How many schools are near ME4 5UP?

There are 62 schools within a 2-mile catchment of ME4 5UP, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted. Data from DfE GIAS / Ofsted.

62 crimes were reported within 400m of ME4 5UP in the most recent month of UK Police API data. The area sits in IMD crime decile 1/10 nationally. For detailed crime breakdowns, visit the NestScope interactive map.

What transport is near ME4 5UP?

Transport within 0.5 miles of ME4 5UP includes 33 bus stops. Data from NaPTAN.

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ME4 5UP · Neighbourhood Report

Area Report

Last updated 13 JUN 2026

ME4 5UP

Neighbourhood Report

What's nearby — across walking, short-drive and school catchment distance. Data from official UK government sources.

NestScope Score

43/ 100

A more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood

Anchored on official IMD data — decile 1/10, ranked 1,534 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England.

How this score is calculated

41Schools

35Safety

73Health

60Transport

71Green

87Amenities

01 — Snapshot

Around ME4 5UP.

The large figure is how many we found nearby; the chip beside each label is that category’s NestScope score out of 100 — higher beats more of the UK.

Schools41/100

16Good/Outstanding within 1 mi

40 rated Good or better within 2 mi · 62 schools in total

Phoenix Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 mi Greenvale Primary SchoolGood · 0.1 mi Blue Skies School0.3 mi The Victory AcademyGood · 0.3 mi All Saints Church of England Primary SchoolGood · 0.4 mi New Road Primary SchoolGood · 0.4 mi

Nearest top-rated: Phoenix Primary School (Good) — 0.1 mi

Safety35/100

62crimes last month

IMD crime decile 2/10 · 62 crimes in 400m last month (residential-weighted: 51.5)

Crimes reported last month · UK Police API

Healthcare73/100

21GP & hospitals

IMD health decile 2/10 · 20 GP, 1 hospital, 23 dentists, pharmacy 0.1 mi within 1.5 mi

Nearest GP: BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE — 0.4 mi

Transport60/100

No rail stations within 0.5 miles · 33 bus stops nearby

Green space71/100

11green spaces

IMD environment decile 4/10 · 25.2 ha total — largest park 8.1 ha (0.38 mi away)

Nearest: Sports Facility (200 m²) — 0.3 mi

Amenities87/100

27supermarkets

27 supermarkets within 2 mi — Morrisons, Spar, Marks and Spencer, Iceland… — nearest 0.1 mi — library 0.9 mi

Nearest: Morrisons Daily Chatham Albert Road — 0.1 mi

02 — Environment

Environment & risk near ME4 5UP.

Official risk flags for context — deliberately not part of the NestScope score (they’re categorical hazards, not amenities).

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low)

Flood Zone 1 — low risk (less than 1 in 1,000 annual chance) · Source: Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning

Zone 1

Zone 2

Zone 3

Air qualityLow

11.7µg/m³

NO₂ annual mean · WHO guideline 10 · UK limit 40 · Source: DEFRA UK-AIR 2024

<10

10–20

20–30

30–40

≥40

03 — House prices

Sold prices in ME4.

Average sold price by property type across the ME4 district, 2021–2026 — 3,229 sales.

Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Flat

Detached£523k▲ 9.9%

Semi-detached£439k▲ 26.1%

Terraced£262k▼ 0.5%

Flat£158k▼ 34.4%

District-level averages (ME4) — broad enough to show a reliable trend. A single postcode usually sees too few sales to chart. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data (Crown Copyright / OGL v3.0).

About ME4 5UP

ME4 5UP scores 43/100 on the NestScope Score, with its strongest showing in local amenities and healthcare — with Morrisons Daily Chatham Albert Road about 3 minutes' walk away. The main trade-off is its safety score. The breakdown below draws on official UK data covering schools, safety, healthcare, transport, environment and local amenities.

In national context, ME4 5UP is a more affordable, lower-income neighbourhood — IMD decile 1/10, ranked 1,534 of 32,844 neighbourhoods in England. The Index of Multiple Deprivation is the UK government's official measure of relative deprivation, refreshed roughly every five years. Housing pressure here is moderate (IMD housing decile 6/10).

There are 62 schools within the typical catchment area, including 4 rated Outstanding by Ofsted and 36 rated Good. The nearest school is Phoenix Primary School (Ofsted: Good), within a short walk.

There were 62 crimes reported on the surrounding streets in the most recent month, indicating a elevated level of immediate-area crime.

Healthcare access is good, with 20 GP surgeries, 1 hospital and 23 dental practices in the wider neighbourhood. The nearest GP practice is BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE, about 7 minutes' walk away. The nearest hospital is MEDWAY HOSPITAL, 0.8 mi away. A pharmacy is about 2 minutes' walk away.

There are no train or Tube stations near ME4 5UP. Bus services provide the main public transport, with 33 bus stops in the immediate area.

The location is in Flood Zone 1 (low risk — less than a 1 in 1,000 annual chance of river or sea flooding).

There are 11 green spaces within walking distance, totalling 25.2 hectares of parks and outdoor space. The nearest is Sports Facility (200 m²), about 5 minutes' walk away. It also lies just beside a open access land (about 9 minutes' walk away), adding open countryside that isn't recorded as a formal park.

There are 27 supermarkets in the wider area, including Morrisons, Spar, Marks and Spencer, Iceland and others. The nearest is Morrisons Daily Chatham Albert Road, about 3 minutes' walk away. A public library is 0.9 mi away.

Sources: DfE/Ofsted, UK Police API, NHS ODS, NaPTAN, Environment Agency, Ordnance Survey, Natural England, DEFRA, Geolytix and Arts Council England. For an interactive map view, explore ME4 5UP on NestScope.

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