Postcode ME5 0PX (Medway)

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

ME5 0PX is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.8 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 0PX as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to ME5 0PX is Pimpernel Way which is centered 81 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Valerian Close and is 106 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 3.85 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 0PX (for ages 11 and under) is Horsted Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 27, 2018. 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 0PX is Lower Bell and is 2.95 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 4.91 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 81.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.5 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 69.7% 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 0PX 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 0PX and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Pimpernel Way 81 m
Foxglove Crescent 137 m
Hurstwood 148 m
Sedge Crescent 154 m
Mayweed Avenue 177 m
Holland Road 225 m
Speedwell Avenue 233 m
Yarrow Road 233 m
King George Road 235 m
Valerian Close 260 m
Larkspur Road 289 m
Sharon Crescent 290 m
Campion Close 310 m
Sorrell Road 311 m
Kemp Close 313 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 0PX

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 0PX - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
495 m
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
495 m
Oaklands School 500 m
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
746 m
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
888 m
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 929 m
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
929 m
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
1.07 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
1.35 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.35 km
Maundene School 1.37 km
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.4 km
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.65 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.93 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.04 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
2.15 km
The Thomas Aveling School Good
(June 15, 2016)
2.21 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
2.28 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
2.31 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.34 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
2.95 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
2.95 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
2.95 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
2.95 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
3.54 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
3.77 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
3.77 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
4.06 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
4.48 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
4.6 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.91 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.91 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
4.94 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
5.03 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
5.05 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
5.15 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
5.15 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
5.17 km
St Peter's School Wraparound Care Ltd School/college/university 4
Good
October 31, 2019
5.2 km
The Contract Dining Company At St Peters CE Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
5.2 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Valerian Close Bus Stop/Station 106 m
Valerian Close Bus Stop/Station 134 m
Gorse Avenue Bus Stop/Station 186 m
Gorse Avenue Bus Stop/Station 192 m
Pimpernel Way Bus Stop/Station 208 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.84 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 3.85 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 4.88 km
Cuxton Rail Station Rail 4.91 km
London Southend Airport Air 28.06 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.78 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.79 km

Nearby Nature

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

Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 772 m
Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 818 m
Shall Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.14 km
Buckmore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.21 km
Buckmore Park Woodland Or Forest 1.23 km
Middle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.27 km
Syle Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.29 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.33 km
Bridge Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Middlehill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.47 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.48 km
Coal Bottom Valley 1.62 km
Gorse Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Nashenden Bottom Valley 1.69 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 39.7 Mbps 81.5 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.5 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 3.7 0.7
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 24.3 8.7
30-300 Mbps 30.3% 59.3 12.3
300+ Mbps 69.7% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

32 meters consuming 357,390 kWh - mean 11,168 kWh : median 10,923 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

33 meters consuming 107,227 kWh - mean 3,249 kWh : median 2,992 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 0PX - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.34597400
Longitude 0.51539900
OS Easting 575276
OS Northing 0163769
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
6723
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: Hard-pressed living
Group: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Hard-pressed ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039935
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 037
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 037C
Output Area / Small Area 8D2