ME5 8QG maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8QG lies on Opal Green in Chatham. ME5 8QG 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 8QG maps

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

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ME5 8QG geodata

Easting576911
Northing162822
Latitude51.336962
Longitude0.538352

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 8QG?

StreetOpal Green
Town/CityChatham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME5
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ME5 8QG Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation130m427ft

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 8QG

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Dornden Gardens166m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area429m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Parking Area429m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8QG

Achilles Road (Albemarle Road)Lordswood162m
Achilles Road (Albemarle Road)Lordswood170m
Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood208m
Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood224m
Redwood Close (Dargets Road)Walderslade237m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8QG

Chatham Station5km
Rainham (Kent) Station6km
Aylesford Station6.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8QG

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

Download

Median download speed55.8Mbps
Average download speed84.3Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed0.8Mbps
Average upload speed5.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed16.74Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8QG (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 8QG

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ME5 8QG gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)175,336
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)10,959
Median (kWh/meter)11,091

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)65,345
Meter count16
Mean (kWh/meter)4,084
Median (kWh/meter)4,325
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8QG, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8QG.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

19.4% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8QG:

Food Standards Agency

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

Pilscare
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
14 Phoenix Road
194m
Victoria Playgroup
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
605 Lordswood Lane
298m
Lordswood Under Fives Playgroup
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Play Hut
311m

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Nearest post box to ME5 8QG

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Coppice Road16:3010:45212m
Hallwood Post Office17:3011:30503m
Ballens Road16:3010:45600m

Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8QG

FacilityDistance
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (Chatham)
Lambourn Way, Lambourn Way, Chatham
Grass Pitches
375m
Lordswood School
Lords Wood Lane, Chatham
Grass Pitches
446m
Lordswood Sport And Social Club
North Dane Way, Chatham
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
636m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8QG

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
Primary382m
Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN
Primary445m
Swingate Primary School
Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ
Primary655m

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Source: Edubase
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ME5 8QG ITL and ME5 8QG 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 8QG:

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

ME5 8QG 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 8QG:

CodeName
OAE00081184
LSOAE01016060Medway 038D
MSOAE02003351Medway 038

Nearest postcodes to ME5 8QG

ME5 8QFTrelawn Crescent70m
ME5 8QQCourtfield Avenue82m
ME5 8RALords Wood Lane91m
ME5 8QECourtfield Avenue107m
ME5 8QWNash Close113m
ME5 8RBLords Wood Lane123m
ME5 8QHMincers Close139m
ME5 8TBPhoenix Road159m
ME5 8QBDornden Gardens166m
ME5 8QDCourtfield Avenue175m