ME2 2XL maps, stats, and open data

ME2 2XL lies on Albatross Avenue in Rochester. ME2 2XL is located in the Strood West 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 2XL maps

ME2 2XL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME2 2XL 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 2XL geodata

Easting	571446
Northing	168928
Latitude	51.393487
Longitude	0.462917

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME2 2XL?

Street	Albatross Avenue
Town/City	Rochester
Country	England
Postcode District	ME2
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME2 2XL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME2 2XL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	60m	197ft

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 West
Constituency	Rochester And Strood

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME2 2XL

November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near St Paul'S Close	459m
November 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Seagull Road	400m
November 2022	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Seagull Road	400m
➜ Albatross Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME2 2XL

Albatross Avenue (Bligh Way)	Earl Estate	34m
Albatross Avenue (Bligh Way)	Earl Estate	46m
Scholars Rise (Bligh Way)	Earl Estate	168m
Bligh Way Shops (Bligh Way)	Earl Estate	192m
Scholars Rise (Bligh Way)	Earl Estate	208m

Nearest railway stations to ME2 2XL

Cuxton Station	2.2km
Strood Station	2.6km
Rochester Station	3.4km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME2 2XL

Broadband access in ME2 2XL (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 2XL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	85.0Mbps
Average download speed	71.0Mbps
Maximum download speed	100.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	10.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.08Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME2 2XL (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 2XL

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Source: Ofcom
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ME2 2XL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME2 2XL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	108,876
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,610
Median (kWh/meter)	14,258

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	26,028
Meter count	8
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,254
Median (kWh/meter)	2,947

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME2 2XL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME2 2XL.
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

75.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME2 2XL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME2 2XL (meters)

Bligh Way Kebab

165 Bligh Way

185m

Lucky Star

167 Bligh Way

190m

Bligh Way Food And Wine

171 Bligh Way

201m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME2 2XL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Bligh Way Post Office	17:30	12:00	210m
Chelmsford Road	17:30	12:00	413m
Salters Cross Post Office	17:30	11:15	748m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME2 2XL

Facility	Distance
Bligh Junior School Bligh Way, Rochester Grass Pitches	283m
Knights Place Stangate Road, Rochester Grass Pitches	520m
Strood Academy Carnation Road, Rochester Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch, Studio	552m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME2 2XL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Bligh Primary School (Infants) Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2XJ	Primary	159m
Bligh Primary School (Juniors) Bligh Way, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2XJ	Primary	159m
Strood Academy Carnation Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 2SX	Secondary	384m

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Source: Edubase
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ME2 2XL ITL and ME2 2XL 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 2XL:

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 2XL 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 2XL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081667
LSOA	E01016155	Medway 008D
MSOA	E02003321	Medway 008

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME2 2XL

ME2 2XE	Bligh Way	56m
ME2 2UX	Bligh Way	64m
ME2 2XF	Bligh Way	73m
ME2 2RE	Tern Crescent	107m
ME2 2XN	Albatross Avenue	116m
ME2 2UZ	Bligh Way	117m
ME2 2SQ	Seagull Road	120m
ME2 2XU	Pelican Close	145m
ME2 2UY	Bligh Way	148m
ME2 2SG	Seagull Road	156m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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