ME1 2UW
a large user postcode in Rochester, Medway
Coordinates
Latitude: 51.3642 / 51°21'50"N
Longitude: 0.5027 / 0°30'9"E
OS Eastings: 574327
OS Northings: 165761
OS Grid: TQ743657
Location Encoding
Mapcode National: GBR PQ1.FXN
Mapcode Global: VHJLT.NZM3
Plus Code: 9F329G73+M3
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gi07
What Three Birds: firecrest.curlew.kestrel
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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The Thomas Aveling School Site, Arethusa Road, Rochester ME1 2UW
Summary
ME1 2UW is a large user postcode in Rochester, Medway. It was first introduced in January 1980.
'Large User' postcodes are allocated to organisations which receive large amounts of post. Unlike standard geographic postcodes, which cover up to 80 addresses, a large user postcode is unique to a single address.
To the best of our knowledge, the current address of this postcode is:
The Thomas Aveling School, Arethusa Road, Rochester ME1 2UW.
The geographic coordinates assigned to a large user postcode may not necessarily be the actual coordinates of the location to which mail is delivered. If the address is a PO Box, then the coordinates will usually be the Royal Mail sorting office which handles mail for that postcode. In other cases, the coordinates of the postcode may be the headquarters, or registered office, of an organisation rather than the building which receives mail.
Commercial rateable values range from £7,400 to £347,500 with an average of £177,450. The most common recorded business types are School and Youth Centre.
Rochester is a town, which had a population of 62,982 in the 2011 census.
ME1 2UW is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Medway Primary Care Trust.
ME1 2UW is approximately 95m (312ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME1 2UW
8d2: Hard-Pressed Living - Migration and Churn - Hard-Pressed Ethnic Mix
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME1 2UW
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
4/10 (Low)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
4/10 (Low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME1 2UW include Aldi, Asda, Budgens, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, M&S Simply Food, Morrisons, Nisa, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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ME1 2UW at other websites
- Air quality forecast for ME1 2UW at Smogwatch
- Sunrise and sunset times at ME1 2UW at The Time and Place
- River levels and flood warnings near ME1 2UW at River Levels UK
- Listed Buildings near ME1 2UW at British Listed Buildings
- Food Hygiene Ratings near ME1 2UW at Hygiene Ratings UK
- Nearest beaches to ME1 2UW at British Beaches
- Electric vehicle charge points near ME1 2UW at Plugpoint
- See which government petitions are popular near ME1 2UW at Repetition.me
- Unique Property Reference Numbers (UPRNs) near ME1 2UW at UPRN Data UK
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Councils, constituencies and elected representatives
Residents of ME1 2UW 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.
Unitary Authority
Medway Council
Ward
Rochester South and Horsted
Councillors
Sylvia Griffin (Conservative)
Trevor Clarke (Conservative)
Rupert Turpin (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Rochester and Strood
MP
Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative)
Broadband Internet
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME1 2UW.
- 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
Broadband statistics for commercial properties are less reliable than for domestic properties, as businesses are more likely to have other forms of Internet access that are not classified as 'Broadband'.
Schools
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME1 2UW.
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