ME7 1EZ postcode in Gillingham, Medway

ME7 1EZ 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 April 1986.

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 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 1EZ is, and what is near it

Map of ME7 1EZ and what is near it Map of ME7 1EZ: its centre point, with the 253 other postcodes in the ME7 1 sector, 4 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 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ME7 1AA: also in ME7 1ME7 1AB: 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 1BG: also in ME7 1ME7 1BJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1BL: also in ME7 1ME7 1BQ: also in ME7 1ME7 1BS: 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 1DU: 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 1FH: also in ME7 1ME7 1FN: 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 1HP: 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 1HW: also in ME7 1ME7 1HX: also in ME7 1ME7 1HY: also in ME7 1ME7 1HZ: also in ME7 1ME7 1JA: also in ME7 1ME7 1JB: also in ME7 1ME7 1JD: also in ME7 1ME7 1JE: also in ME7 1ME7 1JF: also in ME7 1ME7 1JG: also in ME7 1ME7 1JH: also in ME7 1ME7 1JJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1JL: also in ME7 1ME7 1JN: also in ME7 1ME7 1JP: also in ME7 1ME7 1JQ: 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 1LN: also in ME7 1ME7 1LP: also in ME7 1ME7 1LR: also in ME7 1ME7 1LS: also in ME7 1ME7 1LT: also in ME7 1ME7 1LZ: also in ME7 1ME7 1NA: also in ME7 1ME7 1NB: also in ME7 1ME7 1ND: also in ME7 1ME7 1NF: also in ME7 1ME7 1NG: also in ME7 1ME7 1NH: also in ME7 1ME7 1NQ: also in ME7 1ME7 1PH: also in ME7 1ME7 1PJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1PP: also in ME7 1ME7 1PQ: also in ME7 1ME7 1QA: also in ME7 1ME7 1QB: also in ME7 1ME7 1QD: also in ME7 1ME7 1QE: also in ME7 1ME7 1QG: also in ME7 1ME7 1QH: also in ME7 1ME7 1QJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1QL: also in ME7 1ME7 1QN: also in ME7 1ME7 1QP: also in ME7 1ME7 1QQ: also in ME7 1ME7 1QR: also in ME7 1ME7 1QW: also in ME7 1ME7 1QZ: also in ME7 1ME7 1RB: also in ME7 1ME7 1RF: also in ME7 1ME7 1RG: also in ME7 1ME7 1RQ: also in ME7 1ME7 1UE: also in ME7 1ME7 1UF: also in ME7 1ME7 1UJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1UL: also in ME7 1ME7 1UN: also in ME7 1ME7 1UR: 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 1YF: also in ME7 1ME7 1YG: also in ME7 1ME7 1YH: also in ME7 1ME7 1YJ: also in ME7 1ME7 1YQ: also in ME7 1 GP 700 mNapier Road Surgery 900 mRivermead School 1.0 kmChatham station 2.0 kmGillingham North ME7 1EZ Map of ME7 1EZ and what is near it Map of ME7 1EZ: 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 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Chatham station 2.0 kmGillingham North ME7 1EZ
  • ME7 1EZ
  • Other postcodes in ME7 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 51.3881, longitude 0.5470)

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 1EZ?

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 1EZ?

Every home and business at ME7 1EZ 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.

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 1EZ?

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

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

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 1EZ: 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 1EZ 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 1EZ?

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 1EZ

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

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 990 homes in the neighbourhood around ME7 1EZ. Over half of them (57%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (54%). 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 1EZ

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 £2,329 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,552.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 560 (57%)£1,552
Band Babout 400 (40%)£1,811
Band Cabout 20 (2%)£2,070
Band Dabout 10 (1%)£2,329
Band Efewer than 5£2,846
Band Ffewer than 5£3,363
Band Gwithheld£3,881
Band Hfewer than 5£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. 54% Before 1900
  2. 4% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. Withheld 1945 to 1964
  5. 24% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 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 ME7 1EZ is in (ONS area E01016031), 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 1EZ?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME7 1EZ 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 2.0 kmCycle

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest James Street Top, 34 m away.

More stations near ME7 1EZ, 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 1EZ?

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

0 within 1 km 5 within 3 km

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

  • Allego Charging point · No details mapped 1.6 kmCycle
  • VendElectric Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 1.6 kmCycle
  • VendElectric Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 1.6 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 ME7 1EZ?

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

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 1EZ?

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

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

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

The centre of ME7 1EZ 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 1EZ?

Police.uk records 794 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME7 1EZ in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences283 reports
Anti-social behaviour183 reports
Criminal damage and arson70 reports
Other theft57 reports
Public order52 reports
Vehicle crime34 reports

Also: shoplifting 31, burglary 21, drugs 21, other crime 19, possession of weapons 9, robbery 7, 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 1EZ

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
April 1986

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

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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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