Postcode ME5 9AJ (Medway)

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The postcode ME5 9AJ is located in Medway It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME5 9AJ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME5 9AJ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2 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 9AJ as Hard-pressed living > Migration and churn > Hard-pressed ethnic mix.

The closest road name to ME5 9AJ is Glayton Gardens which is centered 87 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Manor Gardens and is 97 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 4.04 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 9AJ (for ages 11 and under) is Oaklands School. 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 9AJ is Lower Bell and is 2.93 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 4.9 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 122.7 Mbps and an average upload speed of 16.8 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 2.9 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.7 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for ME5 9AJ 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 9AJ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME5 9AJ, and the approximate distance away.

Glayton Gardens 87 m
Rugby Close 111 m
Manor Gardens 119 m
Winchester Avenue 149 m
Eton Close 149 m
Oakhurst Close 152 m
Oakland Close 164 m
Repton Way 176 m
Bulrush Close 232 m
Chestnut Avenue 297 m
Teasel Road 311 m
Speedwell Avenue 360 m
Yarrow Road 360 m
Juniper Close 372 m
Sharon Crescent 376 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 9AJ

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 9AJ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oaklands School 338 m
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
473 m
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
486 m
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
721 m
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 888 m
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
888 m
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
1.02 km
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
1.02 km
Maundene School 1.06 km
Lordswood School Good
(January 16, 2019)
1.07 km
Tunbury Primary School Good
(October 17, 2017)
1.11 km
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
1.32 km
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.32 km
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School Good
(May 1, 2019)
1.72 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.89 km
Swingate Primary School Good
(November 8, 2018)
1.93 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
2.09 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
2.29 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
2.47 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
2.48 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME5 9AJ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
2.93 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
2.93 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
2.93 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
2.93 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
3.42 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
3.99 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
4.01 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
4.29 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
4.33 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
4.46 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
4.54 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.9 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
4.9 km
Kings Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 16, 2019
4.92 km
Maidstone Audi Other catering premises Exempt
October 18, 2013
5.01 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
5.04 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
5.05 km
The Yew Tree Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
September 1, 2021
5.11 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
5.24 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
5.24 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME5 9AJ - Data from Apr 2022

Manor Gardens Bus Stop/Station 97 m
Manor Gardens Bus Stop/Station 130 m
Sussex Drive Bus Stop/Station 190 m
Sussex Drive Bus Stop/Station 215 m
Princes Avenue Bus Stop/Station 244 m
Chatham Rail Station Rail 4.04 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 5.07 km
Cuxton Rail Station Rail 5.47 km
London Southend Airport Air 27.99 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 52.02 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 52.2 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME5 9AJ - Data from Dec 2021

Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 786 m
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 909 m
Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 962 m
Coal Bottom Valley 1.25 km
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.27 km
North Dane Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.44 km
Ballen's Rough Woodland Or Forest 1.44 km
Shall Hook Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.49 km
Tunbury Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.57 km
Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.59 km
Impton Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.63 km
Buckmore Park Woodland Or Forest 1.67 km
Buckmore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.67 km
Hall Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.68 km
Podkin Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.7 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME5 9AJ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 72.5 Mbps 122.7 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 16.8 Mbps 49.96 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 2 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 80.2 13.5
300+ Mbps 100% 417.7 41.7

Gas Consumption

19 meters consuming 361,661 kWh - mean 19,035 kWh : median 18,337 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

26 meters consuming 159,348 kWh - mean 6,129 kWh : median 4,189 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 9AJ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.34412400
Longitude 0.52326800
OS Easting 575831
OS Northing 0163582
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
7511
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: 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 E33039925
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 033
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 033D
Output Area / Small Area 8D2