Postcode ME5 8YW (Medway)

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

ME5 8YW is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 1.5 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 8YW as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to ME5 8YW is Shepperton Close which is centered 61 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Kingston Crescent and is 18 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 4.2 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 8YW (for ages 11 and under) is Lordswood School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on January 16, 2019. 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 8YW is Lower Bell and is 3.65 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 5.54 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 99.1 Mbps and an average upload speed of 15.9 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 0.4 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME5 8YW 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 8YW and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Shepperton Close 61 m
Bromley Close 84 m
Ealing Close 105 m
Croydon Close 110 m
Tadburn Green 155 m
Panton Close 159 m
Lambeth Close 176 m
Weybridge Close 188 m
Hall Road 226 m
Greenwich Close 240 m
Richmond Close 252 m
Rother Vale 253 m
Kingston Crescent 284 m
Coombe Close 318 m
Prince Charles Avenue 393 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 8YW

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 8YW - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
466 m
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
848 m
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
855 m
Maundene School 924 m
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
1.12 km
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
1.2 km
Swingate Primary School Good
(November 8, 2018)
1.26 km
Oaklands School 1.31 km
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 1.39 km
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
1.39 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
1.56 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.56 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
1.58 km
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.74 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.89 km
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
2.09 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
2.09 km
Hempstead Infant School Good
(September 13, 2018)
2.16 km
Hempstead Junior School Good
(June 20, 2018)
2.21 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
2.55 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME5 8YW - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
3.65 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
3.65 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
3.65 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
3.65 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
3.93 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
4.37 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
4.73 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
4.8 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
4.9 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
4.97 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
5.03 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
5.28 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
5.38 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
5.39 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
5.54 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
5.54 km
Al's Ice Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
5.68 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
5.68 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
5.72 km
Detling Community Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 20, 2020
5.75 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Kingston Crescent Bus Stop/Station 18 m
Kingston Crescent Bus Stop/Station 45 m
Harrow Court Bus Stop/Station 71 m
Ballens Road Bus Stop/Station 256 m
Ballens Road Bus Stop/Station 289 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 4.18 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 4.2 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 4.7 km
Rainham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 5.48 km
London Southend Airport Air 27.41 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 51.41 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 53.35 km

Nearby Nature

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

Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 321 m
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 446 m
Ballen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 461 m
Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 587 m
Martin Grove Woodland Or Forest 672 m
Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 940 m
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 956 m
Holt Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.04 km
Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.14 km
Whites Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.28 km
Lords Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Sindal's Shaw Woodland Or Forest 1.58 km
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.59 km
Roots Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Coal Bottom Valley 1.65 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 79.9 Mbps 99.1 Mbps 328.28 Mbps
Upload 14.8 Mbps 15.9 Mbps 49.96 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 6 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 97.5 15.7
300+ Mbps 100% 328 50

Gas Consumption

33 meters consuming 316,714 kWh - mean 9,597 kWh : median 8,469 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

34 meters consuming 126,417 kWh - mean 3,718 kWh : median 3,071 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 8YW - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.34471000
Longitude 0.54064700
OS Easting 577041
OS Northing 0163689
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
5659
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Electoral Ward Lordswood and Capstone
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: Migration and churn
Subgroup: Hard-pressed ethnic mix
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039919
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 031
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 031B
Output Area / Small Area 8D2