Postcode ME5 0HJ (Medway)

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

ME5 0HJ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.1 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 ME5 0HJ as Constrained city dwellers > Challenged diversity > Multi-ethnic hardship.

The closest road name to ME5 0HJ is Shalfleet Close which is centered 58 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Cherbourg Crescent and is 98 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 2.54 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 0HJ (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 INSPIRE Free Special School. The last OFSTED inspection on June 6, 2018 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME5 0HJ is Lower Bell and is 4.45 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 6.41 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 109.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.4 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 0.2 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Shalfleet Close 58 m
Malta Avenue 67 m
Arnhem Drive 97 m
Woolwich Close 155 m
Colchester Close 189 m
Silver Bank 195 m
Cherbourg Crescent 199 m
Tobruk Way 200 m
Aldershot Road 212 m
Mountbatten Avenue 221 m
Timberbank 222 m
Churchill Avenue 232 m
Dunkirk Drive 259 m
Wayfield Road 273 m
Alamein Avenue 282 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 0HJ

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 0HJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
235 m
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
235 m
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
390 m
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 667 m
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
667 m
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
815 m
Maundene School 826 m
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
837 m
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
1.05 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.07 km
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
1.09 km
Oaklands School 1.24 km
The Victory Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
1.31 km
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
1.39 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
1.39 km
Balfour Junior School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.6 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
1.64 km
Balfour Infant School Good
(June 4, 2019)
1.66 km
Greenvale Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
1.67 km
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
1.78 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
4.45 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
4.45 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
4.45 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
4.45 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
4.96 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
5.31 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
5.31 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
5.59 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
5.88 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
5.95 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
6.01 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
6.35 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
6.41 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
6.41 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
6.55 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
6.55 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
6.56 km
Dine Alfresco Mobile caterer 4
Good
February 25, 2022
6.6 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
6.66 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
6.7 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Cherbourg Crescent Bus Stop/Station 98 m
Cherbourg Crescent Bus Stop/Station 109 m
Malta Avenue Bus Stop/Station 171 m
Silverbank Bus Stop/Station 177 m
Silverbank Bus Stop/Station 213 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.53 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 2.54 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 3.57 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 3.8 km
London Southend Airport Air 26.51 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 53.06 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 53.06 km

Nearby Nature

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

Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 342 m
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 417 m
Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 426 m
Whites Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.41 km
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.51 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.14 km
East Cookham Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.17 km
Ballen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.21 km
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.22 km
Nashenden Bottom Valley 2.35 km
Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.35 km
Little Monk Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.39 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 58.6 Mbps 109.1 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.1 Mbps 16.4 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 3.3 0.8
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 90.3 17.8
300+ Mbps 100% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

6 meters consuming 70,708 kWh - mean 11,785 kWh : median 11,934 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

38 meters consuming 69,434 kWh - mean 1,827 kWh : median 1,080 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 0HJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.35786800
Longitude 0.52691000
OS Easting 576034
OS Northing 0165119
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
4050
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 027E
Output Area / Small Area 7A3