ME7 5BU maps, stats, and open data

ME7 5BU 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 January 1980.

ME7 5BU maps

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

ME7 5BU 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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ME7 5BU geodata

Easting	576464
Northing	168665
Latitude	51.389587
Longitude	0.534868

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
Licence: Open Government Licence

Where is ME7 5BU?

Country	England
Postcode District	ME7
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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ME7 5BU Elevation

Elevation or altitude of ME7 5BU as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	40m	131ft

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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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of ME7 5BU

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near High Street	411m
November 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Wood Street	300m
November 2023	Other theft	On or near High Street	411m
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Source: data.police.uk
Licence: Open Government Licence

Transport

Nearest bus stops to ME7 5BU

King Charles Hotel (Brompton Road)	Brompton	184m
King Charles Hotel (Brompton Road)	Brompton	190m
Royal Engineers Museum (Prince Arthur Road)	Gillingham	403m
High Street (Wood Street)	Brompton	423m
High Street	Brompton	426m

Nearest railway stations to ME7 5BU

Gillingham (Kent) Station	1.1km
Chatham Station	1.4km
Rochester Station	1.8km

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for ME7 5BU

Broadband access in ME7 5BU (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 5BU (2019 data)

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Median download speed	54.8Mbps
Average download speed	52.8Mbps
Maximum download speed	80.00Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	13.3Mbps
Maximum upload speed	20.00Mbps

Broadband limitations in ME7 5BU (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 5BU

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Source: Ofcom
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ME7 5BU gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in ME7 5BU by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	231,351
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,254
Median (kWh/meter)	10,415

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	60,242
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,410
Median (kWh/meter)	1,832

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in ME7 5BU, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in ME7 5BU.
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

56.7% of English postcodes are less deprived than ME7 5BU:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Poppins Nursery

Lampard Centre

King Charles Hotel

Brompton Road

224m

Cannon Public House

The Cannon

302m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
Licence: FSA terms & conditions

Nearest post box to ME7 5BU

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Sallyport	17:30	11:45	115m
Mansion Row	17:30	11:45	242m
Brompton Post Office	17:45	11:45	399m

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Source: Dracos
Licence: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike

Nearest sports facilities to ME7 5BU

Facility	Distance
Chatham Garrison Sports Ground Sally Port Gardens, Brompton, Gillingham Artificial Grass Pitch, Grass Pitches, Outdoor Tennis Courts	232m
Medway Park Sports Centre Mill Road, Gillingham Sports Hall, Swimming Pool, Health and Fitness Gym, Athletics, Squash Courts, Studio, Grass Pitches	450m
Prince Arthur Road Indoor Bowls Club Ltd Prince Arthur Road, Gillingham Indoor Bowls	469m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to ME7 5BU

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Kings Bastion, Brompton, Gillingham, ME7 5DQ	Primary	490m
MidKent College Medway Road, Gillingham, ME7 1FN	16 plus	644m
FORWARD2 EMPLOYMENT LIMITED The Historic Dockyard, Chatham, ME4 4TZ	Not applicable	756m

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Source: Edubase
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ME7 5BU ITL and ME7 5BU 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 5BU:

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 5BU 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 5BU:

	Code	Name
OA	E00081440
LSOA	E01032798	Medway 007E
MSOA	E02003320	Medway 007

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to ME7 5BU

ME7 5BD	Conway Mews	255m
ME7 5GB	Garden Street	265m
ME7 5SE	Mansion Row	273m
ME7 5AS	Garden Street	278m
ME7 5AU	Maxwell Road	279m
ME7 5SG	Maxwell Road	280m
ME7 5AW	Manor Street	319m
ME7 5AL	Prospect Row	341m
ME7 5SD	Wood Street	341m
ME7 5AJ	Garden Street	343m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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