2YD190 mME2 3TU210 mME2 2YG210 mME2 3TS220 mME2 3TT220 m
All of ME2

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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