Postcode ME4 6LP (Medway)

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The postcode ME4 6LP is located in Medway It was introduced in October 2011 and is an active postcode. ME4 6LP is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME4 6LP is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.4 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 6LP as Constrained city dwellers > Ageing city dwellers > Retired communal city dwellers.

The closest road name to ME4 6LP is Casson Court which is centered 22 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Coney Banks and is 86 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 1.71 km away.

The closest primary school to ME4 6LP (for ages 11 and under) is New Horizons Children's Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 11, 2017. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Holcombe Grammar School. The last OFSTED inspection on April 24, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME4 6LP is Lower Bell and is 5.19 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 7.15 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 17.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 1.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of 10-30 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 0.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME4 6LP 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 6LP and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME4 6LP, and the approximate distance away.

Casson Court 22 m
Thorndike Close 100 m
Chatham Grove 131 m
Park Crescent 177 m
Letchworth Avenue 271 m
Kitchener Avenue 383 m
Palmerston Road 486 m
A230 563 m
Maidstone Road 668 m
Wayfield Road 697 m
Magpie Hall Road 803 m
Churchill Avenue 907 m
Walderslade Road 1.49 km
A228 7.56 km
A2 8.24 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME4 6LP

Introduction October 2011
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 6LP - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
160 m
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
406 m
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
651 m
The Victory Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
669 m
Balfour Junior School Good
(December 5, 2018)
867 m
Greenvale Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
872 m
Balfour Infant School Good
(June 4, 2019)
984 m
Phoenix Primary School Requires improvement
(December 18, 2019)
1.02 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
1.06 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.06 km
Blue Skies School Requires improvement
(October 31, 2019)
1.09 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
1.37 km
Crest Infant School Good
(February 12, 2020)
1.37 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
1.43 km
Luton Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
1.44 km
St Michael's RC Primary School Good
(November 6, 2019)
1.46 km
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 1.46 km
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.46 km
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.5 km
New Road Primary School Good
(June 14, 2017)
1.52 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME4 6LP - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
5.19 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
5.19 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
5.19 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
5.19 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
5.74 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
5.9 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
5.93 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
6.19 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
6.67 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
6.78 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
6.8 km
Dine Alfresco Mobile caterer 4
Good
February 25, 2022
6.97 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
7.15 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
7.15 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
7.18 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
7.28 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
7.29 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
7.35 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
7.38 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
7.38 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME4 6LP - Data from Apr 2022

Coney Banks Bus Stop/Station 86 m
Coney Banks Bus Stop/Station 154 m
Chatham Grove Bus Stop/Station 160 m
Palmerston Road Bus Stop/Station 188 m
Bournville Avenue Bus Stop/Station 313 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.7 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 1.71 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 2.93 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 3 km
London Southend Airport Air 25.85 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 53.29 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 53.29 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME4 6LP - Data from Dec 2021

Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 401 m
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 466 m
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 788 m
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.71 km
Whites Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.73 km
East Cookham Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.06 km
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.23 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.51 km
Couvre Port Reservoir Inland Water 2.51 km
Little Monk Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.54 km
Nashenden Bottom Valley 2.54 km
Gorse Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.73 km
Well Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.78 km
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.8 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME4 6LP - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 17.4 Mbps 17.5 Mbps 24.03 Mbps
Upload 1.6 Mbps 1.6 Mbps 2.08 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 100% 17.5 1.6
30-300 Mbps 0% - -
300+ Mbps 0% - -

Gas Consumption

8 meters consuming 49,456 kWh - mean 6,182 kWh : median 5,271 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

8 meters consuming 37,080 kWh - mean 4,635 kWh : median 4,426 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME4 6LP - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.36521000
Longitude 0.52507300
OS Easting 575878
OS Northing 0165931
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
5249
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: Ageing city dwellers
Subgroup: Retired communal city dwellers
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039906
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 027
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 027A
Output Area / Small Area 7D3