ME2 4BU maps, stats, and open data

ME2 4BU lies on Bowes Road in Rochester. ME2 4BU 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 4BU maps

ME2 4BU map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME2 4BU map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME2 4BU geodata

Easting573975
Northing169587
Latitude51.398638
Longitude0.499554

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME2 4BU?

StreetBowes Road
Town/CityRochester
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME2
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ME2 4BU Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation10m33ft

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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Politics

WardStrood North & Frindsbury
ConstituencyRochester And Strood

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME2 4BU

June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Grove Road78m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near South Eastern Road110m
June 2022Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Evelyn Close117m
➜ Bowes Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME2 4BU

Station Road (Frindsbury Road)Frindsbury Extra117m
English Martyrs Church (Frindsbury Road)Frindsbury Extra260m
Railway Station (Canal Road)Strood266m
Wingrove DriveStrood291m
English Martyrs Church (Frindsbury Road)Frindsbury Extra291m

Nearest railway stations to ME2 4BU

Strood Station0.2km
Rochester Station1.6km
Chatham Station2.5km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME2 4BU

Broadband access in ME2 4BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME2 4BU (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed58.0Mbps
Average download speed67.9Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME2 4BU (2020 data)

Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps0.0%
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps0.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME2 4BU

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ME2 4BU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)353,603
Meter count42
Mean (kWh/meter)8,419
Median (kWh/meter)8,298

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)104,660
Meter count39
Mean (kWh/meter)2,684
Median (kWh/meter)2,297
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME2 4BU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME2 4BU.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

81.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME2 4BU:

Food Standards Agency

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

General Stores & Off Licence
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
59 Grove Road
107m
Shumi Tandoori
Food Hygiene Rating: 3 (Generally Satisfactory)
48A Grange Road
112m
Peking Express
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
52 Station Road
120m

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Nearest post box to ME2 4BU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Hillside Avenue17:4512:30269m
Strood Station17:3011:30276m
Frindsbury Road17:3011:45347m

Nearest sports facilities to ME2 4BU

FacilityDistance
All Faiths Children's Academy
Gun Lane, Rochester
Grass Pitches
444m
The Gym Group (Strood)
Commercial Road, Rochester
Health and Fitness Gym
580m
Hilltop Primary Academy
Hilltop Road, Rochester
Grass Pitches, Swimming Pool
755m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME2 4BU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School
Frindsbury Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4JA
Primary307m
All Faiths Children's Academy
Gun Lane, Strood, Rochester, ME2 4UF
Primary419m
Hilltop Primary Academy
Hilltop Road, Frindsbury, Rochester, ME2 4QN
Primary749m

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ME2 4BU ITL and ME2 4BU 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 4BU:

ITL 1 CodeName
TLJSouth East (England)
ITL 2 CodeName
TLJ4Kent
ITL 3 CodeName
TLJ41Medway
LAU 1 CodeName
E06000035Medway

ME2 4BU 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 4BU:

CodeName
OAE00081586
LSOAE01016136Medway 006B
MSOAE02003319Medway 006

Nearest postcodes to ME2 4BU

ME2 4DBGrange Road37m
ME2 4BSStation Road62m
ME2 4BTStation Road78m
ME2 4BXGrove Road85m
ME2 4BPStation Road102m
ME2 4BNSouth Eastern Road104m
ME2 4TBFrindsbury Road106m
ME2 4DAGrange Road136m
ME2 4TDFrindsbury Road145m
ME2 4BLStation Road146m