ME2 4AR maps, stats, and open data

ME2 4AR lies on High Street in Strood, Rochester. ME2 4AR is located in the Strood North & Frindsbury electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Medway and the English Parliamentary constituency of Rochester and Strood. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q and the police force is Kent. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.

ME2 4AR maps

ME2 4AR map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME2 4AR map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME2 4AR geodata

Easting	573773
Northing	169192
Latitude	51.395151
Longitude	0.496489

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME2 4AR?

Street	High Street
Locality	Strood
Town/City	Rochester
Country	England
Postcode District	ME2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME2 4AR Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME2 4AR as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	10m	33ft

Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.

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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Strood North & Frindsbury
Constituency	Rochester And Strood

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME2 4AR

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	301m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Parking Area	301m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Parking Area	301m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME2 4AR

Matalan (Commercial Road)	Strood	121m
Post Office (North Street)	Strood	145m
Canal Road (High Street)	Strood	171m
Canal Road (High Street)	Strood	201m
St Mary's Road (North Street)	Strood	234m

Nearest railway stations to ME2 4AR

Strood Station	0.3km
Rochester Station	1.4km
Chatham Station	2.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME2 4AR

Broadband access in ME2 4AR (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in ME2 4AR (2019 data)

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Median download speed	22.2Mbps
Average download speed	56.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	1.1Mbps
Average upload speed	3.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME2 4AR (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps	0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps	0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME2 4AR

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Source: Ofcom
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ME2 4AR gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME2 4AR by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	136,280
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,628
Median (kWh/meter)	8,585

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME2 4AR, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME2 4AR.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

84.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME2 4AR:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME2 4AR (meters)

Strood Community Shop CIC

60-68 High Street

11m

Ramos

70-72 High Street

19m

Iceland

69-73 High Street

28m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME2 4AR

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Strood Post Office	18:30	12:30	150m
Strood Post Office	18:30	12:30	150m
Canal Road	17:30	11:30	158m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME2 4AR

Facility	Distance
The Gym Group (Strood) Commercial Road, Rochester Health and Fitness Gym	153m
All Faiths Children's Academy Gun Lane, Rochester Grass Pitches	369m
Beefs & Babes (Strood) Priory Road, Rochester Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	525m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME2 4AR

School	Phase of Education	Distance
All Faiths Children's Academy Gun Lane, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4UF	Primary	377m
St Nicholas Cecv Primary School St Nicholas Cevc Primary School, London Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3HU	Primary	535m
Rochester Riverside Church of England Primary School Gas House Road, Rochester, ME1 1US	Primary	683m

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Source: Edubase
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Environment

Risk of ME2 4AR flooding from rivers and sea	High
➜ ME2 4AR flood map

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Source: Open Flood Risk by Postcode
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ME2 4AR ITL and ME2 4AR LAU

The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for ME2 4AR:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLJ	South East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLJ4	Kent
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLJ41	Medway
LAU 1 Code	Name
E06000035	Medway

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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ME2 4AR census areas

The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for ME2 4AR:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081557
LSOA	E01016140	Medway 006D
MSOA	E02003319	Medway 006

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME2 4AR

ME2 4AH	High Street	37m
ME2 4AX	Station Road	58m
ME2 4AP	High Street	131m
ME2 4SH	North Street	146m
ME2 4TJ	High Street	163m
ME2 4AB	High Street	172m
ME2 4WQ	Station Road	207m
ME2 4DE	Burgess Road	225m
ME2 4DD	Grange Road	230m
ME2 4SR	North Street	261m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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