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

ME7 5BJ map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

ME7 5BJ map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
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

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME7 5BJ?

Street	Amherst Hill
Town/City	Gillingham
Country	England
Postcode District	ME7
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Chatham Central & Brompton
Constituency	Rochester And Strood

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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House Prices

Sales of detached houses in ME7 5BJ

8, CHATHAM REACH, AMHERST HILL, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5BJ 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

➜ Gillingham house prices

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Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2024. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME7 5BJ

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near High Street	480m
November 2023	Other theft	On or near High Street	480m
October 2023	Public order	On or near High Street	480m
➜ Amherst Hill crime map and outcomes

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

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

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME7 5BJ

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)

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Median download speed	65.5Mbps
Average download speed	51.3Mbps
Maximum download speed	78.21Mbps

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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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME7 5BJ

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Source: Ofcom
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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.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Licence: Open Government Licence

Deprivation

81% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME7 5BJ:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to ME7 5BJ (meters)

Busy Bees At Gillingham Brompton

Brompton Nursery Schol

137m

Fort Amherst Cafe

Fort Amherst Cafe Ltd

204m

Shell Medway

Shell Convenience Store

294m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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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

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to ME7 5BJ

Facility	Distance
Royal Engineers Sports Ground Kings Bastion, Brompton, Gillingham Grass Pitches	365m
Brompton-westbrook Primary School Kings Bastion, Gillingham Grass Pitches	478m
Fitness First For Women (Chatham) (Closed) The Pentagon, Chatham Studio, Health and Fitness Gym	513m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME7 5BJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Kings Bastion, Brompton, Gillingham, ME7 5DQ	Primary	479m
FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, ME4 4TZ	Not applicable	790m
Brompton Academy Marlborough Road, Gillingham, ME7 5HT	Secondary	966m

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Source: Edubase
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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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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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

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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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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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
Licence: Open Government Licence