ME5 7BJ maps, stats, and open data

ME5 7BJ lies on Upper Luton Road in Chatham. ME5 7BJ 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 January 1980.

ME5 7BJ maps

ME5 7BJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME5 7BJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME5 7BJ geodata

Easting577290
Northing166765
Latitude51.372263
Longitude0.545750

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME5 7BJ?

StreetUpper Luton Road
Town/CityChatham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME5
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ME5 7BJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME5 7BJ as distance above sea level:

MetresFeet
Elevation30m98ft

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

WardLuton
ConstituencyChatham And Aylesford

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME5 7BJ

January 2024DrugsOn or near Parking Area376m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area376m
December 2023Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Parking Area376m
➜ Upper Luton Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 7BJ

Luton Junior School (Luton Road)Luton86m
Upper Luton Road (Luton Road)Luton128m
Luton Junior School (Luton Road)Luton134m
Upper Luton Road (Luton Road)Luton189m
Hen And Chicks (High Street)Luton265m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 7BJ

Gillingham (Kent) Station1.6km
Chatham Station1.9km
Rochester Station2.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 7BJ

Broadband access in ME5 7BJ (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband93.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME5 7BJ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed50.0Mbps
Average download speed90.5Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed6.8Mbps
Average upload speed4.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed10.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 7BJ (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 ME5 7BJ

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ME5 7BJ gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME5 7BJ by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)418,198
Meter count41
Mean (kWh/meter)10,200
Median (kWh/meter)8,703

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)134,776
Meter count41
Mean (kWh/meter)3,287
Median (kWh/meter)2,729
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 7BJ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 7BJ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

89.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 7BJ:

Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 7BJ (meters)

Noahs Ark Preschool Playgrp
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Christ Church Community Hall
80m
Magnolija
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
308 Luton Road
143m
Luton Junior School
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Luton Road
203m

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Nearest post box to ME5 7BJ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Edinburgh Road17:3011:30136m
Luton High Street17:3012:00317m
Rainham Road Post Office17:3011:30329m

Nearest sports facilities to ME5 7BJ

FacilityDistance
Chatham Grammar School For Girls
Rainham Road, Chatham
Sports Hall, Grass Pitches, Studio
238m
Luton Invicta Social Club
Luton Road, Chatham
Sports Hall
529m
Luton Rec
Capstone Road, Chatham
Grass Pitches
946m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 7BJ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Luton Primary School
Luton Road, Chatham, ME4 5AW
Primary203m
Chatham Grammar
Rainham Road, Chatham, ME5 7EH
Secondary239m
Byron Primary School
Byron Road, Gillingham, ME7 5XX
Primary597m

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Source: Edubase
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ME5 7BJ ITL and ME5 7BJ 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 7BJ:

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

ME5 7BJ 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 7BJ:

CodeName
OAE00081195
LSOAE01016061Medway 020A
MSOAE02003333Medway 020

Nearest postcodes to ME5 7BJ

ME4 5BHLuton Road63m
ME5 7DDCoronation Road67m
ME5 7DHAmbrose Hill69m
ME4 5BDLuton Road92m
ME5 7DECoronation Road109m
ME5 7DFChurch Hill123m
ME5 7BSBeacon Road124m
ME5 7DGUpper Luton Road125m
ME5 7BPBeacon Road139m
ME4 5ARPheasant Road154m