ME7 4BY postcode in Gillingham, Medway

ME7 4BY is a postcode in Gillingham, in the Watling ward of Medway. It is in the Gillingham and Rainham parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since June 2002.

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 £282,261 Homes sold in ME7 4, last 12 months. ▲ 8.6% on the year before Nearest station Gillingham (Kent) 1.0 km in a straight line

Where ME7 4BY is, and what is near it

Map of ME7 4BY and what is near it Map of ME7 4BY: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the ME7 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. ME7 4AA: also in ME7 4ME7 4AB: also in ME7 4ME7 4AD: also in ME7 4ME7 4AE: also in ME7 4ME7 4AF: also in ME7 4ME7 4AG: also in ME7 4ME7 4AQ: also in ME7 4ME7 4AS: also in ME7 4ME7 4AT: also in ME7 4ME7 4AU: also in ME7 4ME7 4AW: also in ME7 4ME7 4AX: also in ME7 4ME7 4AY: also in ME7 4ME7 4BA: also in ME7 4ME7 4BB: also in ME7 4ME7 4BD: also in ME7 4ME7 4BE: also in ME7 4ME7 4BF: also in ME7 4ME7 4BG: also in ME7 4ME7 4BH: also in ME7 4ME7 4BJ: also in ME7 4ME7 4BL: also in ME7 4ME7 4BN: also in ME7 4ME7 4BP: also in ME7 4ME7 4BQ: also in ME7 4ME7 4BS: also in ME7 4ME7 4BU: also in ME7 4ME7 4BW: also in ME7 4ME7 4BX: also in ME7 4ME7 4DD: also in ME7 4ME7 4DF: also in ME7 4ME7 4DG: also in ME7 4ME7 4DH: also in ME7 4ME7 4DJ: also in ME7 4ME7 4DL: also in ME7 4ME7 4DP: also in ME7 4ME7 4DQ: also in ME7 4ME7 4DT: also in ME7 4ME7 4DW: also in ME7 4ME7 4DX: also in ME7 4ME7 4DY: also in ME7 4ME7 4DZ: also in ME7 4ME7 4EA: also in ME7 4ME7 4EB: also in ME7 4ME7 4EE: also in ME7 4ME7 4EF: also in ME7 4ME7 4EG: also in ME7 4ME7 4EH: also in ME7 4ME7 4EJ: also in ME7 4ME7 4EL: also in ME7 4ME7 4EP: also in ME7 4ME7 4EQ: also in ME7 4ME7 4ER: also in ME7 4ME7 4ES: also in ME7 4ME7 4ET: also in ME7 4ME7 4EU: also in ME7 4ME7 4EX: also in ME7 4ME7 4EY: also in ME7 4ME7 4EZ: also in ME7 4ME7 4GZ: also in ME7 4ME7 4HA: also in ME7 4ME7 4HB: also in ME7 4ME7 4HD: also in ME7 4ME7 4HE: also in ME7 4ME7 4HG: also in ME7 4ME7 4HH: also in ME7 4ME7 4HJ: also in ME7 4ME7 4HL: also in ME7 4ME7 4HN: also in ME7 4ME7 4HP: also in ME7 4ME7 4HR: also in ME7 4ME7 4HS: also in ME7 4ME7 4HT: also in ME7 4ME7 4HW: also in ME7 4ME7 4JB: also in ME7 4ME7 4JD: also in ME7 4ME7 4JE: also in ME7 4ME7 4JG: also in ME7 4ME7 4JH: also in ME7 4ME7 4JJ: also in ME7 4ME7 4JN: also in ME7 4ME7 4JP: also in ME7 4ME7 4JQ: also in ME7 4ME7 4JR: also in ME7 4ME7 4JS: also in ME7 4ME7 4JX: also in ME7 4ME7 4JY: also in ME7 4ME7 4LA: also in ME7 4ME7 4LE: also in ME7 4ME7 4LH: also in ME7 4ME7 4LJ: also in ME7 4ME7 4LL: also in ME7 4ME7 4LN: also in ME7 4ME7 4LP: also in ME7 4ME7 4LR: also in ME7 4ME7 4LS: also in ME7 4ME7 4LT: also in ME7 4ME7 4LU: also in ME7 4ME7 4LY: also in ME7 4ME7 4NA: also in ME7 4ME7 4NB: also in ME7 4ME7 4ND: also in ME7 4ME7 4NE: also in ME7 4ME7 4NG: also in ME7 4ME7 4NH: also in ME7 4ME7 4NJ: also in ME7 4ME7 4NL: also in ME7 4ME7 4NN: also in ME7 4ME7 4NQ: also in ME7 4ME7 4NT: also in ME7 4ME7 4PF: also in ME7 4ME7 4PG: also in ME7 4ME7 4PL: also in ME7 4ME7 4PN: also in ME7 4ME7 4PP: also in ME7 4ME7 4PQ: also in ME7 4ME7 4PR: also in ME7 4ME7 4PS: also in ME7 4ME7 4PT: also in ME7 4ME7 4PU: also in ME7 4ME7 4PW: also in ME7 4ME7 4PX: also in ME7 4ME7 4PY: also in ME7 4ME7 4PZ: also in ME7 4ME7 4QA: also in ME7 4ME7 4QB: also in ME7 4ME7 4QD: also in ME7 4ME7 4QE: also in ME7 4ME7 4QG: also in ME7 4ME7 4QH: also in ME7 4ME7 4QJ: also in ME7 4ME7 4QL: also in ME7 4ME7 4QN: also in ME7 4ME7 4QP: also in ME7 4ME7 4QQ: also in ME7 4ME7 4QR: also in ME7 4ME7 4QS: also in ME7 4ME7 4QT: also in ME7 4ME7 4QU: also in ME7 4ME7 4QX: also in ME7 4ME7 4RA: also in ME7 4ME7 4RB: also in ME7 4ME7 4RE: also in ME7 4ME7 4RF: also in ME7 4ME7 4RH: also in ME7 4ME7 4RL: also in ME7 4ME7 4RN: also in ME7 4ME7 4RP: also in ME7 4ME7 4RQ: also in ME7 4ME7 4RR: also in ME7 4ME7 4RS: also in ME7 4ME7 4RT: also in ME7 4ME7 4RU: also in ME7 4ME7 4RW: also in ME7 4ME7 4RX: also in ME7 4ME7 4RZ: also in ME7 4ME7 4SA: also in ME7 4ME7 4SB: also in ME7 4ME7 4SD: also in ME7 4ME7 4SE: also in ME7 4ME7 4SQ: also in ME7 4ME7 4ST: also in ME7 4 Chatham station 2.2 kmGillingham ME7 4BY Map of ME7 4BY and what is near it Map of ME7 4BY: its centre point, with the 162 other postcodes in the ME7 4 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Gillingham South ME7 4BY
  • ME7 4BY
  • Other postcodes in ME7 4: 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 51.3778, longitude 0.5533)

