ME5 7QL maps, stats, and open data
ME5 7QL lies on Shanklin Close in Chatham. ME5 7QL 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 1980.
ME5 7QL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME5 7QL geodata
| Easting | 577142 |
| Northing | 165787 |
| Latitude | 51.363524 |
| Longitude | 0.543168 |
Where is ME5 7QL?
| Street | Shanklin Close |
| Town/City | Chatham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME5 |
ME5 7QL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME5 7QL 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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Politics
| Ward | Princes Park |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Chatham And Aylesford |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME5 7QL
2020 22 OCT £240,000 |
2016 15 APR £320,000 |
2005 16 DEC £119,000 |
2001 9 FEB £59,995 |
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 7QL
| Ventnor Close (Heron Way) | Princes Park | 125m |
| Ventnor Close (Heron Way) | Princes Park | 127m |
| North Dane Way | Lordswood | 311m |
| North Dane Way | Lordswood | 323m |
| Ryde Close (Heron Way) | Princes Park | 326m |
Nearest railway stations to ME5 7QL
| Chatham Station | 2.4km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 2.6km |
| Rochester Station | 3.4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME5 7QL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 81.7% |
| Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 81.7% |
| Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 81.7% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME5 7QL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 104.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 0.6Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 1.1Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 7.64Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME5 7QL (2020 data)
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 5.6% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 18.3% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 18.3% |
| Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 18.3% |
ME5 7QL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME5 7QL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 593,445 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 63 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 9,420 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 9,526 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 263,990 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 70 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,771 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,447 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 7QL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 7QL.
- 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
93.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 7QL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 7QL (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME5 7QL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Hopewell Drive | 17:30 | 11:30 | 391m |
| Luton High Street | 17:30 | 12:00 | 734m |
| Edinburgh Road | 17:30 | 11:30 | 961m |
ME5 7QL ITL and ME5 7QL 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 7QL:
| 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 7QL 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 7QL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081288 | |
| LSOA | E01016083 | Medway 031D |
| MSOA | E02003344 | Medway 031 |
Nearest postcodes to ME5 7QL
| ME5 7QN | Ventnor Close | 78m |
| ME5 0AN | Downsview | 81m |
| ME5 0AS | Cobtree Close | 97m |
| ME5 0AL | Downsview | 136m |
| ME5 0AU | Maunders Close | 141m |
| ME5 0AT | Nutfield Close | 147m |
| ME5 0AX | Brier Close | 173m |
| ME5 0AP | Downsview | 193m |
| ME5 0AY | Holly Close | 195m |
| ME5 7SP | Wiltshire Close | 195m |
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