ME5 8JY maps, stats, and open data
ME5 8JY lies on Ryegrass Close in Chatham. ME5 8JY 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 October 1984.
ME5 8JY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME5 8JY geodata
| Easting | 577175 |
| Northing | 164913 |
| Latitude | 51.355663 |
| Longitude | 0.543178 |
Where is ME5 8JY?
| Street | Ryegrass Close |
| Town/City | Chatham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME5 |
ME5 8JY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME5 8JY as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 90m | 295ft |
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 8JY
2024 29 AUG £550,000 |
2024 9 AUG £645,000 |
2023 10 MAY £600,000 |
2021 23 JUN £535,000 |
2021 14 MAY £550,000 |
4, RYEGRASS CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8JY 2021 15 MAR £650,000 |
2021 8 JAN £645,000 |
2020 3 AUG £680,000 |
2019 1 APR £428,000 |
17, RYEGRASS CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8JY 2017 5 MAY £450,000 |
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 8JY
| Swift Crescent (Princes Avenue) | Princes Park | 213m |
| Shawstead Road (North Dane Way) | Lordswood | 234m |
| Kingfisher Drive (Princes Avenue) | Princes Park | 248m |
| Kingfisher Drive (Princes Avenue) | Princes Park | 301m |
| Devon Close (Heron Way) | Princes Park | 438m |
Nearest railway stations to ME5 8JY
| Chatham Station | 3.1km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 3.5km |
| Rochester Station | 4km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME5 8JY (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 8JY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 136.6Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 14.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 14.6Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.36Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME5 8JY (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 8JY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME5 8JY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 672,318 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 28 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 24,011 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 22,908 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 192,153 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 28 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 6,863 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 6,211 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8JY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8JY.
- 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
30.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8JY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 8JY (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME5 8JY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Safeway Post Office | 17:30 | 12:15 | 608m |
| Kingston Crescent | 16:30 | 10:45 | 867m |
| The Links | 17:30 | 11:30 | 985m |
ME5 8JY ITL and ME5 8JY 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 8JY:
| 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 8JY 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 8JY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081300 | |
| LSOA | E01016079 | Medway 031C |
| MSOA | E02003344 | Medway 031 |
Nearest postcodes to ME5 8JY
| ME5 7QU | Manchester Close | 105m |
| ME5 7QY | Swift Crescent | 130m |
| ME5 7QX | Anson Close | 136m |
| ME5 8LL | Vixen Close | 166m |
| ME5 7QT | Shackleton Close | 182m |
| ME5 8JZ | Barleymow Close | 204m |
| ME5 8LP | Setford Road | 235m |
| ME5 7QP | Spitfire Close | 239m |
| ME5 8LU | Cook Close | 254m |
| ME5 7QS | Defiant Close | 258m |
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