Postcode ME5 9UA (Medway)

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

ME5 9UA is one of the less deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 5.3 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 9UA as Suburbanites > Semi-detached suburbia > Multi-ethnic suburbia.

The closest road name to ME5 9UA is Hurst Close which is centered 67 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Hurst Close and is 71 m away. The closest railway station is Chatham Rail Station, 2.94 km away.

The closest primary school to ME5 9UA (for ages 11 and under) is Horsted Junior School. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on March 27, 2018. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Walderslade Girls' School. The last OFSTED inspection on December 4, 2019 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME5 9UA is Lower Bell and is 3.85 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 5.8 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Good on June 21, 2021.

Residents reported an average download speed of 133.1 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 2 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 9UA 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 9UA and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

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

Hurst Close 67 m
Amethyst Avenue 107 m
Concord Avenue 211 m
Crossway 214 m
Snodhurst Avenue 219 m
Field Close 270 m
Vale Drive 334 m
Quickthorn Crescent 341 m
Elliotts Way 360 m
Harptree Drive 390 m
Crescent Way 420 m
Barberry Avenue 420 m
Madden Avenue 431 m
Walderslade Road 549 m
A228 6.31 km

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME5 9UA

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 9UA - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Horsted Infant School Outstanding
(June 29, 2016)
581 m
Horsted Junior School Good
(March 27, 2018)
581 m
PGW Partnership of Greenacre and Walderslade 617 m
Walderslade Girls' School Good
(December 4, 2019)
617 m
Bradfields Academy Outstanding
(March 8, 2017)
763 m
INSPIRE Free Special School Good
(June 6, 2018)
763 m
Greenacre Academy Good
(May 10, 2018)
797 m
Oaklands School 889 m
St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School Outstanding
(February 8, 2013)
928 m
Maundene School 1.2 km
Wayfield Primary School Good
(May 22, 2019)
1.22 km
New Horizons Children's Academy Good
(May 11, 2017)
1.27 km
Warren Wood Primary Academy Good
(October 16, 2019)
1.28 km
Holcombe Grammar School Good
(April 24, 2018)
1.37 km
The Thomas Aveling School Good
(June 15, 2016)
1.46 km
Walderslade Primary School Good
(November 21, 2018)
1.63 km
Balfour Infant School Good
(June 4, 2019)
1.78 km
Crest Infant School Good
(February 12, 2020)
1.81 km
Balfour Junior School Good
(December 5, 2018)
1.81 km
Kingfisher Community Primary School Good
(September 12, 2019)
1.86 km

Nearby Food

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

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
3.85 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
3.85 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
3.85 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
3.85 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
4.45 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
4.54 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
4.56 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
4.82 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
5.4 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
5.51 km
Dine Alfresco Mobile caterer 4
Good
February 25, 2022
5.76 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
5.76 km
The Chequers Inn Takeaway Ltd Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
5.8 km
Yes Chef Boxes Limited Takeaway/sandwich shop 4
Good
June 21, 2021
5.8 km
Partners Dining Room And Catering Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 18, 2022
5.92 km
Keemlaw Catering Compliments Retailers - other 5
Very Good
June 7, 2021
5.94 km
Aylesford Village Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
October 30, 2013
6.01 km
The Bush Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 16, 2020
6.01 km
St Peter's School Wraparound Care Ltd School/college/university 4
Good
October 31, 2019
6.05 km
The Contract Dining Company At St Peters CE Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
March 28, 2022
6.05 km

Nearby Travel Links

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

Hurst Close Bus Stop/Station 71 m
Vale Drive Play Area Bus Stop/Station 178 m
Amethyst Avenue East Bus Stop/Station 197 m
Field Close Bus Stop/Station 237 m
Amethyst Avenue West Bus Stop/Station 294 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.93 km
Chatham Rail Station Rail 2.94 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 3.99 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 4.29 km
London Southend Airport Air 27.22 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 52.21 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 52.22 km

Nearby Nature

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

Snodhurst Wood Woodland Or Forest 620 m
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 934 m
Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.09 km
Watery Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.43 km
Nashenden Bottom Valley 1.55 km
East Cookham Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.6 km
Little Monk Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Gorse Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.64 km
Syle Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.65 km
Taddington Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.72 km
Bridge Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.79 km
Dargets Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.81 km
Middle Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.83 km
Buckmore Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.85 km
Well Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.87 km

Broadband

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

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 92.3 Mbps 133.1 Mbps 593 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 15.9 Mbps 39 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 8 1
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% - -
30-300 Mbps 0% 92.2 13.7
300+ Mbps 100% 462 37.5

Gas Consumption

16 meters consuming 207,784 kWh - mean 12,986 kWh : median 12,985 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

16 meters consuming 63,820 kWh - mean 3,989 kWh : median 3,631 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME5 9UA - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.35414800
Longitude 0.51629200
OS Easting 575309
OS Northing 0164680
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
20417
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
Electoral Ward Rochester South and Horsted
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: Suburbanites
Group: Semi-detached suburbia
Subgroup: Multi-ethnic suburbia
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Chatham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039923
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 033
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 033C
Output Area / Small Area 6B1