ME5 8RS maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8RS lies on Croydon Close in Chatham. ME5 8RS 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 March 1983.

ME5 8RS maps

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

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ME5 8RS geodata

Easting577177
Northing163623
Latitude51.344074
Longitude0.542565

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 8RS?

StreetCroydon Close
Town/CityChatham
CountryEngland
Postcode DistrictME5
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ME5 8RS Elevation

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

MetresFeet
Elevation110m361ft

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 8RS

January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Shepperton Close158m
January 2024Anti-social behaviourOn or near Shepperton Close158m
January 2024Violence and sexual offencesOn or near Shepperton Close158m
➜ Croydon Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8RS

Kingston CrescentLordswood99m
Kingston CrescentLordswood128m
Harrow Court (Bromley Close)Lordswood158m
Ballens Road (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood367m
Ballens Road (Lords Wood Lane)Lordswood383m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8RS

Chatham Station4.3km
Gillingham (Kent) Station4.8km
Rochester Station5.1km

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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8RS

Broadband access in ME5 8RS (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband100.0%
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband94.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in ME5 8RS (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed48.0Mbps
Average download speed64.1Mbps
Maximum download speed350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed10.0Mbps
Average upload speed10.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8RS (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 8RS

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ME5 8RS gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)354,065
Meter count35
Mean (kWh/meter)10,116
Median (kWh/meter)10,275

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)124,042
Meter count34
Mean (kWh/meter)3,648
Median (kWh/meter)3,030
  • Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8RS, for 2015.
  • Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8RS.
  • Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
  • Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

Deprivation

47.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8RS:

Food Standards Agency

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

Lordswood Sports & Social Club
Food Hygiene Rating: 5 (Very Good)
Lordswood Sports And Social Club
469m
The Contract Dining Company C/o
Food Hygiene Rating: Awaiting Inspection
Lordswood School
483m
McColls & Lordswood Post Office
Food Hygiene Rating: 4 (Good)
Lordswood Post Office
539m

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Nearest post box to ME5 8RS

 Last Collection 
LocationMon-FriSatDistance
Ballens Road16:3010:45279m
Kingston Crescent16:3010:45532m
Coppice Road16:3010:45705m

Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8RS

FacilityDistance
Lordswood Sport And Social Club
North Dane Way, Chatham
Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch
444m
Lordswood School
Lords Wood Lane, Chatham
Grass Pitches
485m
Lordswood Leisure Centre
North Dane Way, Chatham
Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio
492m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8RS

SchoolPhase of EducationDistance
Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN
Primary482m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU
Primary772m
Maundene School
Swallow Rise, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 7QB
Primary991m

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ME5 8RS ITL and ME5 8RS 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 8RS:

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

ME5 8RS 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 8RS:

CodeName
OAE00081176
LSOAE01016058Medway 031A
MSOAE02003344Medway 031

Nearest postcodes to ME5 8RS

ME5 8RTCroydon Close72m
ME5 8XGKingston Crescent123m
ME5 8PPPanton Close140m
ME5 8PLHall Road144m
ME5 8RPShepperton Close146m
ME5 8PNRothervale149m
ME5 8YWKingston Crescent151m
ME5 8PSTadburn Green233m
ME5 8RWWeybridge Close233m
ME5 8NTBallens Road237m