ME5 8RA maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8RA lies on Lords Wood Lane in Chatham. ME5 8RA 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 8RA maps

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

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ME5 8RA geodata

Easting576848
Northing162888
Latitude51.337574
Longitude0.537481

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 8RA?

StreetLords Wood Lane
Town/CityChatham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME5
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ME5 8RA Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME5 8RA 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 8RA

January 2024Criminal damage and arsonOn or near Dornden Gardens113m
December 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Huckleberry Close388m
November 2023Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Huckleberry Close388m
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8RA

Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood117m
Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood132m
Redwood Close (Dargets Road)Walderslade210m
Kellaway Road (Dargets Road)Walderslade233m
Achilles Road (Albemarle Road)Lordswood253m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8RA

Chatham Station4.9km
Aylesford Station6.4km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8RA

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

Download

Median download speed79.6Mbps
Average download speed87.6Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed9.9Mbps
Average upload speed11.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8RA (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 8RA

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ME5 8RA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)467,474
Meter count41
Mean (kWh/meter)11,402
Median (kWh/meter)11,823

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)206,763
Meter count42
Mean (kWh/meter)4,923
Median (kWh/meter)4,356
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8RA, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8RA.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

62.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8RA:

Food Standards Agency

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

Victoria Playgroup
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
605 Lordswood Lane
216m
Pilscare
Food Hygiene Rating: Exempt
14 Phoenix Road
285m
Teeny Feet Day Nursery
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
118 Dargets Road
319m

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Nearest post box to ME5 8RA

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Coppice Road16:3010:45251m
Ballens Road16:3010:45547m
Hallwood Post Office17:3011:30593m

Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8RA

FacilityDistance
Lordswood School
Lords Wood Lane, Chatham
Grass Pitches
376m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (Chatham)
Lambourn Way, Lambourn Way, Chatham
Grass Pitches
438m
Lordswood Sport And Social Club
North Dane Way, Chatham
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
647m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8RA

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN
Primary376m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
Primary444m
Swingate Primary School
Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ
Primary747m

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ME5 8RA ITL and ME5 8RA 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 8RA:

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

ME5 8RA 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 8RA:

CodeName
OAE00081160
LSOAE01016055Medway 038A
MSOAE02003351Medway 038

Nearest postcodes to ME5 8RA

ME5 8QGOpal Green91m
ME5 8RBLords Wood Lane92m
ME5 8QBDornden Gardens108m
ME5 8PZLynton Drive135m
ME5 8QECourtfield Avenue140m
ME5 8RHSwingate Close150m
ME5 8QFTrelawn Crescent152m
ME5 8DFDuchess Of Kent Drive155m
ME5 8DDDuchess Of Kent Drive159m
ME5 8QQCourtfield Avenue172m