ME7 1BS postcode in Gillingham, Medway

ME7 1BS is a postcode in Gillingham, in the Gillingham South ward of Medway. It is in the Gillingham and Rainham parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

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 67% of homes and businesses can get it. Medway: 90% Typical price £233,000 Homes sold in ME7 1, last 12 months. ▲ 3.6% on the year before Nearest station Gillingham (Kent) 250 m in a straight line

Where ME7 1BS is, and what is near it

Map of ME7 1BS and what is near it Map of ME7 1BS: its centre point, with the 253 other postcodes in the ME7 1 sector, 4 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 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. ME7 1AA: also in ME7 1ME7 1AD: also in ME7 1ME7 1AE: also in ME7 1ME7 1AJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1AL: also in ME7 1ME7 1AQ: also in ME7 1ME7 1AS: also in ME7 1ME7 1AU: also in ME7 1ME7 1AX: also in ME7 1ME7 1AY: also in ME7 1ME7 1AZ: also in ME7 1ME7 1BA: also in ME7 1ME7 1BB: also in ME7 1ME7 1BD: also in ME7 1ME7 1BE: also in ME7 1ME7 1BF: also in ME7 1ME7 1BG: also in ME7 1ME7 1BJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1BL: also in ME7 1ME7 1BQ: also in ME7 1ME7 1BW: also in ME7 1ME7 1BX: also in ME7 1ME7 1BY: also in ME7 1ME7 1BZ: also in ME7 1ME7 1DA: also in ME7 1ME7 1DB: also in ME7 1ME7 1DD: also in ME7 1ME7 1DE: also in ME7 1ME7 1DF: also in ME7 1ME7 1DG: also in ME7 1ME7 1DH: also in ME7 1ME7 1DJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1DL: also in ME7 1ME7 1DN: also in ME7 1ME7 1DP: also in ME7 1ME7 1DQ: also in ME7 1ME7 1DR: also in ME7 1ME7 1DS: also in ME7 1ME7 1DT: also in ME7 1ME7 1DW: also in ME7 1ME7 1DX: also in ME7 1ME7 1DY: also in ME7 1ME7 1DZ: also in ME7 1ME7 1EA: also in ME7 1ME7 1EB: also in ME7 1ME7 1ED: also in ME7 1ME7 1EE: also in ME7 1ME7 1EF: also in ME7 1ME7 1EH: also in ME7 1ME7 1EJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1EL: also in ME7 1ME7 1EN: also in ME7 1ME7 1EP: also in ME7 1ME7 1EQ: also in ME7 1ME7 1ER: also in ME7 1ME7 1ES: also in ME7 1ME7 1ET: also in ME7 1ME7 1EU: also in ME7 1ME7 1EW: also in ME7 1ME7 1EX: also in ME7 1ME7 1EY: also in ME7 1ME7 1EZ: also in ME7 1ME7 1FH: also in ME7 1ME7 1GR: also in ME7 1ME7 1GU: also in ME7 1ME7 1GX: also in ME7 1ME7 1HA: also in ME7 1ME7 1HB: also in ME7 1ME7 1HD: also in ME7 1ME7 1HF: also in ME7 1ME7 1HG: also in ME7 1ME7 1HH: also in ME7 1ME7 1HL: also in ME7 1ME7 1HN: also in ME7 1ME7 1HQ: also in ME7 1ME7 1HR: also in ME7 1ME7 1HS: also in ME7 1ME7 1HT: also in ME7 1ME7 1HU: also in ME7 1ME7 1HX: also in ME7 1ME7 1HZ: also in ME7 1ME7 1JH: also in ME7 1ME7 1JR: also in ME7 1ME7 1JS: also in ME7 1ME7 1JT: also in ME7 1ME7 1JU: also in ME7 1ME7 1JX: also in ME7 1ME7 1JY: also in ME7 1ME7 1JZ: also in ME7 1ME7 1LA: also in ME7 1ME7 1LB: also in ME7 1ME7 1LD: also in ME7 1ME7 1LE: also in ME7 1ME7 1LF: also in ME7 1ME7 1LG: also in ME7 1ME7 1LH: also in ME7 1ME7 1LL: also in ME7 1ME7 1PJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1PP: also in ME7 1ME7 1QA: also in ME7 1ME7 1XA: also in ME7 1ME7 1XE: also in ME7 1ME7 1XF: also in ME7 1ME7 1XH: also in ME7 1ME7 1XL: also in ME7 1ME7 1YQ: also in ME7 1 2 places, 700–850 mNapier Road Surgery 800 mChatham station 1.9 kmGillingham North ME7 1BS Map of ME7 1BS and what is near it Map of ME7 1BS: its centre point, with the 253 other postcodes in the ME7 1 sector, 4 schools (3 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 14 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. 2 places, 700–850 mChatham station 1.9 kmGillingham North ME7 1BS
  • ME7 1BS
  • Other postcodes in ME7 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 14 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 51.3869, longitude 0.5465)

