ME4
Outer Postcode Area • 1,262 PostcodesWorking on listings or site checks?
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Commercial location facts for ME4
Local facts for retail and business operators: residents, deprivation, nearby food businesses, noise and planning constraints.
English IoD 2025, 10 = least deprived
Food Standards Agency register
Not on the Defra noise map
Use class rights depend on the premises: check with the council
Local facts for businesses
Official figures for ME4. Footfall, spending and rents are not measured here.
- Fastest broadband available
- 300 Mbit/s or more
- Ofcom
Food and drink businesses within 1 km
- Restaurants and cafés52
- Takeaways28
- Pubs and bars7
- Food shops and supermarkets69
Food Standards Agency register of inspected premises.
Planning constraints
planning.data.gov.uk (DLUHC) & Historic England
- Article 4 direction
- Inside an area
- Chatham Central & Brompton
- Conservation area
- None recorded
- Tree preservation zone
- None recorded
Some permitted development rights are restricted here, so changes may need planning permission.
- Inside an Article 4 direction area (Chatham Central & Brompton): some permitted development rights are removed, so planning permission may be needed.
- Not in a conservation area recorded by the council.
- 1 listed building(s) within 100m (nearest: Grade II 248, HIGH STREET, 44m). Work affecting their setting may need extra consent.
Spatial screening uses the postcode centroid. Properties on boundaries must be checked against the council’s own maps.
Noise Pollution & Airport Flight Paths
Defra Strategic Noise Mapping (Agglomerations & Major Transport)
Data quality: Aggregated across 1,262 constituent postcodes
1262 official/live sections, 0 fallback sections, 0 missing or limited sections. Generated 23 Oct 2026, 11:58.
Frequently Asked Questions
Official open-data answers about safety, schools, connectivity, and living in ME4.
Is ME4 a good place to live?
ME4 in Medway scores 38.8/100 overall in the Postcodewise area report, which combines safety, schools, transport, housing, demographics, environment and connectivity from official open data.
What is the crime rate in ME4?
The ME4 report shows recent police-recorded crime levels and trends in Medway, sourced from Police.uk street-level data.
What schools are near ME4?
The ME4 schools report lists nearby primary and secondary schools with Ofsted-linked ratings and distances.
How well connected is ME4?
The ME4 report covers nearby transport links, broadband speeds and mobile coverage for the area.
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