ME7 5BJ maps, stats, and open data
ME7 5BJ lies on Amherst Hill in Gillingham. ME7 5BJ is located in the Chatham Central & Brompton 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 June 2014.
ME7 5BJ maps
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
Licence: Open Government Licence (requires attribution)
ME7 5BJ geodata
| Easting | 576040 |
| Northing | 168466 |
| Latitude | 51.387932 |
| Longitude | 0.528653 |
Where is ME7 5BJ?
| Street | Amherst Hill |
| Town/City | Gillingham |
| Country | England |
| Postcode District | ME7 |
ME7 5BJ Elevation
Elevation or altitude of ME7 5BJ as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet | |
|---|---|---|
| Elevation | 50m | 164ft |
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 | Chatham Central & Brompton |
|---|---|
| Constituency | Rochester And Strood |
House Prices
Sales of detached houses in ME7 5BJ
2025 24 JUN £480,000 |
2015 6 MAY £309,950 |
7, CHATHAM REACH, AMHERST HILL, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5BJ 2015 30 MAR £319,000 |
5, CHATHAM REACH, AMHERST HILL, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5BJ 2014 31 OCT £329,950 |
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 ME7 5BJ
| Fort Amherst Council Offices (Dock Road) | Chatham | 260m |
| Fort Amherst Council Offices (Dock Road) | Chatham | 268m |
| Dockyard Main Gate (Dock Road) | Chatham | 404m |
| Dockyard Main Gate (Dock Road) | Chatham | 478m |
| High Street | Brompton | 533m |
Nearest railway stations to ME7 5BJ
| Chatham Station | 1km |
| Rochester Station | 1.3km |
| Gillingham (Kent) Station | 1.5km |
Broadband
Broadband access in ME7 5BJ (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 ME7 5BJ (2019 data)
Download
| Median download speed | 65.5Mbps |
| Average download speed | 51.3Mbps |
| Maximum download speed | 78.21Mbps |
Upload
| Median upload speed | 19.1Mbps |
| Average upload speed | 12.5Mbps |
| Maximum upload speed | 20.00Mbps |
Broadband limitations in ME7 5BJ (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% |
ME7 5BJ gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in ME7 5BJ by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
| Consumption (kWh) | 148,861 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 16 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 9,304 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 8,895 |
Electricity
| Consumption (kWh) | 46,497 |
|---|---|
| Meter count | 15 |
| Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,100 |
| Median (kWh/meter) | 2,712 |
- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME7 5BJ, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in ME7 5BJ.
- 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
81% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME7 5BJ:Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME7 5BJ (metres)
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Nearest post box to ME7 5BJ
| Last Collection | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
| Mansion Row | 17:30 | 11:45 | 388m |
| Dockyard Main Gate | 17:30 | 11:30 | 442m |
| Brompton Post Office | 17:45 | 11:45 | 455m |
ME7 5BJ ITL and ME7 5BJ 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 ME7 5BJ:
| 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 |
ME7 5BJ 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 ME7 5BJ:
| Code | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| OA | E00167385 | |
| LSOA | E01016110 | Medway 015D |
| MSOA | E02003328 | Medway 015 |
Nearest postcodes to ME7 5BJ
| ME7 5BF | Garrison Terrace | 29m |
| ME7 5SG | Maxwell Road | 192m |
| ME7 5AU | Maxwell Road | 229m |
| ME4 4XN | Hawkins Close | 231m |
| ME4 4XG | Brompton Hill | 239m |
| ME7 5AL | Prospect Row | 277m |
| ME4 4SD | Barrier Road | 285m |
| ME4 4XD | Brompton Hill | 289m |
| ME4 4XP | Melville Court | 300m |
| ME4 4HQ | New Stairs | 307m |
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