Latitude: 51.3307 / 51°19'50"N
Longitude: 0.5488 / 0°32'55"E
OS Eastings: 577665
OS Northings: 162152
OS Grid: TQ776621
Mapcode National: GBR PQH.FL7
Mapcode Global: VHJM1.GTH7
Plus Code: 9F328GJX+7G
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gh59
What Three Birds: woodcock.wallcreeper.night-heron
Marker point and cooordinate accuracy: Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean.
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ME5 8XL is a residential postcode in Chatham, Kent. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is C.
Residential buildings are primarily semi-detached. Domestic properties are primarily houses.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £168,880 to £343,990 with an average of £205,958.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1967 and 1975 and between 1976 and 1982.
None of the residential properties sold since 1995 have been new builds or newly converted.
Domestic properties are mostly a mix of owner occupied and privately rented.
The most common Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings are C and D.
Chatham is a town, which had a population of 76,792 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 12 people resident in ME5 8XL, of which 8 were male and 4 were female. This includes overnight visitors as well as permanent residents.
ME5 8XL is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the West Kent Primary Care Trust.
ME5 8XL is approximately 156m (512ft) above sea level.
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME5 8XL
8b1: Hard-Pressed Living - Challenged Terraced Workers - Deprived Blue-Collar Terraces
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME5 8XL
England C1: a town or city, surrounded by populated countryside
Healthy Living Index
5/10 (Moderate)
Neighbourhood Retail Diversity Index
2/10 (Very low)
Area Retail Diversity Index
6/10 (Moderate)
Supermarkets near ME5 8XL include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of ME5 8XL 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)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME5 8XL.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME5 8XL.
Swingate Primary School
Sultan Road, Lordswood, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8TJ
Community School
Ages 3 - 11
Good
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8PU
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
Lordswood School
Lordswood Lane, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8NN
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 3 - 11
Needs improvement
Walderslade Primary School
Dargets Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8BJ
Academy Converter
Ages 3 - 11
Good
Tunbury Primary School
Tunbury Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 9HY
Community School
Ages 4 - 11
Good
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
The Victory Academy
Magpie Hall Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 5JB
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Holcombe Grammar School
Holcombe, Maidstone Road, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6JB
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Rainham School for Girls
Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Howard School
Derwent Way, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 0BX
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
Chatham Grammar School for Girls
Rainham Road, Chatham, Kent, ME5 7EH
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Thomas Aveling School
Arethusa Road, Rochester, Kent, ME1 2UW
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2LX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
Rainham Mark Grammar School
Pump Lane, Rainham, Gillingham, Kent, ME8 7AJ
Academy Converter
Ages 11 - 18
Outstanding
The overall school grade in this area is high.