Postcode ME5 0FB (Medway)

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The postcode ME5 0FB is located in Medway It was introduced in June 2019 and is an active postcode. ME5 0FB is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME5 0FB is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 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 ME5 0FB as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to ME5 0FB is Acres Green Close which is centered 28 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Barrington Close and is 92 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 3.43 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 0FB (for ages 11 and under) is St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Outstanding on February 8, 2013. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Greenacre Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on May 10, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME5 0FB is Lower Bell and is 3.54 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 5.51 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 68.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 45% 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 2.2 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 0FB 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 0FB and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Acres Green Close 28 m
Barrington Close 127 m
Bleakwood Road 188 m
Greenacre Close 196 m
Spencer Close 240 m
Kings Oak Mews 250 m
Heather Close 264 m
Walderslade Road 276 m
Myrtle Crescent 283 m
Weeds Wood Road 299 m
Bradfields Avenue 303 m
Highgrove Road 365 m
Silverweed Road 385 m
Gorse Avenue 391 m
Swallow Rise 525 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 0FB

Introduction June 2019
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 0FB - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
109 m
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
172 m
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 272 m
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
272 m
Oaklands School 337 m
Maundene School 595 m
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
694 m
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
694 m
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
906 m
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
924 m
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
924 m
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.27 km
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.31 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
1.56 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
1.69 km
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.74 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.89 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.96 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.05 km
The Victory Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
2.23 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME5 0FB - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
3.54 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
3.54 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
3.54 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
3.54 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
4.04 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
4.51 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
4.53 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
4.81 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
4.95 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
5.09 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
5.09 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
5.48 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
5.51 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
5.51 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
5.63 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
5.65 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
5.65 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
5.73 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
5.83 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
5.83 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Barrington Close Bus Stop/Station 92 m
Weeds Wood Road junction Bus Stop/Station 155 m
Poachers Pocket Bus Stop/Station 221 m
Poachers Pocket Bus Stop/Station 229 m
Oaklands School Bus Stop/Station 267 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.42 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 3.43 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 4.46 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 4.62 km
London Southend Airport Air 27.39 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 52.46 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 52.56 km

Nearby Nature

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

Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 994 m
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.02 km
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.24 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.27 km
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 1.28 km
Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Whites Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Ballen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 1.6 km
Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.8 km
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.83 km
Coal Bottom Valley 1.84 km
Martin Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Shall Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.91 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 64.5 Mbps 68.5 Mbps 159.77 Mbps
Upload 19.1 Mbps 17.6 Mbps 29.96 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 55% 68.5 17.6
300+ Mbps 45% - -

Gas Consumption

8 meters consuming 115,462 kWh - mean 14,433 kWh : median 14,661 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

21 meters consuming 85,020 kWh - mean 4,049 kWh : median 3,672 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 0FB - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.34963600
Longitude 0.52499200
OS Easting 575930
OS Northing 0164199
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7511
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Electoral Ward Walderslade
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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professionals with families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039925
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 033
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 033D
Output Area / Small Area 5A2