Postcode ME5 7QW (Medway)

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The postcode ME5 7QW is located in Medway It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME5 7QW is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME5 7QW is one of the more deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 4.7 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 7QW as Constrained city dwellers > White communities > Challenged transitionaries.

The closest road name to ME5 7QW is Halifax Close which is centered 57 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Morrisons and is 188 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 3.08 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 7QW (for ages 11 and under) is Kingfisher Community Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 12, 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 7QW is Lower Bell and is 4.48 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 6.44 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 130 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.2 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 1.6 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 7QW 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 7QW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME5 7QW, and the approximate distance away.

Halifax Close 57 m
Spitfire Close 58 m
Hardy Close 119 m
Charlotte Close 121 m
Shackleton Close 130 m
Defiant Close 133 m
Defoe Close 184 m
Christie Close 187 m
Wheatear Way 190 m
Thrush Close 206 m
Dove Close 220 m
Swift Crescent 221 m
Redwing Road 227 m
Emily Road 228 m
Manchester Close 259 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 7QW

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 7QW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
502 m
Maundene School 537 m
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
803 m
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
803 m
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
822 m
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
1 km
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 1.02 km
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.02 km
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
1.17 km
Oaklands School 1.42 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
1.54 km
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.56 km
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
1.58 km
The Victory Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
1.64 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.82 km
Luton Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
1.85 km
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
1.95 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
1.95 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.98 km
Greenvale Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
2.14 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME5 7QW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
4.48 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
4.48 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
4.48 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
4.48 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
4.88 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
5.52 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
5.58 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
5.6 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
5.74 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
5.88 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
5.9 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
5.94 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
6.41 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
6.44 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
6.44 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
6.45 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
6.58 km
Al's Ice Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
6.6 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
6.6 km
Cobtree Cafe Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 12, 2021
6.78 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME5 7QW - Data from Apr 2022

Morrisons Bus Stop/Station 188 m
Morrisons Bus Stop/Station 222 m
Swift Crescent Bus Stop/Station 242 m
Petrol Station Bus Stop/Station 342 m
Coverdale Close Bus Stop/Station 391 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 3.06 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 3.08 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 3.61 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 4.44 km
London Southend Airport Air 26.44 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 52.46 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 53.65 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME5 7QW - Data from Dec 2021

Whites Wood Woodland Or Forest 474 m
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 720 m
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 773 m
Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.13 km
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.2 km
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 1.22 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.25 km
Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Ballen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 1.6 km
Martin Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.87 km
Holt Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.89 km
Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.09 km
Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.15 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME5 7QW - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 130 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.2 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 2 0
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 23.5 4.5
30-300 Mbps 0% 108.2 11.5
300+ Mbps 100% 418.3 37

Gas Consumption

30 meters consuming 304,945 kWh - mean 10,165 kWh : median 10,825 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

31 meters consuming 111,867 kWh - mean 3,609 kWh : median 3,459 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 7QW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.35493000
Longitude 0.53838300
OS Easting 576844
OS Northing 0164820
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
17932
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Electoral Ward Princes Park
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: White communities
Subgroup: Challenged transitionaries
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039926
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 034
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 034B
Output Area / Small Area 7C1