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 4BY?

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 4BY?

Every home and business at ME7 4BY 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 4BY?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME7 4BY today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ME7 4BY 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 4BY 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 4BY.

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 4BY: 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 4BY 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 4BY?

Homes in ME7 4 sold for a typical £282,261 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 86 sales, up 8.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£282,261 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£260,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 8.6% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £385,000 5 sales
  • Semi-detached £357,500 16 sales
  • Terraced £260,000 61 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 4 sales, too few to price

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 4BY

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME7 4BY 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 4BY

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at ME7 4BY. 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 4BY?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 580 homes in the neighbourhood around ME7 4BY. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band B. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (46%). 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 4BY

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 £3,881 (band G); band B, the most common, is £1,811.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 30 (5%)£1,552
Band Babout 230 (40%)£1,811
Band Cabout 160 (28%)£2,070
Band Dabout 90 (16%)£2,329
Band Eabout 40 (7%)£2,846
Band Fabout 20 (3%)£3,363
Band Gabout 10 (2%)£3,881
Band Hwithheld£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 46% 1900 to 1918
  3. 30% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. 2% 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 4BY is in (ONS area E01016178), 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 4BY?

The nearest open schools to ME7 4BY, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME7 4BY, 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 4BY?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME7 4BY is Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station, 1.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 1.0 kmWalk
  • Chatham Rail Station Railway station 2.2 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 Napier Road, 132 m away.

More stations near ME7 4BY, 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 4BY?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME7 4BY, 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 4BY?

0 within 1 km 6 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME7 4BY, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • VendElectric Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 2.8 kmCycle
  • VendElectric Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 2.8 kmCycle
  • VendElectric Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2 · up to 7.2 kW 2.8 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 4BY?

The nearest to the centre of ME7 4BY, 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 4BY?

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 4BY?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME7 4BY, 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 4BY?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME7 4BY, 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 4BY?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME7 4BY 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 4BY in a conservation area?

The centre of ME7 4BY is in 3 areas with planning rules of their 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 4BY?

Police.uk records 660 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME7 4BY in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences264 reports
Anti-social behaviour143 reports
Criminal damage and arson54 reports
Other theft45 reports
Public order30 reports
Vehicle crime27 reports

Also: burglary 25, shoplifting 21, drugs 17, other crime 17, robbery 8, possession of weapons 6, theft from the person 2, bicycle theft 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 4BY

Ward
Watling
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
June 2002

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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