Postcode ME5 7SY (Medway)

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The postcode ME5 7SY is located in Medway It was introduced in March 1988 and is an active postcode. ME5 7SY is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME5 7SY is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5 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 7SY as Urbanites > Urban professionals and families > Multi-ethnic professionals with families.

The closest road name to ME5 7SY is Freshwater Road which is centered 21 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Churchill Clinic and is 89 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 2.54 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 7SY (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 7SY is Lower Bell and is 4.77 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 6.73 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 129.4 Mbps and an average upload speed of 18.4 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 87.8% 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 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME5 7SY 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 7SY and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Freshwater Road 21 m
Anglesey Close 97 m
Penfold Close 97 m
Coverdale Close 116 m
Snowdon Close 126 m
Heron Way 142 m
Fisher Road 183 m
Tedder Avenue 190 m
Chaffinch Close 211 m
Kinross Close 216 m
Bader Crescent 221 m
Vulcan Close 224 m
Montgomery Avenue 242 m
Wedgewood Drive 243 m
Frost Crescent 271 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 7SY

Introduction March 1988
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 7SY - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
307 m
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
521 m
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
639 m
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
639 m
Maundene School 852 m
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
1.02 km
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 1.04 km
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.04 km
The Victory Academy Good
(September 27, 2017)
1.13 km
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
1.13 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.31 km
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
1.37 km
Luton Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
1.49 km
Oaklands School 1.58 km
Greenvale Primary School Good
(June 7, 2017)
1.61 km
Phoenix Primary School Requires improvement
(December 18, 2019)
1.72 km
Balfour Junior School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.81 km
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
1.89 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
1.89 km
Chatham Grammar Good
(May 23, 2018)
1.89 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
4.77 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
4.77 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
4.77 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
4.77 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
5.23 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
5.74 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
5.75 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
6 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
6.03 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
6.12 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
6.26 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
6.42 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
6.73 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
6.73 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
6.79 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
6.86 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
6.87 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
6.88 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
7.07 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
7.07 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Churchill Clinic Bus Stop/Station 89 m
Churchill Clinic Bus Stop/Station 132 m
Coverdale Close Bus Stop/Station 137 m
Coverdale Close Bus Stop/Station 149 m
Churchill Avenue Bus Stop/Station 157 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.53 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 2.54 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 3.24 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 3.9 km
London Southend Airport Air 26.15 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 52.99 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 53.59 km

Nearby Nature

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

Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 637 m
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 769 m
Whites Wood Woodland Or Forest 821 m
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 863 m
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 887 m
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.31 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.71 km
Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 2 km
Ballen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Grove Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.12 km
Martin Grove Woodland Or Forest 2.26 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.27 km
Spekes Bottom Valley 2.42 km
Holt Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.43 km
Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.6 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 78.1 Mbps 129.4 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.3 Mbps 18.4 Mbps 39 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 12.2% 97.1 16.7
300+ Mbps 87.8% 505.7 38

Gas Consumption

40 meters consuming 402,188 kWh - mean 10,055 kWh : median 9,982 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

40 meters consuming 123,852 kWh - mean 3,096 kWh : median 2,343 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 7SY - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.35909100
Longitude 0.53440400
OS Easting 576551
OS Northing 0165273
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
19246
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: Urbanites
Group: Urban professionals and families
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic professionals with 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 E33039927
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 034
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 034A
Output Area / Small Area 5A2