ME5 8BQ maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8BQ lies on Dargets Road in Chatham. ME5 8BQ 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 February 1990.

ME5 8BQ maps

ME5 8BQ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
ME5 8BQ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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ME5 8BQ geodata

Easting576673
Northing162856
Latitude51.337341
Longitude0.534955

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 8BQ?

StreetDargets Road
Town/CityChatham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME5
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ME5 8BQ Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation140m459ft

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

WardLordswood & Walderslade
ConstituencyChatham And Aylesford

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME5 8BQ

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Dornden Gardens263m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Huckleberry Close395m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Aston Close425m
➜ Dargets Road crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8BQ

Kellaway Road (Dargets Road)Walderslade56m
Redwood Close (Dargets Road)Walderslade99m
Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood154m
Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood155m
Dargets RoadWalderslade327m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8BQ

Chatham Station4.9km
Aylesford Station6.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8BQ

Broadband access in ME5 8BQ (2020 data)

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

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

Broadband speed in ME5 8BQ (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed80.0Mbps
Average download speed90.0Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed20.0Mbps
Average upload speed13.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8BQ (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 8BQ

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ME5 8BQ gas and electricity consumption

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

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)50,745
Meter count10
Mean (kWh/meter)5,075
Median (kWh/meter)4,273
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8BQ, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8BQ.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

36.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8BQ:

Food Standards Agency

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

Teeny Feet Day Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
118 Dargets Road
161m
Victoria Playgroup
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
605 Lordswood Lane
272m
Sherlodge Garage
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
600 Lordswood Lane
357m

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Nearest post box to ME5 8BQ

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Coppice Road16:3010:45429m
Boxley Road16:0011:00470m
Ballens Road16:3010:45644m

Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8BQ

FacilityDistance
Lordswood School
Lords Wood Lane, Chatham
Grass Pitches
445m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (Chatham)
Lambourn Way, Lambourn Way, Chatham
Grass Pitches
612m
Lordswood Sport And Social Club
North Dane Way, Chatham
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
815m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8BQ

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN
Primary447m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
Primary618m
Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 8BJ
Primary760m

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Source: Edubase
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ME5 8BQ ITL and ME5 8BQ 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 8BQ:

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

ME5 8BQ 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 8BQ:

CodeName
OAE00081723
LSOAE01016170Medway 038E
MSOAE02003351Medway 038

Nearest postcodes to ME5 8BQ

ME5 8DFDuchess Of Kent Drive24m
ME5 8RGDargets Road44m
ME5 8DADargets Road67m
ME5 8RHSwingate Close68m
ME5 8REDargets Road90m
ME5 8DDDuchess Of Kent Drive113m
ME5 8RBLords Wood Lane121m
ME5 8QLRedwood Close123m
ME5 8DBHornbeam Avenue152m
ME5 8BXKellaway Road155m