Postcode ME5 0RU (Medway)

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

ME5 0RU 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 0RU as Hard-pressed living > Challenged terraced workers > Hard pressed rented terraces.

The closest road name to ME5 0RU is Mayweed Avenue which is centered 52 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Pimpernel Way and is 173 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 3.98 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 0RU (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 0RU is Lower Bell and is 2.84 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 4.81 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 110.9 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.9 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 0.5 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

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

Nearby Roads

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

Mayweed Avenue 52 m
Larkspur Road 114 m
Sedge Crescent 131 m
Pimpernel Way 135 m
Speedwell Avenue 157 m
Yarrow Road 157 m
Chestnut Avenue 235 m
Foxglove Crescent 243 m
Norton Grove 249 m
Sharon Crescent 263 m
Repton Way 272 m
Campion Close 301 m
Valerian Close 304 m
Winchester Avenue 307 m
Sorrell Road 319 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 0RU

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 0RU - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oaklands School 457 m
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
669 m
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
669 m
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
706 m
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
889 m
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
915 m
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 970 m
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
970 m
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.24 km
Maundene School 1.35 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
1.41 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.41 km
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.51 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
2 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
2.15 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.21 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
2.26 km
Swingate Primary School Good
(November 8, 2018)
2.33 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.34 km
The Thomas Aveling School Good
(June 15, 2016)
2.38 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
2.84 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
2.84 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
2.84 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
2.84 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
3.41 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
3.74 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
3.75 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
4.03 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
4.35 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
4.47 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
4.77 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.81 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.81 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
4.94 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
4.95 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
5.03 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
5.08 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
5.08 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
5.12 km
St Peter's School Wraparound Care Ltd School/college/university 4
Good
October 31, 2019
5.13 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Pimpernel Way Bus Stop/Station 173 m
Larkspur Road Bus Stop/Station 193 m
York Avenue Bus Stop/Station 204 m
Valerian Close Bus Stop/Station 215 m
York Avenue Bus Stop/Station 219 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.97 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 3.98 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 5.04 km
Snodland Rail Station Rail 5.04 km
London Southend Airport Air 28.13 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.83 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 51.83 km

Nearby Nature

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

Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 729 m
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 838 m
Shall Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.14 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.16 km
Buckmore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.26 km
Buckmore Park Woodland Or Forest 1.27 km
Middle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.35 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.35 km
Syle Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.4 km
Coal Bottom Valley 1.45 km
Bridge Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Middlehill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Podkin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.61 km
Impton Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 110.9 Mbps 331 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.9 Mbps 36 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 18 3
30-300 Mbps 0% 109.2 14.1
300+ Mbps 100% 331 36

Gas Consumption

41 meters consuming 405,820 kWh - mean 9,898 kWh : median 10,041 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

40 meters consuming 173,966 kWh - mean 4,349 kWh : median 3,630 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 0RU - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.34474500
Longitude 0.51694000
OS Easting 575390
OS Northing 0163636
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: Challenged terraced workers
Subgroup: Hard pressed rented terraces
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 8B2