ME5 8RU maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8RU lies on Phoenix Road in Chatham. ME5 8RU 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 8RU maps

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

ME5 8RU 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 8RU geodata

Easting	577060
Northing	162672
Latitude	51.335568
Longitude	0.540414

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME5 8RU?

Street	Phoenix Road
Town/City	Chatham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME5 8RU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME5 8RU 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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME5 8RU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	229m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Parking Area	229m
January 2024	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Dornden Gardens	354m
➜ Phoenix Road crime map and outcomes

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

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8RU

Achilles Road (Albemarle Road)	Lordswood	42m
Achilles Road (Albemarle Road)	Lordswood	51m
The Kestrel Shopping Centre (Kestrel Road)	Lordswood	279m
Lords Wood Close (Lords Wood Lane)	Lordswood	288m
Lords Wood Close (Lords Wood Lane)	Lordswood	289m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8RU

Chatham Station	5.2km
Rainham (Kent) Station	6km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8RU

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

Download

Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	121.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	19.5Mbps
Average upload speed	19.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8RU (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 8RU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME5 8RU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	105,206
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	10,521
Median (kWh/meter)	9,693

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	20,705
Meter count	7
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,958
Median (kWh/meter)	2,881

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Pilscare

14 Phoenix Road

18m

Lordswood Under Fives Playgroup

Play Hut

234m

Farmhouse Pizza

9 Kestrel Road

267m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Coppice Road	16:30	10:45	254m
Hallwood Post Office	17:30	11:30	298m
Tuscan Drive	17:30	11:00	516m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8RU

Facility	Distance
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (Chatham) Lambourn Way, Lambourn Way, Chatham Grass Pitches	289m
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Chatham Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	532m
Lordswood School Lords Wood Lane, Chatham Grass Pitches	628m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8RU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU	Primary	297m
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ	Primary	444m
Lordswood School Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN	Primary	626m

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Source: Edubase
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ME5 8RU ITL and ME5 8RU 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 8RU:

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 8RU 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 8RU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081186
LSOA	E01016055	Medway 038A
MSOA	E02003351	Medway 038

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME5 8RU

ME5 8SU	Phoenix Road	52m
ME5 8QH	Mincers Close	80m
ME5 8SP	Achilles Road	86m
ME5 8SS	Albion Road	93m
ME5 8QJ	Dane Close	106m
ME5 8SR	Albion Road	112m
ME5 8RX	Valiant Road	112m
ME5 8RY	Valiant Road	119m
ME5 8SD	Achilles Road	120m
ME5 8QQ	Courtfield Avenue	133m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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