Postcode ME5 0DF (Medway)

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The postcode ME5 0DF is located in Medway It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME5 0DF is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME5 0DF is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.6 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 ME5 0DF as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to ME5 0DF is Stalin Avenue which is centered 67 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Churchill Avenue and is 31 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 2.29 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 0DF (for ages 11 and under) is Wayfield Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 22, 2019. 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 ME5 0DF 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 7.04 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 106 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.5 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 1.7 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME5 0DF 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 ME5 0DF and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME5 0DF, and the approximate distance away.

Stalin Avenue 67 m
Limetree Close 70 m
Walnut Close 136 m
Montgomery Avenue 159 m
Vulcan Close 168 m
Brambledown 179 m
Fisher Road 207 m
Barnfield 232 m
Heathfield Close 235 m
Hazel Grove 239 m
Kinross Close 241 m
Solent Gardens 249 m
Packer Place 254 m
The Links 267 m
Fallowfield 285 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 0DF

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 ME5 0DF - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
361 m
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
559 m
The Victory Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
844 m
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
894 m
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
894 m
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
928 m
Maundene School 1.16 km
Luton Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
1.19 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.21 km
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 1.32 km
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.32 km
Greenvale Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
1.35 km
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
1.43 km
Phoenix Primary School Requires improvement
(December 18, 2019)
1.45 km
Chatham Grammar Good
(May 23, 2018)
1.6 km
Balfour Junior School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.66 km
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
1.67 km
Blue Skies School Requires improvement
(October 31, 2019)
1.74 km
All Saints Church of England Primary School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.78 km
Balfour Infant School Good
(June 4, 2019)
1.79 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME5 0DF - 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
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
5.54 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
6.02 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
6.02 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
6.3 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
6.3 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
6.43 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
6.57 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
6.72 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
7.04 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
7.04 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
7.1 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
7.17 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
7.18 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
7.19 km
Al's Ice Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
7.32 km
Dine Alfresco Mobile caterer 4
Good
February 25, 2022
7.33 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME5 0DF - Data from Apr 2022

Churchill Avenue Bus Stop/Station 31 m
Stalin Avenue Bus Stop/Station 127 m
Stalin Avenue Bus Stop/Station 143 m
Churchill Avenue Bus Stop/Station 161 m
Barnfield Bus Stop/Station 208 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.28 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 2.29 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 2.93 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 3.68 km
London Southend Airport Air 25.85 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 53.22 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 53.78 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME5 0DF - Data from Dec 2021

Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 635 m
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 806 m
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 900 m
Whites Wood Woodland Or Forest 942 m
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1 km
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.1 km
Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.24 km
Spekes Bottom Valley 2.38 km
Ballen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.39 km
Martin Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.51 km
Ambley Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.58 km
Holt Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME5 0DF - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 75.7 Mbps 106 Mbps 460 Mbps
Upload 17.8 Mbps 16.5 Mbps 36 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% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 83.9 15.3
300+ Mbps 100% 460 36

Gas Consumption

22 meters consuming 244,102 kWh - mean 11,096 kWh : median 10,897 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

21 meters consuming 75,348 kWh - mean 3,588 kWh : median 3,836 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 0DF - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.36181300
Longitude 0.53535900
OS Easting 576607
OS Northing 0165578
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
6094
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Electoral Ward Luton and Wayfield
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: Challenged diversity
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic hardship
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039907
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 027
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 027C
Output Area / Small Area 7A3