Postcode ME4 5JA (Medway)

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The postcode ME4 5JA is located in Medway It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME4 5JA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME4 5JA is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1 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 ME4 5JA as Multicultural metropolitans > Rented family living > Private renting new arrivals.

The closest road name to ME4 5JA is Magpie Hall Road which is centered 56 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Shipwrights Avenue and is 133 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 1.37 km away.

The closest primary school to ME4 5JA (for ages 11 and under) is Greenvale Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 7, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is The Victory Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on September 27, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME4 5JA is Lower Bell and is 5.94 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 7.91 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 109.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15 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 1.8 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 ME4 5JA 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 ME4 5JA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME4 5JA, and the approximate distance away.

Magpie Hall Road 56 m
Sawyers Court 103 m
Blockmakers Court 113 m
Shipwrights Avenue 118 m
Ropemakers Court 136 m
Joiners Court 162 m
Terence Close 193 m
Westbrooke Close 217 m
Oakum Court 224 m
Haig Avenue 238 m
Damiem Close 242 m
Sailmakers Court 243 m
Symons Avenue 259 m
Castle Road 271 m
Dagmar Road 291 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME4 5JA

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 ME4 5JA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The Victory Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
187 m
Greenvale Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
466 m
Phoenix Primary School Requires improvement
(December 18, 2019)
498 m
Luton Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
706 m
All Saints Church of England Primary School Good
(June 6, 2018)
794 m
New Road Primary School Good
(June 14, 2017)
860 m
Blue Skies School Requires improvement
(October 31, 2019)
942 m
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
982 m
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.08 km
Chatham Grammar Good
(May 23, 2018)
1.1 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.15 km
St Michael's RC Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
1.16 km
Balfour Junior School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.22 km
St John's Church of England Infant School Good
(June 13, 2018)
1.27 km
Byron Primary School Requires improvement
(September 19, 2018)
1.29 km
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.36 km
Balfour Infant School Good
(June 4, 2019)
1.4 km
Brompton Academy Good
(February 21, 2017)
1.4 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
1.45 km
Fort Pitt Grammar School 1.71 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME4 5JA - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
5.94 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
5.94 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
5.94 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
5.94 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
6.46 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
6.73 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
6.75 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
7.02 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
7.3 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
7.37 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
7.5 km
The See Ho Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2020
7.69 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
7.72 km
Dine Alfresco Mobile caterer 4
Good
February 25, 2022
7.8 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
7.91 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
7.91 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
8.04 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
8.05 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
8.05 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
8.13 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME4 5JA - Data from Apr 2022

Shipwrights Avenue Bus Stop/Station 133 m
Haig Avenue Bus Stop/Station 151 m
Glencoe Road Bus Stop/Station 159 m
Glencoe Road Bus Stop/Station 247 m
The Victory Academy Bus Stop/Station 309 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.35 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 1.37 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 2.1 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 2.8 km
London Southend Airport Air 25.04 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 54.07 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 54.07 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME4 5JA - Data from Dec 2021

Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.12 km
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 1.26 km
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.68 km
Whites Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.84 km
Couvre Port Reservoir Inland Water 1.85 km
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.56 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
East Cookham Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.79 km
Spekes Bottom Valley 2.83 km
Ambley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 3 km
Mast Pond Inland Water 3.02 km
Gashouse Point Wetland 3.17 km
Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 3.21 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME4 5JA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 109.4 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 15 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8.4 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 115 16
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

63 meters consuming 744,559 kWh - mean 11,818 kWh : median 11,039 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

67 meters consuming 200,090 kWh - mean 2,986 kWh : median 2,523 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME4 5JA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.37073500
Longitude 0.53325100
OS Easting 576426
OS Northing 0166565
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
3738
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Electoral Ward Chatham Central
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: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Rented family living
Subgroup: Private renting new arrivals
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039891
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 022
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 022C
Output Area / Small Area 4A2