ME7 3RT postcode in Gillingham, Medway

ME7 3RT is a postcode in Gillingham, in the Hempstead & Wigmore 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 94% of homes and businesses can get it. Medway: 90% Typical price £420,000 Homes sold in ME7 3, last 12 months. ▲ 6.6% on the year before Nearest station Rainham (Kent) 3.0 km in a straight line

Where ME7 3RT is, and what is near it

Map of ME7 3RT and what is near it Map of ME7 3RT: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the ME7 3 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 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 3AQ: also in ME7 3ME7 3DW: also in ME7 3ME7 3HJ: also in ME7 3ME7 3JF: also in ME7 3ME7 3NG: also in ME7 3ME7 3NS: also in ME7 3ME7 3NT: also in ME7 3ME7 3NZ: also in ME7 3ME7 3PF: also in ME7 3ME7 3PG: also in ME7 3ME7 3PJ: also in ME7 3ME7 3PN: also in ME7 3ME7 3PT: also in ME7 3ME7 3PW: also in ME7 3ME7 3PY: also in ME7 3ME7 3PZ: also in ME7 3ME7 3QA: also in ME7 3ME7 3QB: also in ME7 3ME7 3QE: also in ME7 3ME7 3QF: also in ME7 3ME7 3QG: also in ME7 3ME7 3QN: also in ME7 3ME7 3QP: also in ME7 3ME7 3QQ: also in ME7 3ME7 3QR: also in ME7 3ME7 3QS: also in ME7 3ME7 3QT: also in ME7 3ME7 3QU: also in ME7 3ME7 3QW: also in ME7 3ME7 3QY: also in ME7 3ME7 3QZ: also in ME7 3ME7 3RA: also in ME7 3ME7 3RB: also in ME7 3ME7 3RF: also in ME7 3ME7 3RH: also in ME7 3ME7 3RJ: also in ME7 3ME7 3RL: also in ME7 3ME7 3RN: also in ME7 3ME7 3RR: also in ME7 3ME7 3RS: also in ME7 3ME7 3SA: also in ME7 3ME7 3SG: also in ME7 3ME7 3SH: also in ME7 3ME7 3SL: also in ME7 3ME7 3SN: also in ME7 3ME7 3SQ: also in ME7 3ME7 3TG: also in ME7 3 School 550 mGP 1.3 kmGP 1.4 km2 schools, 1.8 kmGillingham (Kent) station 4.4 kmHempstead & Wigmore ME7 3RT Map of ME7 3RT and what is near it Map of ME7 3RT: its centre point, with the 172 other postcodes in the ME7 3 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 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 500 m. GP 1.3 kmGP 1.4 kmRainham (Kent) station 3.0 kmHempstead & Wigmore ME7 3RT
  • ME7 3RT
  • Other postcodes in ME7 3: 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 51.3510, longitude 0.5765)

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 3RT?

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 3RT?

Every home and business at ME7 3RT can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 94% can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)94% 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 3RT?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME7 3RT today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ME7 3RT 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 3RT 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 3RT.

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 3RT: 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 3RT 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 3RT?

Homes in ME7 3 sold for a typical £420,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 77 sales, up 6.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£420,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£394,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £555,000 31 sales
  • Semi-detached £407,500 24 sales
  • Terraced £293,475 22 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 3RT

HM Land Registry records 2 standard sales of homes in ME7 3RT from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 28 March 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 ME7 3RT?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around ME7 3RT. The largest share of them, 48%, are in council tax band D. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (67%). 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 3RT

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 £3,881 (band G); band D, the most common, is £2,329.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Awithheld£1,552
Band Babout 20 (3%)£1,811
Band Cabout 80 (12%)£2,070
Band Dabout 330 (48%)£2,329
Band Eabout 180 (26%)£2,846
Band Fabout 50 (7%)£3,363
Band Gabout 30 (4%)£3,881
Band Hwithheld£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 21% 1945 to 1964
  5. 67% 1965 to 1982
  6. 4% 1983 to 1999
  7. 1% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: 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 3RT is in (ONS area E01016050), 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 3RT?

The nearest open schools to ME7 3RT, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME7 3RT, 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 3RT?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME7 3RT is Rainham (Kent) Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Rainham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 4.4 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 Hickory Dell, 98 m away.

More stations near ME7 3RT, 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 3RT?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME7 3RT, 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 3RT?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME7 3RT, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.0 kmWalk
  • Medway Eastbound Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 2.3 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 2.4 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 ME7 3RT?

The nearest to the centre of ME7 3RT, 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 3RT?

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 3RT?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME7 3RT, 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 3RT?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME7 3RT, 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 3RT?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME7 3RT 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 3RT in a conservation area?

The centre of ME7 3RT 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 ME7 3RT?

Police.uk records 76 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME7 3RT in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour28 reports
Violence and sexual offences24 reports
Shoplifting6 reports
Other theft6 reports
Criminal damage and arson4 reports
Public order3 reports

Also: vehicle crime 2, other crime 2, drugs 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 ME7 3RT

Ward
Hempstead & Wigmore
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 3SL70 mME8 0QL130 mME7 3QP140 mME8 0SE210 mME7 3SH220 mME7 3SQ240 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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