ME5 8BS maps, stats, and open data
ME5 8BS lies on Dargets Road in Chatham. ME5 8BS 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 8BS maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME5 8BS geodata
| Easting | 576463 |
| Northing | 163083 |
| Latitude | 51.339446 |
| Longitude | 0.532056 |
Where is ME5 8BS?
| Street | Dargets Road |
| Town/City | Chatham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME5 |
ME5 8BS Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME5 8BS as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 130m | 427ft |
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 | Lordswood & Walderslade |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Chatham And Aylesford |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME5 8BS
2025 29 AUG £400,000 |
2023 4 AUG £492,000 |
79, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BS 2019 30 AUG £258,000 |
87, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BS 2018 31 JUL £220,000 |
2012 22 OCT £280,000 |
71, DARGETS ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 8BS 2002 3 DEC £165,000 |
2001 3 AUG £139,995 |
1998 13 MAR £130,000 |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME5 8BS
| Dargets Road | Walderslade | 21m |
| Dargets Road | Walderslade | 49m |
| Kellaway Road (Dargets Road) | Walderslade | 276m |
| Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane) | Lordswood | 311m |
| Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane) | Lordswood | 326m |
Nearest railway stations to ME5 8BS
| Chatham Station | 4.6km |
| Aylesford Station | 6.3km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME5 8BS (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 8BS (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 107.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 5.3Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 4.9Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 10.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME5 8BS (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 8BS gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME5 8BS by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 465,734 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 26 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 17,913 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 17,140 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 106,495 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 22 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 4,841 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 4,092 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8BS, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8BS.
- 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
23.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8BS:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 8BS (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME5 8BS
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Walderslade Post Office | 17:15 | 11:30 | 419m |
| Boxley Road | 16:00 | 11:00 | 526m |
| Ballens Road | 16:30 | 10:45 | 623m |
ME5 8BS ITL and ME5 8BS 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 8BS:
| 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 8BS 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 8BS:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081719 | |
| LSOA | E01016169 | Medway 037B |
| MSOA | E02003350 | Medway 037 |
Nearest postcodes to ME5 8BS
| ME5 8DG | Duchess Of Kent Drive | 109m |
| ME5 8BP | Dargets Road | 115m |
| ME5 8DJ | Mckenzie Road | 120m |
| ME5 8ED | Blackthorn Avenue | 135m |
| ME5 8BY | Kellaway Road | 145m |
| ME5 8DB | Hornbeam Avenue | 160m |
| ME5 8DQ | Mckenzie Road | 176m |
| ME5 8DZ | Savage Road | 194m |
| ME5 8BL | Dargets Road | 214m |
| ME5 8BX | Kellaway Road | 219m |
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