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 ME7 1BS?

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 ME7 1BS?

Every home and business at ME7 1BS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 67% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)67% can get it

Medway: 90%

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

Medway: 98%

The line marks the figure across Medway.

Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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 ME7 1BS?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME7 1BS today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ME7 1BS 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 ME7 1BS 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 ME7 1BS.

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 ME7 1BS: 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 ME7 1BS 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 ME7 1BS?

Homes in ME7 1 sold for a typical £233,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 113 sales, up 3.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£233,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£225,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached 2 sales, too few to price
  • Semi-detached £345,000 12 sales
  • Terraced £235,500 72 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £173,500 27 sales

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

Across the whole ME7 district: a typical £270,000 from 461 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 ME7 1BS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME7 1BS 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

Food hygiene ratings at ME7 1BS

The Food Standards Agency lists 5 food businesses at ME7 1BS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME7 1BS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,060 homes in the neighbourhood around ME7 1BS. Over half of them (57%) are in council tax band B. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (61%). 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 ME7 1BS

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 £2,846 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,811.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 360 (34%)£1,552
Band Babout 600 (57%)£1,811
Band Cabout 80 (8%)£2,070
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,329
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£2,846
Band Fwithheld£3,363
Band Gwithheld£3,881
Band Hfewer than 5£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. 61% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 1% 1919 to 1939
  4. 6% 1945 to 1964
  5. 11% 1965 to 1982
  6. 3% 1983 to 1999
  7. 11% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 6% 2020 or later

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 ME7 1BS is in (ONS area E01016049), 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 ME7 1BS?

The nearest open schools to ME7 1BS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME7 1BS, 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 ME7 1BS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME7 1BS is Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station, 250 metres away in a straight line.

  • Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 250 mWalk
  • Chatham Rail Station Railway station 1.9 kmCycle

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

14 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest St Mark's Church, 126 m away.

More stations near ME7 1BS, 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 ME7 1BS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME7 1BS, 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 ME7 1BS?

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME7 1BS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • VendElectric Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • VendElectric Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 1.7 kmCycle
  • VendElectric Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 1.7 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.

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

Which dentists are near ME7 1BS?

The nearest to the centre of ME7 1BS, 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 ME7 1BS?

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 ME7 1BS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME7 1BS, 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 ME7 1BS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME7 1BS, 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 ME7 1BS?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME7 1BS 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 ME7 1BS in a conservation area?

The centre of ME7 1BS 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 ME7 1BS?

Police.uk records 851 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME7 1BS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences302 reports
Anti-social behaviour192 reports
Criminal damage and arson75 reports
Other theft60 reports
Public order55 reports
Shoplifting38 reports

Also: vehicle crime 37, drugs 23, burglary 22, other crime 20, possession of weapons 11, robbery 9, bicycle theft 4, theft from the person 3.

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 ME7 1BS

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

ME7 1AE40 mME7 5FA40 mME7 1BW60 mME7 1AA60 mME7 1WF60 mME7 9AJ60 m
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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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