Postcode ME5 0PQ (Medway)

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

ME5 0PQ 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 0PQ as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to ME5 0PQ is Barrington Close which is centered 35 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Barrington Close and is 30 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 3.51 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 0PQ (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 0PQ is Lower Bell and is 3.43 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 5.4 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 152.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.5 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 2.3 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 0PQ 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 0PQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Barrington Close 35 m
Acres Green Close 124 m
Heather Close 148 m
Bleakwood Road 159 m
Myrtle Crescent 185 m
Weeds Wood Road 198 m
Kings Oak Mews 217 m
Campanula Court 245 m
Greenacre Close 252 m
Silverweed Road 266 m
Gorse Avenue 277 m
Meadow Close 287 m
Walderslade Road 332 m
Teasel Road 350 m
Sorrell Road 357 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 0PQ

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 0PQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
154 m
Oaklands School 223 m
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
229 m
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 355 m
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
355 m
Maundene School 708 m
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
794 m
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
794 m
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
841 m
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
841 m
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
867 m
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.32 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.38 km
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.65 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
1.68 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
1.76 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.95 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.98 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.05 km
The Thomas Aveling School Good
(June 15, 2016)
2.24 km

Nearby Food

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

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

Nearby Travel Links

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

Barrington Close Bus Stop/Station 30 m
Weeds Wood Road junction Bus Stop/Station 82 m
Oaklands School Bus Stop/Station 190 m
Weeds Wood Road junction Bus Stop/Station 228 m
Silverweed Road Bus Stop/Station 256 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.5 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 3.51 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 4.56 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 4.67 km
London Southend Airport Air 27.5 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 52.45 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 52.45 km

Nearby Nature

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

Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.05 km
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.06 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.32 km
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 1.35 km
Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.37 km
Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Ballen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Whites Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.68 km
Coal Bottom Valley 1.77 km
Shall Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Buckmore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.88 km
Buckmore Park Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 152.2 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 18.5 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 7 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 98.3 14.9
300+ Mbps 100% 368.4 36.4

Gas Consumption

33 meters consuming 498,433 kWh - mean 15,104 kWh : median 13,670 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

33 meters consuming 130,360 kWh - mean 3,950 kWh : median 2,912 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 0PQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.34891700
Longitude 0.52368800
OS Easting 575844
OS Northing 0164116
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