Postcode ME1 3QF (Medway)

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The postcode ME1 3QF is located in Medway It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME1 3QF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME1 3QF is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 3.2 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 3QF as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to ME1 3QF is The Tideway which is centered 90 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Tideway and is 122 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 2.18 km away.

The closest primary school to ME1 3QF (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 3QF is Lower Bell and is 5.07 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 6.89 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 129.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 14 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. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME1 3QF 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 3QF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME1 3QF, and the approximate distance away.

The Tideway 90 m
Binnacle Road 96 m
Wake Road 97 m
Kent Close 164 m
Horwood Close 181 m
B2097 205 m
Palm Drive 278 m
Monkwood Close 288 m
Pilot Road 293 m
The Fairway 339 m
Barnwood Close 349 m
Anchor Road 359 m
Trevale Road 368 m
Cookham Wood Road 368 m
Arethusa Road 378 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME1 3QF

Introduction January 1980
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 3QF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Thomas Aveling School Good
(June 15, 2016)
214 m
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
402 m
Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School 542 m
Crest Infant School Good
(February 12, 2020)
572 m
The Rochester Grammar School 656 m
Delce Academy 681 m
St William of Perth Roman Catholic Primary School Good
(May 9, 2018)
966 m
Balfour Infant School Good
(June 4, 2019)
1.01 km
Balfour Junior School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.19 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.32 km
St Peter's Infant School Good
(December 13, 2018)
1.33 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
1.56 km
The Pilgrim School (A Church of England Primary With Nursery) 1.56 km
Blue Skies School Requires improvement
(October 31, 2019)
1.77 km
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.79 km
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
1.92 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
1.92 km
Fort Pitt Grammar School 1.95 km
St John's Church of England Infant School Good
(June 13, 2018)
1.98 km
St Michael's RC Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
2.02 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME1 3QF - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
5.07 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
5.07 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
5.07 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
5.07 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
5.23 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
5.31 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
5.51 km
Dine Alfresco Mobile caterer 4
Good
February 25, 2022
5.76 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
5.77 km
The See Ho Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2020
6.28 km
Cobham Hall School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 13, 2021
6.55 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
6.72 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
6.8 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
6.89 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
6.89 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
6.92 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
6.92 km
St Peter's School Wraparound Care Ltd School/college/university 4
Good
October 31, 2019
6.94 km
The Contract Dining Company At St Peters CE Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
6.94 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
6.98 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME1 3QF - Data from Apr 2022

The Tideway Bus Stop/Station 122 m
Horwood Close Bus Stop/Station 131 m
Binnacle Road Bus Stop/Station 131 m
Horwood Close Bus Stop/Station 136 m
Hawser Road Bus Stop/Station 214 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.18 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 2.18 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 2.7 km
Cuxton Rail Station Rail 2.91 km
Town Pier Ferry 12.7 km
Town Pier Ferry 12.7 km
Town Pier Ferry 12.74 km
London Southend Airport Air 26.68 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.77 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.78 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME1 3QF - Data from Dec 2021

East Cookham Wood Woodland Or Forest 576 m
Little Monk Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Nashenden Bottom Valley 1.44 km
Nine Acre Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.47 km
Well Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.5 km
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 1.69 km
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Shoulder of Mutton Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Gorse Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Borstal Marsh Wetland 1.74 km
Batys Marsh Wetland 1.8 km
Barn Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.82 km
Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Monk Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.13 km
Temple Marsh Wetland 2.19 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME1 3QF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 129.3 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 14 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 2 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22.7 6.7
30-300 Mbps 0% 108.9 11.8
300+ Mbps 100% 363.3 36

Gas Consumption

37 meters consuming 450,649 kWh - mean 12,180 kWh : median 11,986 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

37 meters consuming 108,236 kWh - mean 2,925 kWh : median 2,390 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME1 3QF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.36554600
Longitude 0.50059600
OS Easting 574173
OS Northing 0165910
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
12186
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Electoral Ward Rochester East
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Hard-pressed ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Rochester BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039895
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 024
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 024A
Output Area / Small Area 8D2