Postcode ME1 2BW (Medway)

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The postcode ME1 2BW is located in Medway It was introduced in March 1982 and is an active postcode. ME1 2BW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME1 2BW is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.9 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of ME1 2BW as Suburbanites > Suburban achievers > Indian tech achievers.

The closest road name to ME1 2BW is Cloisterham Road which is centered 34 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Emerald Close and is 131 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 2.42 km away.

The closest primary school to ME1 2BW (for ages 11 and under) is Warren Wood Primary Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on October 16, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Thomas Aveling School. The last OFSTED inspection on June 15, 2016 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME1 2BW is Lower Bell and is 4.48 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 28, 2020. The nearest takeaway food is available from The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd and is 6.36 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 160.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 19.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.9 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME1 2BW is covered by the Kent police force association and Medway is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to ME1 2BW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME1 2BW, and the approximate distance away.

Cloisterham Road 34 m
Appleby Close 35 m
Estelle Close 53 m
Barkis Close 54 m
Wopsle Close 122 m
Jiniwin Road 127 m
Bedwin Close 143 m
Emerald Close 144 m
Bumbles Close 153 m
Wemmick Close 163 m
Haredale Close 164 m
Curtis Way 198 m
Berkeley Close 200 m
Marconi Way 229 m
Leander Road 248 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME1 2BW

Introduction March 1982
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from ME1 2BW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
352 m
The Thomas Aveling School Good
(June 15, 2016)
532 m
Crest Infant School Good
(February 12, 2020)
983 m
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.07 km
Balfour Infant School Good
(June 4, 2019)
1.15 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
1.19 km
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
1.22 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
1.22 km
Delce Academy 1.26 km
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 1.26 km
Balfour Junior School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.26 km
The Rochester Grammar School 1.31 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
1.46 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.46 km
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 1.51 km
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.51 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.62 km
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School Good
(May 9, 2018)
1.67 km
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
1.71 km
Oaklands School 1.81 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME1 2BW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
4.48 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
4.48 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
4.48 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
4.48 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
4.85 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
4.9 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
5.14 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
5.15 km
Dine Alfresco Mobile caterer 4
Good
February 25, 2022
5.68 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
6.1 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
6.19 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
6.36 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
6.36 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
6.46 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
6.46 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
6.46 km
St Peter's School Wraparound Care Ltd School/college/university 4
Good
October 31, 2019
6.49 km
The Contract Dining Company At St Peters CE Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
6.49 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
6.5 km
Aylesford Pre-School Ltd Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
October 10, 2019
6.53 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME1 2BW - Data from Apr 2022

Emerald Close Bus Stop/Station 131 m
Jiniwin Road Bus Stop/Station 172 m
Association Walk Bus Stop/Station 214 m
Cloisterham Road Bus Stop/Station 223 m
Warren Wood Road Bus Stop/Station 245 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.42 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 2.42 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 3.25 km
Cuxton Rail Station Rail 3.57 km
Town Pier Ferry 13.44 km
Town Pier Ferry 13.44 km
Town Pier Ferry 13.48 km
London Southend Airport Air 26.93 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.94 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.95 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME1 2BW - Data from Dec 2021

East Cookham Wood Woodland Or Forest 782 m
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 1.15 km
Little Monk Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Nashenden Bottom Valley 1.22 km
Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Well Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Gorse Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.44 km
Nine Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
Syle Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Barn Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.9 km
Monk Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.93 km
Bridge Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.94 km
Shoulder of Mutton Wood Woodland Or Forest 2 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME1 2BW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 160.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 19.3 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 1 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 113 16.9
300+ Mbps 100% 488.2 37.8

Gas Consumption

39 meters consuming 478,557 kWh - mean 12,271 kWh : median 12,600 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME1 2BW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.36036500
Longitude 0.50738100
OS Easting 574665
OS Northing 0165350
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
22699
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Electoral Ward Rochester South and Horsted
Local Authority District Medway
Region / Government Office Region South East
European Electoral Region South East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: South East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Kent and Medway

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E06000035
Travel To Work Area Medway

NHS

NHS England Region South East
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Medway
Cancer Alliance Kent and Medway
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
South East Coast
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Kent and Medway
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Kent and Medway CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Suburbanites
Group: Suburban achievers
Subgroup: Indian tech achievers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Rochester BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039903
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 026
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 026A
Output Area / Small Area 6A1