ME5 8QU maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8QU lies on Darenth Rise in Chatham. ME5 8QU 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 8QU maps

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

GetTheData
Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)

ME5 8QU geodata

Easting576894
Northing163086
Latitude51.339339
Longitude0.538239

GetTheData
Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME5 8QU?

StreetDarenth Rise
Town/CityChatham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME5
➜ ME5 open data dashboard
➜ See where ME5 is on a map
➜ Where is Chatham?

ME5 8QU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME5 8QU 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.

➜ How high above sea level am I? Find the elevation of your current position using your device's GPS.

Politics

WardLordswood & Walderslade
ConstituencyChatham And Aylesford

House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME5 8QU

12, DARENTH RISE, CHATHAM, ME5 8QU
2023
28 FEB
£310,000
2021
26 MAY
£475,000
18, DARENTH RISE, CHATHAM, ME5 8QU
2019
3 SEP
£318,000
2019
8 AUG
£272,000
2016
16 MAY
£270,000
10, DARENTH RISE, CHATHAM, ME5 8QU
2016
8 FEB
£235,000
2015
9 APR
£275,000
7, DARENTH RISE, CHATHAM, ME5 8QU
2014
22 OCT
£275,000
2013
23 SEP
£240,000
24, DARENTH RISE, CHATHAM, ME5 8QU
2012
28 AUG
£260,000

➜ Chatham house prices

GetTheData
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME5 8QU

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Dornden Gardens98m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Huckleberry Close249m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Huckleberry Close249m
➜ Darenth Rise crime map and outcomes

GetTheData
Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8QU

Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood165m
Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood169m
Lords Wood Lane School (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood292m
Kellaway Road (Dargets Road)Walderslade361m
Redwood Close (Dargets Road)Walderslade390m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8QU

Chatham Station4.7km
Rainham (Kent) Station5.9km
Aylesford Station6.6km

GetTheData
Source: NaPTAN
Licence: Open Government Licence

Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8QU

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

Download

Median download speed100.0Mbps
Average download speed107.6Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed8.6Mbps
Average upload speed7.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed17.56Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8QU (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 8QU

GetTheData
Source: Ofcom
Licence: Ofcom Terms of Use (requires attribution)

ME5 8QU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)276,025
Meter count21
Mean (kWh/meter)13,144
Median (kWh/meter)11,375

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)69,891
Meter count20
Mean (kWh/meter)3,495
Median (kWh/meter)2,853
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8QU, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8QU.
  • 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 8QU:

Food Standards Agency

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

Victoria Playgroup
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
605 Lordswood Lane
97m
The Contract Dining Company C/o
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
Lordswood School
183m
Sherlodge Garage
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
600 Lordswood Lane
204m

➜ Get more ratings from the Food Standards Agency

Nearest post box to ME5 8QU

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Coppice Road16:3010:45260m
Ballens Road16:3010:45344m
Catterick Road16:3010:45682m

Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8QU

FacilityDistance
Lordswood School
Lords Wood Lane, Chatham
Grass Pitches
183m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (Chatham)
Lambourn Way, Lambourn Way, Chatham
Grass Pitches
455m
Lordswood Sport And Social Club
North Dane Way, Chatham
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
522m

GetTheData
Source: Active Places
Licence: Open Government Licence

Nearest schools to ME5 8QU

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN
Primary182m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
Primary457m
Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 8BJ
Primary787m

GetTheData
Source: Edubase
Licence: Open Government Licence

ME5 8QU ITL and ME5 8QU 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 8QU:

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

ME5 8QU 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 8QU:

CodeName
OAE00081177
LSOAE01016060Medway 038D
MSOAE02003351Medway 038

Nearest postcodes to ME5 8QU

ME5 8QALynton Drive52m
ME5 8PZLynton Drive70m
ME5 8QYLords Wood Lane97m
ME5 8QBDornden Gardens99m
ME5 8QPCourtfield Avenue116m
ME5 8QRCourtfield Avenue139m
ME5 8QDCourtfield Avenue151m
ME5 8RLWhitcombe Close193m
ME5 8DEFanconi Road196m
ME5 8ENMoonstone Drive203m