ME5 8LS maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8LS lies on Allen Close in Chatham. ME5 8LS 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 July 1986.

ME5 8LS maps

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

ME5 8LS 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 8LS geodata

Easting	577020
Northing	164582
Latitude	51.352738
Longitude	0.540789

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 8LS?

Street	Allen Close
Town/City	Chatham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME5 8LS Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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	Princes Park
Constituency	Chatham And Aylesford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME5 8LS

16, ALLEN CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8LS 2019 23 OCT £360,000
15, ALLEN CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8LS 2018 8 JUN £452,500
3, ALLEN CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8LS 2016 4 NOV £320,000
2, ALLEN CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8LS 2015 4 DEC £272,500
4, ALLEN CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8LS 2013 2 AUG £215,000
11, ALLEN CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8LS 2013 2 AUG £290,000
3, ALLEN CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8LS 2012 12 DEC £225,000
11, ALLEN CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8LS 2008 8 FEB £285,000
1, ALLEN CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8LS 2007 29 AUG £250,000
17, ALLEN CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8LS 2007 14 JUN £249,999

➜ 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 8LS

October 2023	Other theft	On or near Aldington Close	483m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Aldington Close	483m
July 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Hardy Close	239m
➜ Allen Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8LS

Morrisons (Princes Avenue)	Princes Park	386m
Petrol Station (Princes Avenue)	Princes Park	403m
Morrisons (Princes Avenue)	Princes Park	424m
Swift Crescent (Princes Avenue)	Princes Park	442m
Maundene School (Princes Avenue)	Princes Park	446m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8LS

Chatham Station	3.4km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	3.8km
Rochester Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8LS

Broadband access in ME5 8LS (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 8LS (2019 data)

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Median download speed	62.3Mbps
Average download speed	90.1Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	9.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	14.96Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8LS (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 8LS

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Source: Ofcom
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ME5 8LS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	332,602
Meter count	20
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,630
Median (kWh/meter)	16,489

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	55,055
Meter count	15
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,670
Median (kWh/meter)	3,175

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

30.9% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8LS:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Newstrack

2 The Mall

416m

Taj Cuisine

Neighbourhood Centre

420m

Swallow Risers

Maundene Primary School

496m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Safeway Post Office	17:30	12:15	399m
Kingston Crescent	16:30	10:45	507m
The Links	17:30	11:30	1,049m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8LS

Facility	Distance
Kingfisher Community Primary School Kingfisher Drive, Chatham Grass Pitches, Sports Hall	560m
Bradfields Academy Churchill Avenue, Churchill Avenue, Chatham Grass Pitches	942m
Walderslade Girls' School Bradfields Avenue, Chatham Sports Hall, Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8LS

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Maundene School Swallow Rise, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 7QB	Primary	499m
Kingfisher Community Primary School Kingfisher Drive, Princes Park, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 7NX	Primary	687m
Bradfields Academy Churchill Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0LB	Not applicable	941m

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ME5 8LS ITL and ME5 8LS 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 8LS:

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 8LS 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 8LS:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081303
LSOA	E01016079	Medway 031C
MSOA	E02003344	Medway 031

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME5 8LS

ME5 8LH	Archer Road	72m
ME5 8LN	Stanley Road	72m
ME5 8JU	Lords Wood Lane	97m
ME5 8LU	Cook Close	112m
ME5 8LQ	Stable Close	120m
ME5 8LW	Holder Close	121m
ME5 8LR	Judkins Close	126m
ME5 8LD	Bowman Close	134m
ME5 8LG	Stag Road	151m
ME5 8LE	Scarlett Close	154m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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