ME5 8LF maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8LF 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 December 1994.

ME5 8LF maps

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

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

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Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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ME5 8LF geodata

Easting	577125
Northing	162069
Latitude	51.330131
Longitude	0.541075

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 8LF?

Country	England
Postcode District	ME5
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ME5 8LF Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	160m	525ft

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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME5 8LF

October 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Brindle Way	195m
September 2023	Public order	On or near Saracen Fields	248m
September 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Saracen Fields	248m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8LF

Copper Tree Walk (Badger Road)	Lordswood	139m
Copper Tree Walk (Badger Road)	Lordswood	171m
Longwood (Boxley Road)	Walderslade	187m
Boxley Road	Walderslade	275m
Golden Wood Close (Badger Road)	Walderslade	431m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8LF

Rainham (Kent) Station	6.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

Broadband speed in ME5 8LF (2019 data)

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Median download speed	77.0Mbps
Average download speed	65.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	20.0Mbps
Average upload speed	15.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

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Source: Ofcom
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ME5 8LF gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	235,751
Meter count	12
Mean (kWh/meter)	19,646
Median (kWh/meter)	13,360

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8LF, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8LF.
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)
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Deprivation

44.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8LF:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Rainham Health Food Centre

Altbarn Industrial Estate

295m

The Exotic Food And Spice Co Ltd

Unit 9

302m

Sizzle Sisterz

20A Revenge Road

330m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Tuscan Drive	17:30	11:00	96m
Revenge Road	18:30		234m
Hallwood Post Office	17:30	11:30	512m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8LF

Facility	Distance
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Chatham Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	372m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (Chatham) Lambourn Way, Lambourn Way, Chatham Grass Pitches	801m
Lordswood Leisure Centre North Dane Way, Chatham Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	1.2km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8LF

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ	Primary	386m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU	Primary	807m
Lordswood School Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN	Primary	1.2km

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Source: Edubase
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ME5 8LF ITL and ME5 8LF 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 8LF:

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 8LF 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 8LF:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081164
LSOA	E01016057	Medway 038C
MSOA	E02003351	Medway 038

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME5 8LF

ME5 8JP	Lords Wood Lane	123m
ME5 8TU	Badger Road	161m
ME5 8TL	Brindle Way	169m
ME5 9JG	Longwood	189m
ME5 8TN	Bower Green	229m
ME5 9DG	Saracen Fields	243m
ME5 8TX	Bartlett Close	252m
ME5 8TG	Tuscan Drive	258m
ME5 8TT	Croft Close	280m
ME5 8TS	Coppertree Walk	284m

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