ME Postcode Area for the Medway Region

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This section of the site is all about the ME Postcode area, also known as the Medway Postal Area. Explore links to the next level to learn more about specific postcode districts such as ME1.

Detailed map of ME Medway Rochester Postcode Area
Detailed map showing districts and posttowns in the ME Area
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Map of the ME Medway Postcode Area

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Quick Facts about the ME Postcode

ME Area Statistics
Width from East to West 29.00 mi
Height from North to South 20.49 mi
Area of ME 389.73 mi²
Maximum Width 29.08 mi
Perimeter of Postcode Area 217.50 mi
Number of Postcode Districts 21
Number of Postcode Sectors 82
Number of Post Towns 11
Number of Postcodes 16,544
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The ME postcode area represents a group of 20 postal districts in the Medway area of the United Kingdom. The area code stands for the letters m and e in MEdway. The area has a population of 607,143 and covers an area of 981,826 hectares. Fun fact: 0.93% of the population of Great Britain lives in this area.

The postcode area falls within the following counties: Kent (100.00%).

Post Towns and Postcode Districts

ROCHESTER
ME1 KentME2 KentME3 Kent
CHATHAM
ME4 KentME5 Kent
AYLESFORD
ME6 KentME20 Kent
SNODLAND
ME6 Kent
WEST MALLING
ME6 KentME19 Kent
GILLINGHAM
ME7 KentME8 Kent
SITTINGBOURNE
ME9 KentME10 Kent
QUEENBOROUGH
ME11 Kent
SHEERNESS
ME12 Kent
FAVERSHAM
ME13 Kent
MAIDSTONE
ME14 KentME15 KentME16 KentME17 KentME18 Kent

Where is the ME Postcode Area?

The ME Medway Postcode is in the South East of England.. The postal area borders the following neighbouring postal areas: DA - Dartford, CT - Canterbury, SS - Southend-on-Sea, RM - Romford and TN - Tonbridge, It also borders The Thames Estuary and The Tidal Thames.


Map Showing Location of the postcode area
Where is the postcode area?
A word cloud for the postcode area
A word cloud for the area

How built up is the Postcode Area?

I've calculated the total area covered by building footprints within the postcode area.
By analyzing this against the total area, I've determined the percentage of the area that's developed, this will give you an idea of how urban or rural the postcode region is.
The higher the percentage the more urban the area is. For example the least urban district is ME9 and the most urban is ME4.

Building Area Summary
Postcode District Total Area (m²) Footprint Area (m²) Built Percentage %
ME9 155,250,202 1,768,182 1.14%
ME13 139,390,753 1,667,433 1.20%
ME18 39,610,256 479,271 1.21%
ME3 121,032,547 1,697,247 1.40%
ME17 136,218,512 1,963,962 1.44%
ME12 84,325,044 2,090,622 2.48%
ME19 42,357,394 1,248,182 2.95%
ME14 45,767,744 1,649,249 3.60%
ME11 5,477,064 275,500 5.03%
ME15 36,930,488 2,115,260 5.73%
ME1 21,796,425 1,282,673 5.88%
ME2 30,639,094 1,820,849 5.94%
ME20 20,084,628 1,367,101 6.81%
ME6 6,366,944 455,488 7.15%
ME7 20,472,658 1,850,572 9.04%
ME16 14,609,960 1,355,825 9.28%
ME5 16,861,921 1,786,735 10.60%
ME8 18,743,235 2,155,977 11.50%
ME10 17,829,979 2,328,165 13.06%
ME4 6,685,667 1,229,413 18.39%
Total 980,450,515 (m²) 30,587,706 (m²) 3.12%
Map of the ME Postcode Area

A map showing the boundary of ME in relation to other areas

There are 11 towns within the Medway postcode area.

Map of Posttowns in the ME
Map of Posttowns in the ME Postal Area
Area of the ME postcode area
Unit Area²
Hectares 981,826²
Miles 3,791²
Feet 105,682,768,814²
Kilometres 9,818²

Postal Delivery Offices Serving the Postcode Area

  • Boughton Monchelsea Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Chatham Delivery Office
  • Eastchurch Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Faversham Delivery Office
  • Gillingham (me) Delivery Office
  • Hoo Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Lenham Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Leys Delivery Office Wn-on-sea Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Lowerstoke Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Maidstone Delivery Office
  • Medway Valley Delivery Office
  • Rainham (me) Delivery Office
  • Rochester Delivery Office
  • Sheerness Delivery Office
  • Sittingbourne Delivery Office
  • Sutton Valence Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Wateringbury Scale Payment Delivery Office
  • Yalding Scale Payment Delivery Office

Tourist Attractions within the Area

Nearby Postcodes

DA
CT
SS
RM
TN

Councils within the ME Area

Councils within the ME area
Medway (B) (6058 postcodes)
Maidstone District (B) (4544 postcodes)
Swale District (B) (3932 postcodes)
Tonbridge and Malling District (B) (1869 postcodes)
Gravesham District (B) (137 postcodes)
Ashford District (B) (4 postcodes)

Towns and Villages within the Area

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