ME4 4SB postcode in Gillingham, Medway

ME4 4SB is a postcode in Gillingham, in the Gillingham North ward of Medway. It is in the Rochester and Strood parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since September 2021.

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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. Medway: 90% Typical price £190,500 Homes sold in ME4 4, last 12 months. ▼ 14.4% on the year before Nearest station Gillingham (Kent) 1.3 km in a straight line

Where ME4 4SB is, and what is near it

Map of ME4 4SB and what is near it Map of ME4 4SB: its centre point, with the 240 other postcodes in the ME4 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME4 4AD: also in ME4 4ME4 4AF: also in ME4 4ME4 4AG: also in ME4 4ME4 4AR: also in ME4 4ME4 4AW: also in ME4 4ME4 4AZ: also in ME4 4ME4 4BF: also in ME4 4ME4 4BH: also in ME4 4ME4 4EH: also in ME4 4ME4 4EL: also in ME4 4ME4 4EU: also in ME4 4ME4 4FH: also in ME4 4ME4 4FP: also in ME4 4ME4 4FQ: also in ME4 4ME4 4FT: also in ME4 4ME4 4FU: also in ME4 4ME4 4FW: also in ME4 4ME4 4FX: also in ME4 4ME4 4FY: also in ME4 4ME4 4FZ: also in ME4 4ME4 4GA: also in ME4 4ME4 4GB: also in ME4 4ME4 4GD: also in ME4 4ME4 4GE: also in ME4 4ME4 4GF: also in ME4 4ME4 4GJ: also in ME4 4ME4 4GL: also in ME4 4ME4 4GP: also in ME4 4ME4 4GQ: also in ME4 4ME4 4GS: also in ME4 4ME4 4GT: also in ME4 4ME4 4GU: also in ME4 4ME4 4GW: also in ME4 4ME4 4GX: also in ME4 4ME4 4GY: also in ME4 4ME4 4HQ: also in ME4 4ME4 4HZ: also in ME4 4ME4 4JB: also in ME4 4ME4 4JR: also in ME4 4ME4 4JS: also in ME4 4ME4 4LA: also in ME4 4ME4 4LF: also in ME4 4ME4 4LJ: also in ME4 4ME4 4LL: also in ME4 4ME4 4LP: also in ME4 4ME4 4QB: also in ME4 4ME4 4QE: also in ME4 4ME4 4QN: also in ME4 4ME4 4QT: also in ME4 4ME4 4QU: also in ME4 4ME4 4QW: also in ME4 4ME4 4QX: also in ME4 4ME4 4QZ: also in ME4 4ME4 4RN: also in ME4 4ME4 4RQ: also in ME4 4ME4 4RS: also in ME4 4ME4 4RX: also in ME4 4ME4 4SA: also in ME4 4ME4 4SD: also in ME4 4ME4 4SE: also in ME4 4ME4 4SF: also in ME4 4ME4 4SG: also in ME4 4ME4 4SH: also in ME4 4ME4 4SJ: also in ME4 4ME4 4SL: also in ME4 4ME4 4SP: also in ME4 4ME4 4SR: also in ME4 4ME4 4ST: also in ME4 4ME4 4SU: also in ME4 4ME4 4SW: also in ME4 4ME4 4SX: also in ME4 4ME4 4SY: also in ME4 4ME4 4SZ: also in ME4 4ME4 4TB: also in ME4 4ME4 4TE: also in ME4 4ME4 4TG: also in ME4 4ME4 4TH: also in ME4 4ME4 4TP: also in ME4 4ME4 4TQ: also in ME4 4ME4 4TS: also in ME4 4ME4 4TX: also in ME4 4ME4 4TY: also in ME4 4ME4 4TZ: also in ME4 4ME4 4UB: also in ME4 4ME4 4UF: also in ME4 4ME4 4UG: also in ME4 4ME4 4UH: also in ME4 4ME4 4UN: also in ME4 4ME4 4UP: also in ME4 4ME4 4UT: also in ME4 4ME4 4UU: also in ME4 4ME4 4UW: also in ME4 4ME4 4UY: also in ME4 4ME4 4XA: also in ME4 4ME4 4XD: also in ME4 4ME4 4XG: also in ME4 4ME4 4XH: also in ME4 4ME4 4XJ: also in ME4 4ME4 4XL: also in ME4 4ME4 4XN: also in ME4 4ME4 4XP: also in ME4 4ME4 4XQ: also in ME4 4ME4 4XW: also in ME4 4ME4 4YG: also in ME4 4ME4 4ZE: also in ME4 4ME4 4ZH: also in ME4 4ME4 4ZJ: also in ME4 4ME4 4ZL: also in ME4 4 GP 1.7 kmChatham Central & Brompton ME4 4SB Map of ME4 4SB and what is near it Map of ME4 4SB: its centre point, with the 240 other postcodes in the ME4 4 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 5 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Chatham Central & Brompton ME4 4SB
  • ME4 4SB
  • Other postcodes in ME4 4: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 5 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 51.3982, longitude 0.5496)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME4 4SB?

