ME5 8YX maps, stats, and open data

ME5 8YX lies on Merton Close in Chatham. ME5 8YX 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 1982.

ME5 8YX maps

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

ME5 8YX 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 8YX geodata

Easting	577150
Northing	164020
Latitude	51.347649
Longitude	0.542375

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME5 8YX?

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

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	110m	361ft

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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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME5 8YX

23, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2019 24 MAY £310,000
25, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2018 26 JUN £284,000
24, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2018 2 FEB £290,000
5, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2018 8 JAN £303,500
12, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2017 21 DEC £355,000
3, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2017 17 JUL £230,000
14, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2016 2 SEP £315,000
23, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2016 5 AUG £290,000
1, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2013 1 NOV £245,000
17, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2012 28 JUN £240,000

➜ 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 8YX

January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shepperton Close	290m
January 2024	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Shepperton Close	290m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Shepperton Close	290m
➜ Merton Close crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 8YX

Lordswood Lane	Lordswood	50m
Lordswood Lane	Lordswood	67m
Kingston Crescent (Lords Wood Lane)	Lordswood	129m
Kingston Crescent (Lords Wood Lane)	Lordswood	253m
Scotby Avenue East (Lords Wood Lane)	Lordswood	323m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 8YX

Chatham Station	3.9km
Gillingham (Kent) Station	4.4km
Rochester Station	4.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 8YX

Broadband access in ME5 8YX (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	0.0%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

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

Broadband speed in ME5 8YX (2019 data)

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Median download speed	100.0Mbps
Average download speed	133.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

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Median upload speed	5.5Mbps
Average upload speed	6.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	11.12Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 8YX (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 8YX

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Source: Ofcom
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ME5 8YX gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	344,192
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	13,768
Median (kWh/meter)	14,275

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	95,115
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,805
Median (kWh/meter)	3,936

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

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Swallow Risers

Maundene Primary School

699m

Honey Pot Day Nursery

136 Princes Avenue

718m

The Contract Dining Company C/o

Lordswood School

811m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Kingston Crescent	16:30	10:45	245m
Ballens Road	16:30	10:45	624m
Safeway Post Office	17:30	12:15	819m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME5 8YX

Facility	Distance
Lordswood School Lords Wood Lane, Chatham Grass Pitches	813m
Lordswood Sport And Social Club North Dane Way, Chatham Grass Pitches, Artificial Grass Pitch	821m
Lordswood Leisure Centre North Dane Way, Chatham Sports Hall, Health and Fitness Gym, Studio	865m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 8YX

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Maundene School Swallow Rise, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 7QB	Primary	702m
Lordswood School Lordswood Lane, Chatham, ME5 8NN	Primary	811m
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Bleakwood Road, Chatham, ME5 0NF	Primary	1.1km

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ME5 8YX ITL and ME5 8YX 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 8YX:

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 8YX 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 8YX:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081173
LSOA	E01016058	Medway 031A
MSOA	E02003344	Medway 031

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME5 8YX

ME5 8YZ	Kingston Crescent	56m
ME5 8YR	Redbridge Close	104m
ME5 8YY	Kingston Crescent	117m
ME5 8RW	Weybridge Close	176m
ME5 8YS	Greenwich Close	184m
ME5 8YG	Kingston Crescent	199m
ME5 8JX	Fowey Close	226m
ME5 8YF	Camden Close	236m
ME5 8YJ	Ealing Close	242m
ME5 8YQ	Kingston Crescent	244m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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