ME5 9LY maps, stats, and open data
ME5 9LY lies on Podkin Wood in Chatham. ME5 9LY 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 October 1985.
ME5 9LY maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME5 9LY geodata
| Easting | 575876 |
| Northing | 162014 |
| Latitude | 51.330024 |
| Longitude | 0.523110 |
Where is ME5 9LY?
| Street | Podkin Wood |
| Town/City | Chatham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME5 |
ME5 9LY Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME5 9LY as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 170m | 558ft |
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 | Boxley |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Faversham And Mid Kent |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME5 9LY
2026 23 MAR £835,000 |
2025 14 MAY £590,000 |
2024 20 SEP £650,000 |
2024 16 AUG £1,000,000 |
2020 11 DEC £535,000 |
2020 27 NOV £540,000 |
10, PODKIN WOOD, CHATHAM, ME5 9LY 2018 23 MAR £550,000 |
2018 3 JAN £515,000 |
15, PODKIN WOOD, CHATHAM, ME5 9LY 2017 10 NOV £465,000 |
2015 9 DEC £455,000 |
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 9LY
| Podkin Wood (Impton Lane) | Walderslade | 66m |
| Spenlow Drive (Impton Lane) | Walderslade | 149m |
| Spenlow Drive (Impton Lane) | Walderslade | 150m |
| Oaks Dene (Tunbury Avenue) | Walderslade | 256m |
| Oaks Dene (Tunbury Avenue) | Walderslade | 264m |
Nearest railway stations to ME5 9LY
| Aylesford Station | 5.1km |
| New Hythe Station | 5.1km |
| Cuxton Station | 6.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME5 9LY (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 | 83.3% |
| Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in ME5 9LY (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 47.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 65.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 200.00Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 9.8Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 8.3Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 19.53Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME5 9LY (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 9LY gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME5 9LY by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 472,551 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 18 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 26,253 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 24,999 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 95,759 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 13 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 7,366 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 6,614 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 9LY, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 9LY.
- 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
15% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 9LY:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 9LY (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME5 9LY
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Woodbury Road | 16:00 | 10:30 | 205m |
| Impton Lane | 17:30 | 10:30 | 391m |
| Robin Hood Lane | 16:00 | 11:00 | 673m |
ME5 9LY ITL and ME5 9LY 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 9LY:
| 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 |
ME5 9LY 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 9LY:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00123533 | |
| LSOA | E01024338 | Maidstone 001D |
| MSOA | E02005068 | Maidstone 001 |
Nearest postcodes to ME5 9LY
| ME5 9LE | Feldspar Close | 115m |
| ME5 9JS | Quinion Close | 155m |
| ME5 9HN | Oaks Dene | 156m |
| ME5 9EG | Sheraton Court | 161m |
| ME5 9DZ | Abigail Crescent | 204m |
| ME5 9JT | Spenlow Drive | 206m |
| ME5 9JZ | Micawber Close | 227m |
| ME5 9EF | Chippendale Close | 232m |
| ME5 9JU | Trotwood Close | 238m |
| ME5 9NF | Orbit Close | 248m |
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