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 ME4 4SB?

None of the homes and businesses at ME4 4SB can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% can get it

Medway: 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)0% 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 ME4 4SB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME4 4SB 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 ME4 4SB 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 ME4 4SB.

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 ME4 4SB: 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 ME4 4SB is in 2 of the Environment Agency's flood warning areas. No warning or alert was in force for them at 14:11 on 22 October 2026.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026; warnings in force checked at 14:11 on 22 October 2026, using Environment Agency flood and river level data from the real-time data API (Beta). Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME4 4SB?

Homes in ME4 4 sold for a typical £190,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 48 sales, down 14.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£190,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£222,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 14.4% on the 12 months before
  • Terraced £448,750 10 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £172,500 38 sales

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

Across the whole ME4 district: a typical £247,500 from 265 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 ME4 4SB

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME4 4SB 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 ME4 4SB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,890 homes in the neighbourhood around ME4 4SB. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band D. More were built in 2020 or later than in any other period (49%). 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 ME4 4SB

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 £3,363 (band F); band D, the most common, is £2,329.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 150 (8%)£1,552
Band Babout 190 (10%)£1,811
Band Cabout 480 (25%)£2,070
Band Dabout 690 (37%)£2,329
Band Eabout 370 (20%)£2,846
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,363
Band Gwithheld£3,881
Band Hfewer than 5£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 17% 2000 to 2009
  8. 13% 2010 to 2019
  9. 49% 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 ME4 4SB is in (ONS area E01035292), 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 ME4 4SB?

The nearest open schools to ME4 4SB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME4 4SB, 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 ME4 4SB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME4 4SB is Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station, 1.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 1.3 kmCycle
  • Chatham Rail Station Railway station 2.8 kmCycle

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

5 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Asda, 176 m away.

More stations near ME4 4SB, 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 ME4 4SB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME4 4SB, 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 ME4 4SB?

2 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME4 4SB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Allego Charging point · No details mapped 950 mWalk
  • Osprey Charging point · 2 chargers · CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 75 kW 950 mWalk
  • VendElectric Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 1.4 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 ME4 4SB?

The nearest to the centre of ME4 4SB, 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 ME4 4SB?

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 ME4 4SB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME4 4SB, 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 ME4 4SB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME4 4SB, 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 ME4 4SB?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME4 4SB 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 ME4 4SB in a conservation area?

The centre of ME4 4SB is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 ME4 4SB?

Police.uk records 442 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME4 4SB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences145 reports
Anti-social behaviour99 reports
Criminal damage and arson45 reports
Other theft38 reports
Public order28 reports
Shoplifting26 reports

Also: vehicle crime 20, burglary 16, other crime 8, drugs 6, possession of weapons 5, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 2, robbery 2.

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 ME4 4SB

Ward
Gillingham North
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Gillingham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
September 2021

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

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

ME4 4SA0 mME4 4SH40 mME4 4SN40 mME4 4RS50 mME4 4RW50 mME4 4SP60 m
All of ME4

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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