ME5 8YU maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8YU lies on Birch Drive in Chatham. ME5 8YU 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 June 1981.

ME5 8YU maps

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

ME5 8YU 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 8YU geodata

Easting	577833
Northing	162041
Latitude	51.329659
Longitude	0.551184

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME5 8YU?

Street	Birch Drive
Town/City	Chatham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME5 8YU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME5 8YU 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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME5 8YU

31, BIRCH DRIVE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YU 2019 12 DEC £390,000
32, BIRCH DRIVE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YU 2007 9 MAR £250,000
58, BIRCH DRIVE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YU 2006 21 AUG £220,000
58, BIRCH DRIVE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YU 2006 14 JUN £208,000
32, BIRCH DRIVE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YU 2005 25 FEB £218,000
32, BIRCH DRIVE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YU 2004 3 DEC £220,000
31, BIRCH DRIVE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YU 2003 31 JUL £222,000
58, BIRCH DRIVE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YU 2001 15 JUN £152,000
37, BIRCH DRIVE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YU 1995 12 DEC £87,500

➜ 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 8YU

December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Larch Wood Close	165m
December 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Larch Wood Close	165m
November 2023	Burglary	On or near Timber Tops	122m
➜ Birch Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8YU

Birch Drive (Gleaming Wood Drive)	Walderslade	86m
Birch Drive (Gleaming Wood Drive)	Walderslade	107m
Timber Tops (Gleaming Wood Drive)	Walderslade	215m
Autumn Glade (Badger Road)	Walderslade	267m
Golden Wood Close (Badger Road)	Walderslade	292m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8YU

Rainham (Kent) Station	5.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8YU

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

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Median download speed	70.0Mbps
Average download speed	88.6Mbps
Maximum download speed	200.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	7.9Mbps
Average upload speed	7.6Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8YU (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 8YU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME5 8YU gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	753,225
Meter count	67
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,242
Median (kWh/meter)	11,059

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	272,695
Meter count	67
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,070
Median (kWh/meter)	3,812

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Sizzle Sisterz

20A Revenge Road

428m

Rainham Health Food Centre

Altbarn Industrial Estate

444m

The Exotic Food And Spice Co Ltd

Unit 9

497m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Clandon Road	16:00	10:45	377m
Revenge Road	18:30		506m
Hallwood Post Office	17:30	11:30	710m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8YU

Facility	Distance
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Chatham Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	475m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School (Chatham) Lambourn Way, Lambourn Way, Chatham Grass Pitches	980m
Lordswood Leisure Centre North Dane Way, Chatham Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	1.2km

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8YU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Swingate Primary School Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TJ	Primary	557m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8PU	Primary	981m
Lordswood School Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN	Primary	1.6km

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Source: Edubase
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ME5 8YU ITL and ME5 8YU 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 8YU:

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 8YU 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 8YU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00123536
LSOA	E01024333	Maidstone 001A
MSOA	E02005068	Maidstone 001

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME5 8YU

ME5 8XW	Dogwood Close	80m
ME5 8XQ	Timbertops	109m
ME5 8XN	Yew Tree Close	129m
ME5 8XX	Gleaming Wood Drive	146m
ME5 8XF	Timbertops	148m
ME5 8XB	Larchwood Close	166m
ME5 8XD	Fir Tree Grove	179m
ME5 8XU	Pinewood Drive	195m
ME5 8XL	Conifer Drive	201m
ME5 8XP	Autumn Glade	207m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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