ME5 8QS maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8QS lies on Norfolk Close in Chatham. ME5 8QS 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 8QS maps

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

Easting577071
Northing163310
Latitude51.341296
Longitude0.540889

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 8QS?

StreetNorfolk Close
Town/CityChatham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME5
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ME5 8QS Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation120m394ft

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 8QS

January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Bromley Close350m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Bromley Close350m
January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Dornden Gardens365m
➜ Norfolk Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8QS

Lords Wood Lane School (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood282m
Harrow Court (Bromley Close)Lordswood330m
Ballens Road (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood349m
Kingston CrescentLordswood358m
Ballens Road (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood364m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8QS

Chatham Station4.6km
Rochester Station5.4km
Rainham (Kent) Station5.6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8QS

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

Download

Median download speed80.0Mbps
Average download speed84.2Mbps
Maximum download speed200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.2Mbps
Average upload speed13.0Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.22Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8QS (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 8QS

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ME5 8QS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)274,800
Meter count20
Mean (kWh/meter)13,740
Median (kWh/meter)13,518

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)65,980
Meter count15
Mean (kWh/meter)4,399
Median (kWh/meter)3,368
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8QS, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8QS.
  • 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 8QS:

Food Standards Agency

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

The Contract Dining Company C/o
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
Lordswood School
222m
McColls & Lordswood Post Office
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Lordswood Post Office
344m
Victoria Playgroup
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
605 Lordswood Lane
345m

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Nearest post box to ME5 8QS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ballens Road16:3010:45135m
Coppice Road16:3010:45388m
Catterick Road16:3010:45622m

Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8QS

FacilityDistance
Lordswood School
Lords Wood Lane, Chatham
Grass Pitches
225m
Lordswood Sport And Social Club
North Dane Way, Chatham
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
331m
Lordswood Leisure Centre
North Dane Way, Chatham
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
374m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8QS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN
Primary220m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
Primary502m
Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 8BJ
Primary887m

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Source: Edubase
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ME5 8QS ITL and ME5 8QS 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 8QS:

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

ME5 8QS 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 8QS:

CodeName
OAE00081178
LSOAE01016060Medway 038D
MSOAE02003351Medway 038

Nearest postcodes to ME5 8QS

ME5 8NXBallens Road63m
ME5 8NYAshmead Close80m
ME5 8QTCourtfield Avenue100m
ME5 8NTBallens Road122m
ME5 8PABallens Road131m
ME5 8QRCourtfield Avenue149m
ME5 8PNRothervale181m
ME5 8PBMead Green196m
ME5 8NUCoombe Close198m
ME5 8NSBallens Road207m