ME5 9LY

a residential postcode in Chatham, Kent

ME5 9LY Location Map

Coordinates

Latitude: 51.33 / 51°19'48"N

Longitude: 0.5231 / 0°31'23"E

OS Eastings: 575876

OS Northings: 162014

OS Grid: TQ758620

Location Encoding

Mapcode National: GBR PQG.F34

Mapcode Global: VHJM1.0TXS

Plus Code: 9F328GJF+26

Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gh29

What Three Birds: wren.crane.curlew

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Podkin Wood, Walderslade, Chatham ME5 9LY

Summary

ME5 9LY is a residential postcode in Chatham, Kent. It was first introduced in October 1985.

The most common council tax bands are F and G.

Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.

Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £110,813 to £784,816 with an average of £514,500.

Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1983 and 1990 and between 1976 and 1982.

None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.

Domestic properties are predominantly owner occupied.

The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating is D.

Chatham is a town, which had a population of 76,792 in the 2011 census.

In the 2011 census, there were 60 people resident in ME5 9LY, of which 32 were male and 28 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.

ME5 9LY is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the West Kent Primary Care Trust.

ME5 9LY is approximately 172m (564ft) above sea level.

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Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME5 9LY

6b2: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - White Suburban Communities

Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME5 9LY

England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside

Healthy Living Index

4/10 (Low)

Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index

2/10 (Very low)

Area Retail Diversity Index

6/10 (Moderate)

Supermarkets near ME5 9LY include Asda, Co-Operative Food, Morrisons and Sainsbury's. (Source: OpenStreetMap)

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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives

Residents of ME5 9LY are represented at different levels of local, regional and national government by elected representatives. Where known, these are shown here.

This data is updated approximately monthly, and may not necessarily take account of the results of any elections or by-elections held recently.

District Council

Maidstone Borough Council

Ward

Boxley

Councillors

Bob Hinder (Conservative)
Vanessa Jones (Independent)
Heidi Bryant (Conservative)

County Council

Kent

Electoral Division

Maidstone Rural North

County Councillor

Paul Carter (Conservative)

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Faversham and Mid Kent

MP

Helen Whately (Conservative)

Broadband Internet

Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME5 9LY.

Full fibre availability
%
Ultrafast broadband availability
83.3%
Superfast broadband availability
100%
Premises unable to receive 30Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 10Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 5Mbits/s
0%
Premises unable to receive 2Mbits/s
0%
Premises below Universal Service Obligation
0%
  • Definitions
  • Ultrafast: 300Mbit/s or greater
  • Superfast: 30Mbit/s to less than 300Mbit/s
  • Universal Service Obligation: Download speeds at or above 10Mbit/s and upload speeds at or above 1Mbit/s

Schools

The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME5 9LY.

Primary

Tunbury Primary School

Tunbury Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9HY

Community School

Ages 4 - 11

Good

Walderslade Primary School

Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8BJ

Academy Converter

Ages 3 - 11

Good

Swingate Primary School

Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8TJ

Community School

Ages 3 - 11

Good

Lordswood School

Lordswood Lane, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8NN

Academy Sponsor Led

Ages 3 - 11

Needs improvement

St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8PU

Voluntary Aided School

Ages 4 - 11

Good

Secondary

Greenacre School

157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LP

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

Walderslade Girls' School

Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LE

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

Holcombe Grammar School

Holcombe, Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6JB

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

The Thomas Aveling School

Arethusa Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2UW

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

The Victory Academy

Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5JB

Academy Sponsor Led

Ages 11 - 18

Needs improvement

Sir Joseph Williamson's Mathematical School

Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3EL

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Outstanding

The Rochester Grammar School

Maidstone Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 3BY

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Outstanding

Chatham Grammar School for Girls

Rainham Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7EH

Academy Converter

Ages 11 - 18

Good

St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School

Ordnance Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6SG

Voluntary Aided School

Ages 11 - 18

Good

Aylesford School - Sports College

Teapot Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7JU

Foundation School

Ages 11 - 18

Good

The overall school grade in this area is high.

Government Statistical Service (GSS) Codes for ME5 9LY

Super Output Area, Lower Layer
E01024338
Maidstone 001D
Super Output Area, Lower Layer
E01034990
Maidstone 001F
Super Output Area, Middle Layer
E02005068
Maidstone 001
Civil Parish
E04004946
Boxley
Local Authority Ward
E05004986
Boxley
Local Authority
E07000110
Maidstone
County
E10000016
Kent
Region
E12000008
South East
Westminster Parliamentary Constituency
E14000700
Faversham and Mid Kent
European Electoral Region
E15000008
South East
Primary Care Organisation
E16000111
West Kent
Police Force Area
E23000032
Kent
Travel to Work Area
E30000242
Medway
Built-up Area
E34005040
Medway Towns
Built-up Area sub-division
E35000455
Chatham
Local Enterprise Partnership
E37000056
South East
Sub ICB Location
E38000237
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
NHS England Region
E40000005
South East
Sustainability and Transformation Partnership
E54000032
Kent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
E56000011
Kent and Medway
County Electoral Division
E58000714
Maidstone Rural North
Country
E92000001
England

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