Postcode ME7 1EL (Medway)

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The postcode ME7 1EL is located in Medway It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. ME7 1EL is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME7 1EL is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.5 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 ME7 1EL as Ethnicity central > Ethnic family life > Established renting families.

The closest road name to ME7 1EL is Victoria Street which is centered 37 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Cross Street and is 205 m away. The closest railway station is Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station, 302 m away.

The closest primary school to ME7 1EL (for ages 11 and under) is Oasis Academy Skinner Street. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on September 22, 2021. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is Brompton Academy. The last OFSTED inspection on February 21, 2017 rated this school as Good

The local pub for residents of ME7 1EL is The See Ho and is 7.99 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on October 22, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 103.5 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.3 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 96.7% 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 1.8 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 ME7 1EL 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 ME7 1EL and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME7 1EL, and the approximate distance away.

Victoria Street 37 m
Crown Street 81 m
Otway Street 110 m
West Street 125 m
Gardiner Street 143 m
Kingswood Road 157 m
East Street 157 m
King Street 195 m
Burnt Oak Terrace 200 m
Chatsworth Road 215 m
James Street 233 m
Brooklyn Paddock 234 m
Jeffery Street 255 m
Dalton Street 260 m
Railway Street 291 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME7 1EL

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 ME7 1EL - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oasis Academy Skinner Street Good
(September 22, 2021)
343 m
Burnt Oak Primary School Requires improvement
(June 27, 2018)
392 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
467 m
Saxon Way Primary School Good
(January 22, 2020)
648 m
Rivermead School Good
(July 10, 2018)
723 m
MidKent College Good
(November 16, 2018)
783 m
The GFC School Good
(May 2, 2019)
814 m
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Good
(December 4, 2019)
905 m
Waterfront UTC 906 m
Barnsole Primary School Requires improvement
(November 18, 2021)
929 m
Brompton Academy Good
(February 21, 2017)
1.05 km
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Good
(January 22, 2019)
1.23 km
Byron Primary School Requires improvement
(September 19, 2018)
1.3 km
Woodlands Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
1.46 km
The Robert Napier School Good
(January 31, 2019)
1.48 km
All Saints Church of England Primary School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.68 km
Chatham Grammar Good
(May 23, 2018)
1.73 km
New Road Primary School Good
(June 14, 2017)
1.81 km
Luton Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
2.06 km
St Mary's Island Church of England (Aided) Primary School Good
(March 15, 2018)
2.21 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME7 1EL - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
The See Ho Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2020
7.99 km
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
8.29 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
8.29 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
8.29 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
8.29 km
Copperfield Stonehouse Pizza And Carvery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 3, 2020
8.54 km
Total Catering Solutions (SE) Ltd @ Shorne Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 12, 2021
8.75 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
8.76 km
No3 Coffee Company Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 15, 2022
8.78 km
Shorne Village Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 27, 2019
8.78 km
The Rose And Crown Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 6, 2020
8.78 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
9.1 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
9.13 km
Cobham Hall School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 13, 2021
9.17 km
Shorne Wood Country Park Visitors Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 3, 2021
9.31 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
9.32 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
9.39 km
KCS Delight Ltd. Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
January 28, 2020
9.41 km
Al's Ice Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
9.45 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
9.64 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME7 1EL - Data from Apr 2022

Cross Street Bus Stop/Station 205 m
Victoria Street Bus Stop/Station 245 m
King Street Bus Stop/Station 249 m
Trinity Road Bus Stop/Station 251 m
Railway Station Bus Stop/Station 260 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 2.26 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 302 m
Chatham Rail Station Rail 2.26 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 3.06 km
London Southend Airport Air 22.66 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 55.32 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 56.05 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME7 1EL - Data from Dec 2021

Couvre Port Reservoir Inland Water 1.28 km
Mast Pond Inland Water 1.63 km
Gillingham Marshes Wetland 1.68 km
St Mary's Island Island 1.91 km
Finsborough Ness Wetland 1.93 km
Cinque Port Marshes Wetland 2.09 km
Mill Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.27 km
Hoo Salt Marsh Wetland 2.27 km
Ford Marsh Wetland 2.31 km
Gundulph Pool Inland Water 2.38 km
Tower Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.6 km
Gull Down Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.65 km
Cockham Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.74 km
Copperhouse Marshes Wetland 2.86 km
Ordnance Plantation Woodland Or Forest 2.93 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME7 1EL - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 107 Mbps 103.5 Mbps 205 Mbps
Upload 10 Mbps 13.3 Mbps 21 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 3.3% 103.5 13.4
300+ Mbps 96.7% - -

Gas Consumption

31 meters consuming 355,253 kWh - mean 11,460 kWh : median 9,230 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

24 meters consuming 71,434 kWh - mean 2,976 kWh : median 2,211 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME7 1EL - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.38924100
Longitude 0.55040200
OS Easting 577546
OS Northing 0168664
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
1818
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Electoral Ward Gillingham North
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: Ethnicity central
Group: Ethnic family life
Subgroup: Established renting families
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Gillingham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039854
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 012A
Output Area / Small Area 3A1