Postcode ME5 8AA (Medway)

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The postcode ME5 8AA is located in Medway It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME5 8AA is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME5 8AA is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 6.4 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 8AA as Urbanites > Ageing urban living > Self-sufficient retirement.

The closest road name to ME5 8AA is Birchfields which is centered 19 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Princes Avenue and is 156 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 4.36 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 8AA (for ages 11 and under) is Walderslade Primary School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on November 21, 2018. 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 8AA 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 4.74 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 157.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 17 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 2.1 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 8AA 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 8AA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME5 8AA, and the approximate distance away.

Birchfields 19 m
Mossbank 80 m
Thistlebank 86 m
Silver Birches 91 m
Rush Close 141 m
Brendon Avenue 235 m
Fontana 236 m
Blackthorn Avenue 257 m
Walderslade Village Bypass 271 m
Manor Gardens 305 m
Dargets Road 391 m
Sundridge Drive 516 m
Chestnut Avenue 595 m
Princes Avenue 1.18 km
Walderslade Woods 1.21 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 8AA

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 8AA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
158 m
Oaklands School 728 m
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
730 m
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
765 m
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
875 m
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
1.01 km
Maundene School 1.2 km
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 1.21 km
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.21 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.35 km
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
1.43 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
1.43 km
Swingate Primary School Good
(November 8, 2018)
1.52 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
1.6 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.6 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
2.14 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.2 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
2.62 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
2.83 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.88 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME5 8AA - 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
3.2 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
4 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
4.04 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
4.08 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
4.16 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
4.23 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
4.3 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
4.55 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.74 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.74 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
4.75 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
4.83 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
4.88 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
4.9 km
Cobtree Cafe Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 12, 2021
5.08 km
The Burger Barn Mobile caterer Awaiting Inspection
5.08 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME5 8AA - Data from Apr 2022

Princes Avenue Bus Stop/Station 156 m
Village Centre Bus Stop/Station 170 m
Princes Avenue Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Walderslade Primary School Bus Stop/Station 182 m
Walderslade Primary School Bus Stop/Station 193 m
Chatham Rail Station Rail 4.36 km
Cuxton Rail Station Rail 5.88 km
New Hythe Rail Station Rail 5.94 km
London Southend Airport Air 28.14 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 51.61 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 52.34 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME5 8AA - Data from Dec 2021

Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 369 m
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 686 m
Coal Bottom Valley 923 m
Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.08 km
Ballen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 1.12 km
Tunbury Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.19 km
Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.34 km
Martin Grove Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Impton Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.46 km
Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.53 km
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.56 km
Round Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.61 km
Podkin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.61 km
Shall Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.67 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME5 8AA - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 157.8 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 19.5 Mbps 17 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% 12 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 120.8 15.4
300+ Mbps 100% 526.5 37.5

Gas Consumption

23 meters consuming 319,983 kWh - mean 13,912 kWh : median 13,627 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

23 meters consuming 110,189 kWh - mean 4,791 kWh : median 3,475 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 8AA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.34133900
Longitude 0.52725000
OS Easting 576121
OS Northing 0163282
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
24560
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: Urbanites
Group: Ageing urban living
Subgroup: Self-sufficient retirement
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039934
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 037
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 037B
Output Area / Small Area 5B3