ME5 8RH maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8RH lies on Swingate Close in Chatham. ME5 8RH 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 8RH maps

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

ME5 8RH 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 8RH geodata

Easting	576721
Northing	162808
Latitude	51.336895
Longitude	0.535620

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 8RH?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	140m	459ft

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	Lordswood & Walderslade
Constituency	Chatham And Aylesford

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME5 8RH

4, SWINGATE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RH 2023 3 APR £350,000
6, SWINGATE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RH 2019 22 FEB £315,000
4, SWINGATE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RH 2013 1 NOV £220,000
7, SWINGATE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RH 2012 19 NOV £165,000
9, SWINGATE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RH 2000 19 MAY £96,950
4, SWINGATE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RH 1999 29 SEP £85,500
4, SWINGATE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RH 1996 29 FEB £66,500

➜ 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 8RH

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Dornden Gardens	254m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Aston Close	418m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Huckleberry Close	442m
➜ Swingate Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8RH

Redwood Close (Dargets Road)	Walderslade	63m
Kellaway Road (Dargets Road)	Walderslade	114m
Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)	Lordswood	175m
Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)	Lordswood	181m
Achilles Road (Albemarle Road)	Lordswood	325m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8RH

Chatham Station	4.9km
Aylesford Station	6.3km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8RH

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

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Median download speed	70.5Mbps
Average download speed	100.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	14.9Mbps
Average upload speed	11.7Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8RH (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 8RH

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Source: Ofcom
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ME5 8RH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	286,029
Meter count	18
Mean (kWh/meter)	15,891
Median (kWh/meter)	15,358

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	52,662
Meter count	14
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,762
Median (kWh/meter)	3,827

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

36.1% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8RH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Teeny Feet Day Nursery

118 Dargets Road

226m

Victoria Playgroup

605 Lordswood Lane

300m

Pilscare

14 Phoenix Road

346m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Coppice Road	16:30	10:45	393m
Boxley Road	16:00	11:00	486m
Hallwood Post Office	17:30	11:30	663m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8RH

Facility	Distance
Lordswood School Lords Wood Lane, Chatham Grass Pitches	474m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (Chatham) Lambourn Way, Lambourn Way, Chatham Grass Pitches	566m
Lordswood Sport And Social Club North Dane Way, Chatham Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	798m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8RH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Lordswood School Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN	Primary	476m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU	Primary	572m
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ	Primary	794m

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ME5 8RH ITL and ME5 8RH 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 8RH:

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 8RH 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 8RH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081725
LSOA	E01016170	Medway 038E
MSOA	E02003351	Medway 038

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME5 8RH

ME5 8RE	Dargets Road	41m
ME5 8RG	Dargets Road	61m
ME5 8DF	Duchess Of Kent Drive	64m
ME5 8BQ	Dargets Road	68m
ME5 8RB	Lords Wood Lane	68m
ME5 8QL	Redwood Close	105m
ME5 8DA	Dargets Road	135m
ME5 8RA	Lords Wood Lane	150m
ME5 8DD	Duchess Of Kent Drive	156m
ME5 8RD	Slade Close	164m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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