Postcode ME4 5QW (Medway)

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

ME4 5QW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.7 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 5QW as Constrained city dwellers > Constrained flat dwellers > Eastern European communities.

The closest road name to ME4 5QW is Prospect Row which is centered 41 m away.

The nearest bus stop is High Street Gala Bingo and is 251 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 500 m away.

The closest primary school to ME4 5QW (for ages 11 and under) is New Road Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on June 14, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School. The last OFSTED inspection on May 22, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME4 5QW is Lower Bell and is 6.68 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 28, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 60.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.9 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 16.7% 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 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME4 5QW 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 5QW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Prospect Row 41 m
Bryant Street 71 m
Claremont Way 89 m
Skinner Street 125 m
Silver Hill Gardens 152 m
Silver Hill 159 m
Church Street 168 m
Whittaker Street 169 m
Union Street 176 m
Cromwell Terrace 194 m
Jenkins' Dale 198 m
Hartington Street 199 m
Union Place 209 m
Rhode Street 217 m
Best Street 232 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME4 5QW

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 5QW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
New Road Primary School Good
(June 14, 2017)
239 m
St Michael's RC Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
436 m
All Saints Church of England Primary School Good
(June 6, 2018)
485 m
Phoenix Primary School Requires improvement
(December 18, 2019)
504 m
St John's Church of England Infant School Good
(June 13, 2018)
535 m
Blue Skies School Requires improvement
(October 31, 2019)
620 m
Greenvale Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
636 m
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Good
(May 22, 2019)
732 m
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Good
(January 22, 2019)
934 m
Fort Pitt Grammar School 936 m
Brompton Academy Good
(February 21, 2017)
947 m
The Victory Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
1.1 km
Balfour Junior School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.23 km
Trinity School and College Good
(January 9, 2020)
1.32 km
Luton Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
1.36 km
Balfour Infant School Good
(June 4, 2019)
1.39 km
Byron Primary School Requires improvement
(September 19, 2018)
1.43 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.49 km
Rochester Independent College 1.49 km
Chatham Grammar Good
(May 23, 2018)
1.53 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
6.68 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
6.68 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
6.68 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
6.68 km
The See Ho Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2020
6.93 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
7.25 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
7.29 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
7.33 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
7.58 km
Copperfield Stonehouse Pizza And Carvery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 3, 2020
7.74 km
Cobham Hall School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 13, 2021
7.78 km
Total Catering Solutions (SE) Ltd @ Shorne Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 12, 2021
7.82 km
No3 Coffee Company Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 15, 2022
7.83 km
Shorne Village Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 27, 2019
7.83 km
The Rose And Crown Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 6, 2020
7.83 km
Shorne Wood Country Park Visitors Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 3, 2021
8.09 km
Dine Alfresco Mobile caterer 4
Good
February 25, 2022
8.11 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
8.17 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
8.22 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
8.3 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

High Street Gala Bingo Bus Stop/Station 251 m
High Street Gala Bingo Bus Stop/Station 285 m
Institute Road Bus Stop/Station 347 m
The Brook Iceland Bus Stop/Station 348 m
Westmount Avenue Bus Stop/Station 374 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 484 m
Chatham Rail Station Rail 500 m
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 1.77 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 1.91 km
London Southend Airport Air 24.46 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 54.11 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 54.12 km

Nearby Nature

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

Couvre Port Reservoir Inland Water 1.02 km
Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 1.97 km
Mast Pond Inland Water 2.16 km
Gashouse Point Wetland 2.24 km
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.29 km
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.62 km
Gundulph Pool Inland Water 2.63 km
Tower Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.7 km
Temple Marsh Wetland 2.79 km
Whites Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.8 km
Borstal Marsh Wetland 2.88 km
East Cookham Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.93 km
Batys Marsh Wetland 3.07 km
St Mary's Island Island 3.11 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 67.6 Mbps 60.1 Mbps 78.12 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 15.9 Mbps 19.99 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% - -
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 22 1
30-300 Mbps 83.3% 69.8 19.8
300+ Mbps 16.7% - -

Gas Consumption

6 meters consuming 40,314 kWh - mean 6,719 kWh : median 7,229 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

6 meters consuming 10,658 kWh - mean 1,776 kWh : median 1,460 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME4 5QW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.37861700
Longitude 0.52769300
OS Easting 576009
OS Northing 0167428
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
6597
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: Constrained city dwellers
Group: Constrained flat dwellers
Subgroup: Eastern European communities
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039865
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 015
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 015A
Output Area / Small Area 7B1