ME5 8UL maps, stats, and open data
ME5 8UL lies on Abinger Drive in Chatham. ME5 8UL 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 8UL maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME5 8UL geodata
| Easting | 577652 |
| Northing | 162761 |
| Latitude | 51.336183 |
| Longitude | 0.548948 |
Where is ME5 8UL?
| Street | Abinger Drive |
| Town/City | Chatham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME5 |
ME5 8UL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME5 8UL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 130m | 427ft |
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
| Ward | Lordswood & Walderslade |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Chatham And Aylesford |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME5 8UL
2024 19 MAR £260,000 |
2013 29 OCT £200,000 |
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport
Nearest bus stops to ME5 8UL
| Albemarle Road | Lordswood | 110m |
| Abinger Drive (Clandon Road) | Lordswood | 111m |
| Mayford Road (Clandon Road) | Lordswood | 120m |
| Abinger Drive (Clandon Road) | Lordswood | 124m |
| Mayford Road (Clandon Road) | Lordswood | 127m |
Nearest railway stations to ME5 8UL
| Chatham Station | 5.3km |
| Rainham (Kent) Station | 5.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME5 8UL (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 8UL (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 75.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 97.5Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 8.4Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.0Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.53Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME5 8UL (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% |
ME5 8UL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME5 8UL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 771,849 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 71 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 10,871 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 10,251 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 267,344 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 71 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,765 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 3,222 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 8UL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 8UL.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
45% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8UL:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 8UL (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME5 8UL
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Catterick Road | 16:30 | 10:45 | 187m |
| Clandon Road | 16:00 | 10:45 | 374m |
| Hallwood Post Office | 17:30 | 11:30 | 394m |
ME5 8UL ITL and ME5 8UL 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 8UL:
| 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 |
ME5 8UL 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 8UL:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00081161 | |
| LSOA | E01016056 | Medway 038B |
| MSOA | E02003351 | Medway 038 |
Nearest postcodes to ME5 8UL
| ME5 8UJ | Rudge Close | 62m |
| ME5 8XH | Tatler Close | 86m |
| ME5 8UG | Clandon Road | 97m |
| ME5 8YB | Clandon Road | 104m |
| ME5 8UN | Clandon Road | 136m |
| ME5 8UW | Albury Close | 137m |
| ME5 8UF | Farley Close | 149m |
| ME5 8RR | Shamley Road | 154m |
| ME5 8YA | Clandon Road | 156m |
| ME5 8SF | Compton Close | 171m |
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