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
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME5 8YX geodata
| Easting | 577150 |
| Northing | 164020 |
| Latitude | 51.347649 |
| Longitude | 0.542375 |
Where is ME5 8YX?
| Street | Merton Close |
| Town/City | Chatham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME5 |
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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Politics
| Ward | Lordswood & Walderslade |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Chatham And Aylesford |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME5 8YX
2024 3 MAY £470,000 |
2019 24 MAY £310,000 |
2018 26 JUN £284,000 |
2018 2 FEB £290,000 |
2018 8 JAN £303,500 |
12, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2017 21 DEC £355,000 |
2017 17 JUL £230,000 |
14, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2016 2 SEP £315,000 |
2016 5 AUG £290,000 |
1, MERTON CLOSE, CHATHAM, ME5 8YX 2013 1 NOV £245,000 |
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 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 |
Broadband
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)
Download
| Median download speed | 100.0Mbps |
| Average download speed | 133.2Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 350.00Mbps |
Upload
| 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% |
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.
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence
Deprivation
47.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 8YX:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 8YX (metres)
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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 |
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 |
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 |
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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