ME5 8BL maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8BL lies on Dargets Road in Chatham. ME5 8BL is located in the Lordswood & Walderslade 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 8BL maps

ME5 8BL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME5 8BL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME5 8BL geodata

Easting	576304
Northing	163226
Latitude	51.340779
Longitude	0.529847

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME5 8BL?

Street	Dargets Road
Town/City	Chatham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME5 8BL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME5 8BL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Lordswood & Walderslade
Constituency	Chatham And Aylesford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME5 8BL

58, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BL 2021 16 DEC £430,000
66, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BL 2021 4 JUN £697,000
72, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BL 2021 12 MAY £385,000
70, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BL 2021 26 MAR £360,000
74, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BL 2021 13 JAN £800,000
80, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BL 2020 18 DEC £390,000
80, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BL 2014 12 SEP £298,500
60, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BL 2014 10 APR £290,000
48, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BL 2013 20 DEC £314,000
56A, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BL 2012 10 AUG £290,000

➜ Chatham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME5 8BL

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Huckleberry Close	404m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Huckleberry Close	404m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Huckleberry Close	404m
➜ Dargets Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8BL

Dargets Road	Walderslade	168m
Dargets Road	Walderslade	195m
Walderslade Primary School (Dargets Road)	Walderslade	268m
Walderslade Primary School (Dargets Road)	Walderslade	298m
Sherwood Oak (Robin Hood Lane)	Walderslade	299m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8BL

Chatham Station	4.4km
Rochester Station	5.2km
Cuxton Station	6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8BL

Broadband access in ME5 8BL (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME5 8BL (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	119.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	5.8Mbps
Average upload speed	7.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8BL (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8BL

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Source: Ofcom
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ME5 8BL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME5 8BL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	426,866
Meter count	22
Mean (kWh/meter)	19,403
Median (kWh/meter)	18,588

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	135,140
Meter count	23
Mean (kWh/meter)	5,876
Median (kWh/meter)	3,554

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8BL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8BL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

23.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8BL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 8BL (meters)

Windows For Children

Hill View

99m

The Contract Dining Company C/o

Walderslade Primary School

138m

Bliss Tea Rooms

383A Walderslade Road

207m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME5 8BL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Walderslade Post Office	17:15	11:30	255m
Chestnut Avenue	17:30	11:30	518m
Boxley Road	16:00	11:00	639m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8BL

Facility	Distance
Lordswood School Lords Wood Lane, Chatham Grass Pitches	548m
Oaklands Junior School Weeds Wood Road, Chatham Grass Pitches	774m
Tunbury Primary School Tunbury Avenue, Chatham Grass Pitches	962m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8BL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Walderslade Primary School Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 8BJ	Primary	246m
Lordswood School Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN	Primary	553m
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Bleakwood Road, Chatham, ME5 0NF	Primary	836m

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ME5 8BL ITL and ME5 8BL 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 8BL:

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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ME5 8BL 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 8BL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081719
LSOA	E01016169	Medway 037B
MSOA	E02003350	Medway 037

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME5 8BL

ME5 8AD	Thistlebank	89m
ME5 8ED	Blackthorn Avenue	104m
ME5 8AS	Rush Close	125m
ME5 8AB	Mossbank	129m
ME5 8BJ	Dargets Road	137m
ME5 8DJ	Mckenzie Road	154m
ME5 8AE	Birchfields	173m
ME5 8JA	Hillborough Grove	182m
ME5 8AA	Birchfields	191m
ME5 8AG	Birchfields	195m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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