Postcode ME5 0RJ (Medway)

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

ME5 0RJ is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.6 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 0RJ as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Young hard-pressed families.

The closest road name to ME5 0RJ is Chestnut Avenue which is centered 66 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Larkspur Road and is 11 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 4.07 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 0RJ (for ages 11 and under) is Oaklands School. 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 0RJ is Lower Bell and is 2.79 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 4.76 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 88.2 Mbps and an average upload speed of 12.1 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 1.5 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 0RJ 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 0RJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Chestnut Avenue 66 m
Larkspur Road 88 m
Repton Way 108 m
Bulrush Close 134 m
Amanda Close 181 m
Winchester Avenue 182 m
Eton Close 182 m
Speedwell Avenue 210 m
Yarrow Road 210 m
Mayweed Avenue 219 m
Oakland Close 223 m
Rugby Close 251 m
Oakhurst Close 259 m
York Avenue 300 m
Sedge Crescent 304 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 0RJ

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 0RJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oaklands School 426 m
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
651 m
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
729 m
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
849 m
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
849 m
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
871 m
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 991 m
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
991 m
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.1 km
Maundene School 1.28 km
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.33 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
1.44 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.44 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.96 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
2.02 km
Swingate Primary School Good
(November 8, 2018)
2.14 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.3 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
2.35 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.37 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
2.5 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
2.79 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
2.79 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
2.79 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
2.79 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
3.33 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
3.76 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
3.78 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
4.26 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
4.38 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
4.61 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.76 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.76 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
4.9 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
4.9 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
4.94 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
4.96 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
5.06 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
5.06 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
5.07 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Larkspur Road Bus Stop/Station 11 m
Larkspur Road Bus Stop/Station 32 m
York Avenue Bus Stop/Station 119 m
York Avenue Bus Stop/Station 126 m
Amanda Close Bus Stop/Station 252 m
Chatham Rail Station Rail 4.07 km
Snodland Rail Station Rail 5.16 km
Snodland Rail Station Rail 5.17 km
London Southend Airport Air 28.15 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.93 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.94 km

Nearby Nature

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

Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 731 m
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 970 m
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 985 m
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Shall Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.22 km
Coal Bottom Valley 1.28 km
Buckmore Park Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Buckmore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.39 km
Middle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.49 km
Impton Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Podkin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.55 km
Syle Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
Bridge Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Middlehill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 93.4 Mbps 88.2 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 12.1 Mbps 21 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% 88.2 12.2
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

14 meters consuming 141,442 kWh - mean 10,103 kWh : median 10,643 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

14 meters consuming 31,136 kWh - mean 2,224 kWh : median 1,880 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 0RJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.34378700
Longitude 0.51924200
OS Easting 575554
OS Northing 0163535
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
10048
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: Young hard-pressed 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 E33039935
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 037
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 037A
Output Area / Small Area 8D1