ME5 9XB maps, stats, and open data

ME5 9XB lies on Vale Drive in Chatham. ME5 9XB is located in the Fort Horsted electoral ward, within the unitary authority of Medway and the English Parliamentary constituency of Rochester and Strood. 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 9XB maps

ME5 9XB map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME5 9XB 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 9XB geodata

Easting	575050
Northing	164576
Latitude	51.353294
Longitude	0.512525

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is ME5 9XB?

Street	Vale Drive
Town/City	Chatham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME5 9XB Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME5 9XB as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	100m	328ft

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	Fort Horsted
Constituency	Rochester And Strood

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME5 9XB

January 2024	Drugs	On or near Barberry Avenue	230m
September 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Barberry Avenue	230m
August 2023	Criminal damage and arson	On or near Crossway	113m
➜ Vale Drive crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME5 9XB

Amethyst Avenue (Vale Drive)	Davis Estate	28m
Field Close (Barberry Avenue)	Davis Estate	73m
Greenway (Vale Drive)	Davis Estate	84m
Vale Drive Play Area (Vale Drive)	Davis Estate	163m
Greenway (Vale Drive)	Davis Estate	189m

Nearest railway stations to ME5 9XB

Chatham Station	3.1km
Rochester Station	3.6km
Cuxton Station	4.2km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME5 9XB

Broadband access in ME5 9XB (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 9XB (2019 data)

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Median download speed	76.2Mbps
Average download speed	96.4Mbps
Maximum download speed	350.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	9.8Mbps
Average upload speed	9.1Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.36Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME5 9XB (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 9XB

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Source: Ofcom
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ME5 9XB gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME5 9XB by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	499,116
Meter count	43
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,607
Median (kWh/meter)	11,458

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	177,875
Meter count	43
Mean (kWh/meter)	4,137
Median (kWh/meter)	3,582

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME5 9XB, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME5 9XB.
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

25.3% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME5 9XB:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME5 9XB (meters)

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4 Shirley Avenue

257m

Davis Fish Bar

Davies Fish Bar

258m

Magic Wok

1 Shirley Avenue

273m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to ME5 9XB

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Davis Estate Post Office	17:30	11:30	273m
Snodhurst Avenue	17:30	11:30	504m
Saracen Fields	18:00	09:00	558m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME5 9XB

Facility	Distance
Horsted School Playing Field Vale Drive, Horsted, Chatham Grass Pitches	121m
You Fit (Rochester) Maidstone Road, Chatham Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym	589m
Hook Meadow King George Road, Chatham Grass Pitches	766m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME5 9XB

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Horsted Infant School Barberry Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9TF	Primary	386m
Horsted Junior School Barberry Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9TF	Primary	394m
Walderslade Girls' School Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0LE	Secondary	972m

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Source: Edubase
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ME5 9XB ITL and ME5 9XB 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 9XB:

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 9XB 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 9XB:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081491
LSOA	E01016122	Medway 033B
MSOA	E02003346	Medway 033

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME5 9XB

ME5 9TD	Field Close	32m
ME5 9TE	Barberry Avenue	90m
ME5 9TB	Barberry Avenue	113m
ME5 9SY	Crescent Way	122m
ME5 9UX	Greenway	137m
ME5 9TX	Amethyst Avenue	156m
ME5 9XD	Vale Drive	161m
ME5 9TJ	Madden Avenue	168m
ME5 9XA	Vale Drive	172m
ME5 9TA	Barberry Avenue	188m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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