ME5 0BW maps, stats, and open data
ME5 0BW lies on Rowan Lea in Chatham. ME5 0BW is located in the Luton electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Medway and the English Parliamentary constituency of Chatham and Aylesford. 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 July 1990.
ME5 0BW maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME5 0BW geodata
| Easting | 576864 |
| Northing | 166003 |
| Latitude | 51.365551 |
| Longitude | 0.539258 |
Where is ME5 0BW?
| Street | Rowan Lea |
| Town/City | Chatham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME5 |
ME5 0BW Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME5 0BW as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 40m | 131ft |
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
| Ward | Luton |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Chatham And Aylesford |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME5 0BW
2022 27 JAN £325,000 |
2019 16 AUG £178,000 |
63, ROWAN LEA, CHATHAM, ME5 0BW 2015 25 AUG £243,000 |
2010 23 APR £175,000 |
2004 27 JUL £118,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME5 0BW
| Street End Road | Wayfield | 49m |
| Street End Road | Wayfield | 61m |
| Morrisons Local (Street End Road) | Wayfield | 228m |
| Morrisons Local (Street End Road) | Wayfield | 254m |
| Mill Lane (Street End Road) | Wayfield | 349m |
Nearest railway stations to ME5 0BW
| Chatham Station | 2.1km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 2.5km |
| Rochester Station | 3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME5 0BW (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 | 88.0% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME5 0BW (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 40.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 59.1Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 152.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME5 0BW (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% |
ME5 0BW gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME5 0BW by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 165,509 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 24 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,896 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 6,248 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 76,298 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 21 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,633 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,269 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 0BW, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 0BW.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
81.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 0BW:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 0BW (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME5 0BW
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Hopewell Drive | 17:30 | 11:30 | 546m |
| Luton High Street | 17:30 | 12:00 | 718m |
| Edinburgh Road | 17:30 | 11:30 | 800m |
ME5 0BW ITL and ME5 0BW 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 ME5 0BW:
| 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 |
ME5 0BW 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 ME5 0BW:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081213 | |
| LSOA | E01016066 | Medway 027C |
| MSOA | E02003340 | Medway 027 |
Nearest postcodes to ME5 0BW
| ME5 0BG | Street End Road | 82m |
| ME5 0BQ | Rowan Lea | 110m |
| ME5 0BH | Crestway | 138m |
| ME5 0BY | Bankside | 151m |
| ME5 0BD | Crestway | 167m |
| ME5 0DA | Bankside | 183m |
| ME5 0AJ | Downsview | 187m |
| ME5 0EB | Hazel Grove | 192m |
| ME5 0DB | Street End Road | 217m |
| ME5 0AL | Downsview | 218m |
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