Postcode ME7 4RQ (Medway)

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The postcode ME7 4RQ is located in Medway It was introduced in February 2007 and is an active postcode. ME7 4RQ is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

ME7 4RQ is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 0.6 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 4RQ as Multicultural metropolitans > Challenged Asian terraces > Asian terraces and flats.

The closest road name to ME7 4RQ is Gorst Street which is centered 42 m away.

The nearest bus stop is Copenhagen Road and is 102 m away. The closest railway station is Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station, 344 m away.

The closest primary school to ME7 4RQ (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 4RQ is Lower Bell and is 7.69 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Very Good on August 28, 2020.

Residents reported an average download speed of 56.8 Mbps and an average upload speed of 13.4 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 0.9 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 4RQ 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 4RQ and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to ME7 4RQ, and the approximate distance away.

Gorst Street 42 m
Lawrence Street 100 m
Barnwell Place 105 m
Trafalgar Street 131 m
Randolph Road 153 m
Copenhagen Road 157 m
Dawes Street 157 m
Green Street 193 m
Chartwell Court 205 m
Vicarage Road 210 m
Stafford Street 234 m
Waterloo Road 244 m
Theodore Place 249 m
Osborne Road 250 m
Paget Street 261 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode ME7 4RQ

Introduction February 2007
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 4RQ - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Oasis Academy Skinner Street Good
(September 22, 2021)
438 m
Brompton Academy Good
(February 21, 2017)
485 m
Napier Community Primary and Nursery Academy Good
(December 4, 2019)
597 m
Byron Primary School Requires improvement
(September 19, 2018)
787 m
Barnsole Primary School Requires improvement
(November 18, 2021)
839 m
St Mary's Catholic Primary School Good
(October 31, 2017)
893 m
Brompton-Westbrook Primary School Good
(January 22, 2019)
895 m
Burnt Oak Primary School Requires improvement
(June 27, 2018)
950 m
The GFC School Good
(May 2, 2019)
964 m
MidKent College Good
(November 16, 2018)
1.05 km
All Saints Church of England Primary School Good
(June 6, 2018)
1.09 km
Saxon Way Primary School Good
(January 22, 2020)
1.16 km
Chatham Grammar Good
(May 23, 2018)
1.22 km
New Road Primary School Good
(June 14, 2017)
1.24 km
Rivermead School Good
(July 10, 2018)
1.29 km
The Robert Napier School Good
(January 31, 2019)
1.3 km
Waterfront UTC 1.43 km
Luton Primary School Outstanding
(September 27, 2017)
1.49 km
Woodlands Primary School Good
(December 11, 2019)
1.51 km
Phoenix Primary School Requires improvement
(December 18, 2019)
1.68 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from ME7 4RQ - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Edenwood Place Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 2, 2021
7.69 km
Lower Bell Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
August 28, 2020
7.69 km
Mickey's Cafe Diner Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
January 21, 2022
7.69 km
Shell Bluebell Hill Retailers - other 5
Very Good
November 12, 2021
7.69 km
The See Ho Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 22, 2020
7.84 km
Shell Cossington (Bluebell Hill) Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 7, 2012
8.17 km
Copperfield Stonehouse Pizza And Carvery Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 3, 2020
8.48 km
Caterlink Ltd At St Marks School School/college/university 4
Good
November 6, 2020
8.5 km
The Red Bull Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
May 28, 2021
8.52 km
Total Catering Solutions (SE) Ltd @ Shorne Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
October 12, 2021
8.65 km
No3 Coffee Company Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
March 15, 2022
8.67 km
Shorne Village Store Retailers - other 5
Very Good
September 27, 2019
8.67 km
The Rose And Crown Pub/bar/nightclub 5
Very Good
October 6, 2020
8.67 km
Eccles Village Stores Retailers - other 5
Very Good
February 7, 2020
8.79 km
European School Of Osteopathy (Food) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 4
Good
October 20, 2021
8.8 km
Cobham Hall School/college/university 5
Very Good
September 13, 2021
8.91 km
Kent Wildlife Enterprises Ltd Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
9.06 km
Al's Ice Mobile caterer 5
Very Good
September 15, 2021
9.09 km
Shorne Wood Country Park Visitors Centre Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
September 3, 2021
9.11 km
Mytime Active Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
May 18, 2021
9.21 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to ME7 4RQ - Data from Apr 2022

Copenhagen Road Bus Stop/Station 102 m
Copenhagen Road Bus Stop/Station 110 m
St Mark's Church Bus Stop/Station 303 m
Duncan Road Bus Stop/Station 308 m
St Mark's Church Bus Stop/Station 317 m
Chatham Rail Station Taxi Rank 1.78 km
Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Rail 344 m
Chatham Rail Station Rail 1.79 km
Rochester Rail Station Rail 2.8 km
London Southend Airport Air 23.26 km
Lydd London Ashford Airport Air 55.02 km
London Gatwick Airport South Terminal Air 55.54 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to ME7 4RQ - Data from Dec 2021

Couvre Port Reservoir Inland Water 997 m
Mast Pond Inland Water 1.79 km
Gillingham Marshes Wetland 2.18 km
St Mary's Island Island 2.33 km
Finsborough Ness Wetland 2.46 km
Gundulph Pool Inland Water 2.51 km
Cinque Port Marshes Wetland 2.54 km
Mill Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.58 km
Tower Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.7 km
Hoo Salt Marsh Wetland 2.87 km
Bishop's Hoath Wood Woodland Or Forest 2.89 km
Ford Marsh Wetland 2.9 km
Gashouse Point Wetland 2.91 km
East Hill Hill Or Mountain 2.91 km
Snodhurst Bottom Valley 3.03 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for ME7 4RQ - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 56.8 Mbps 56.8 Mbps 78.12 Mbps
Upload 17.4 Mbps 13.4 Mbps 19.98 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% 19.7 1
30-300 Mbps 0% 63.8 15.7
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

33 meters consuming 198,499 kWh - mean 6,015 kWh : median 5,740 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

43 meters consuming 108,093 kWh - mean 2,514 kWh : median 1,648 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for ME7 4RQ - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
Latitude 51.38458100
Longitude 0.54591700
OS Easting 577254
OS Northing 0168135
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
2274
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Kent

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Gillingham and Rainham
Electoral Ward Gillingham South
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: Multicultural metropolitans
Group: Challenged Asian terraces
Subgroup: Asian terraces and flats
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban city and town
Built-Up Area Medway Towns BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Gillingham BUASD
Workplace Zone E33039855
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Medway 012
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Medway 012D
Output Area / Small Area 4B1