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ME5 8RL lies on Whitcombe Close in Chatham. ME5 8RL 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 8RL maps

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

ME5 8RL 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 8RL geodata

Easting	577065
Northing	162997
Latitude	51.338486
Longitude	0.540647

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 8RL?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	120m	394ft

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 8RL

25, WHITCOMBE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RL 2011 31 OCT £225,000
27, WHITCOMBE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RL 2006 28 JUL £242,000
26, WHITCOMBE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RL 2002 2 AUG £165,000
22, WHITCOMBE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RL 2001 4 MAY £135,000
27, WHITCOMBE CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8RL 1997 23 MAY £83,000

➜ 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 8RL

January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Dornden Gardens	165m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	453m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	453m
➜ Whitcombe Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8RL

Achilles Road (Albemarle Road)	Lordswood	284m
Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)	Lordswood	295m
Achilles Road (Albemarle Road)	Lordswood	298m
Victoria Cross (Lords Wood Lane)	Lordswood	307m
Lords Wood Leisure Centre	Lordswood	408m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8RL

Chatham Station	4.9km
Rainham (Kent) Station	5.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8RL

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

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Median download speed	71.8Mbps
Average download speed	92.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.9Mbps
Average upload speed	10.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8RL (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 8RL

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Source: Ofcom
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ME5 8RL gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	391,043
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,484
Median (kWh/meter)	12,426

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	88,664
Meter count	24
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,694
Median (kWh/meter)	3,695

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Lordswood Under Fives Playgroup

Play Hut

220m

Victoria Playgroup

605 Lordswood Lane

286m

Pilscare

14 Phoenix Road

317m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Coppice Road	16:30	10:45	81m
Ballens Road	16:30	10:45	427m
Catterick Road	16:30	10:45	497m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8RL

Facility	Distance
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (Chatham) Lambourn Way, Lambourn Way, Chatham Grass Pitches	262m
Lordswood School Lords Wood Lane, Chatham Grass Pitches	342m
Lordswood Sport And Social Club North Dane Way, Chatham Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	407m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8RL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU	Primary	265m
Lordswood School Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN	Primary	339m
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ	Primary	708m

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Source: Edubase
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ME5 8RL ITL and ME5 8RL 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 8RL:

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 8RL 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 8RL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081184
LSOA	E01016060	Medway 038D
MSOA	E02003351	Medway 038

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME5 8RL

ME5 8PE	Flint Green	52m
ME5 8QD	Courtfield Avenue	72m
ME5 8QP	Courtfield Avenue	81m
ME5 8RJ	Coppice Road	85m
ME5 8QE	Courtfield Avenue	126m
ME5 8PB	Mead Green	134m
ME5 8QA	Lynton Drive	145m
ME5 8QW	Nash Close	152m
ME5 8PJ	Knole Road	173m
ME5 8QN	Exton Close	174m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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