ME5 8XB maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8XB lies on Larchwood Close in Chatham. ME5 8XB is located in the Boxley electoral ward, within the local authority district of Maidstone and the English Parliamentary constituency of Faversham and Mid Kent. 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 8XB maps

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

ME5 8XB 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 8XB geodata

Easting	577698
Northing	162137
Latitude	51.330563
Longitude	0.549296

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 8XB?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	160m	525ft

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	Boxley
Constituency	Faversham And Mid Kent

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME5 8XB

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Larch Wood Close	30m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Larch Wood Close	30m
November 2023	Burglary	On or near Timber Tops	244m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8XB

Golden Wood Close (Badger Road)	Walderslade	216m
Birch Drive (Gleaming Wood Drive)	Walderslade	228m
Birch Drive (Gleaming Wood Drive)	Walderslade	235m
Arundel Close (Clandon Road)	Lordswood	248m
Arundel Close (Clandon Road)	Lordswood	274m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8XB

Rainham (Kent) Station	5.9km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8XB

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

Download

Median download speed	71.4Mbps
Average download speed	111.7Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	18.6Mbps
Average upload speed	14.4Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8XB (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 8XB

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Source: Ofcom
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ME5 8XB gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	281,282
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,074
Median (kWh/meter)	9,212

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	159,635
Meter count	32
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,989
Median (kWh/meter)	4,175

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

35.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8XB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sizzle Sisterz

20A Revenge Road

352m

Rainham Health Food Centre

Altbarn Industrial Estate

353m

The Exotic Food And Spice Co Ltd

Unit 9

423m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Clandon Road	16:00	10:45	252m
Revenge Road	18:30		405m
Hallwood Post Office	17:30	11:30	547m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8XB

Facility	Distance
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Chatham Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	310m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (Chatham) Lambourn Way, Lambourn Way, Chatham Grass Pitches	827m
Lordswood Leisure Centre North Dane Way, Chatham Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	1.1km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8XB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ	Primary	391m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU	Primary	829m
Lordswood School Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN	Primary	1.4km

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Source: Edubase
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ME5 8XB ITL and ME5 8XB 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 8XB:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLJ	South East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLJ4	Kent
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLJ45	Mid Kent
LAU 1 Code	Name
E07000110	Maidstone

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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ME5 8XB 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 8XB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123535
LSOA	E01024333	Maidstone 001A
MSOA	E02005068	Maidstone 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME5 8XB

ME5 8XL	Conifer Drive	36m
ME5 8UY	Iona Close	81m
ME5 8UX	Conifer Drive	96m
ME5 8XD	Fir Tree Grove	97m
ME5 8XJ	Conifer Drive	108m
ME5 8UU	Conifer Drive	116m
ME5 8UP	Buxton Close	149m
ME5 8XN	Yew Tree Close	154m
ME5 8XW	Dogwood Close	156m
ME5 8YU	Birch Drive	166m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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