Postcode ME5 7RU (Medway)

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

ME5 7RU is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.4 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 7RU as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to ME5 7RU is Fisher Road which is centered 85 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Churchill Avenue and is 110 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 2.5 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 7RU (for ages 11 and under) is Wayfield Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on May 22, 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 7RU is Lower Bell and is 4.86 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 6.83 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 144.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.6% 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 1.8 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME5 7RU 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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