ME5 7QD maps, stats, and open data
ME5 7QD lies on Birkhall Close in Chatham. ME5 7QD is located in the Princes Park 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 1983.
ME5 7QD maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME5 7QD geodata
| Easting | 576439 |
| Northing | 164342 |
| Latitude | 51.350762 |
| Longitude | 0.532336 |
Where is ME5 7QD?
| Street | Birkhall Close |
| Town/City | Chatham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME5 |
ME5 7QD Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME5 7QD as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 80m | 262ft |
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 | Princes Park |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Chatham And Aylesford |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME5 7QD
2025 21 JUL £430,000 |
2024 9 DEC £365,000 |
2023 14 DEC £370,000 |
2016 2 DEC £305,000 |
2016 11 NOV £367,500 |
2015 8 MAY £250,000 |
2014 21 MAY £283,000 |
2011 26 AUG £165,000 |
2010 16 JUL £249,995 |
2006 22 JUN £188,000 |
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 7QD
| Illustrious Close (Swallow Rise) | Princes Park | 134m |
| Maundene School (Princes Avenue) | Princes Park | 179m |
| Maundene School (Princes Avenue) | Princes Park | 183m |
| Illustrious Close (Swallow Rise) | Princes Park | 188m |
| Resolution Close (Heron Way) | Princes Park | 190m |
Nearest railway stations to ME5 7QD
| Chatham Station | 3.4km |
| Rochester Station | 4.2km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 4.2km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME5 7QD (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 ME5 7QD (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 59.9Mbps |
| Average download speed | 91.9Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 10.0Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 11.2Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 17.29Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME5 7QD (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 7QD gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME5 7QD by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 404,880 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 25 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 16,195 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 16,621 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 91,047 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 21 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,336 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,987 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 7QD, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 7QD.
- 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
40.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 7QD:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 7QD (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME5 7QD
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Safeway Post Office | 17:30 | 12:15 | 361m |
| Kingston Crescent | 16:30 | 10:45 | 540m |
| Chestnut Avenue | 17:30 | 11:30 | 877m |
ME5 7QD ITL and ME5 7QD 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 7QD:
| 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 7QD 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 7QD:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081301 | |
| LSOA | E01016078 | Medway 034A |
| MSOA | E02003347 | Medway 034 |
Nearest postcodes to ME5 7QD
| ME5 7QB | Swallow Rise | 92m |
| ME5 7QE | Highgrove Road | 104m |
| ME5 7RA | Bronington Close | 109m |
| ME5 7QQ | Glamis Close | 126m |
| ME5 7RN | Illustrious Close | 173m |
| ME5 7PZ | Chevening Close | 187m |
| ME5 7RJ | Resolution Close | 200m |
| ME5 7RW | Illustrious Close | 206m |
| ME5 7SA | Ramillies Close | 208m |
| ME5 7RB | Hampton Close | 216m |
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