Latitude: 51.3377 / 51°20'15"N
Longitude: 0.5457 / 0°32'44"E
OS Eastings: 577420
OS Northings: 162923
OS Grid: TQ774629
Mapcode National: GBR PQH.0SJ
Mapcode Global: VHJM1.DMVW
Plus Code: 9F328GQW+37
Maidenhead Locator System: JO01gi51
What Three Birds: stint.vulture.murrelet
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ME5 8PU is a primarily residential postcode in Lordswood, Chatham. It was first introduced in January 1980.
The most common council tax band is F.
Residential buildings are primarily detached. Domestic properties are mostly houses and bungalows.
Estimated residential property values, based on historical transactions and adjusted for inflation, range from £110,000 to £761,315 with an average of £510,230.
Residential buildings were typically constructed between 1976 and 1982 and between 1967 and 1975.
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) ratings are D and C.
The average commercial rateable value is £21,000. The most common recorded business type is School.
Chatham is a town, which had a population of 76,792 in the 2011 census.
In the 2011 census, there were 74 people resident in ME5 8PU, of which 37 were male and 37 were female. This also includes overnight visitors at domestic properties, and residents of non-domestic properties such as hotels, prisons and halls of residence.
ME5 8PU is in the Medway travel to work area. NHS services are provided by the Medway Primary Care Trust.
ME5 8PU is approximately 123m (404ft) above sea level.
See recent residential property sales in ME5 8PU
Office of National Statistics Output Area Classification for the area containing ME5 8PU
6b1: Suburbanites - Semi-Detached Suburbia - Multi-Ethnic Suburbia
Office of National Statistics Rural/Urban classification for ME5 8PU
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 8PU include Aldi, Asda, Co-Operative Food, Iceland, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Tesco. (Source: OpenStreetMap)
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Residents of ME5 8PU 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
Lordswood and Capstone
Councillors
David Wildey (Conservative)
Alan Jarrett (Conservative)
United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
MP
Tracey Crouch (Conservative)
Ofcom publishes annual statistics for Broadband availability. This is the most recent data for ME5 8PU.
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'.
The most recent Ofsted rankings for schools near ME5 8PU.
St Benedict's Catholic Primary School
Lambourn Way, Lordswood, Chatham, Kent, ME5 8PU
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 4 - 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
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
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
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
The Robert Napier School
Third Avenue, Gillingham, Kent, ME7 2LX
Academy Sponsor Led
Ages 11 - 18
Needs improvement
St John Fisher Catholic Comprehensive School
Ordnance Street, Chatham, Kent, ME4 6SG
Voluntary Aided School
Ages 11 - 18
Good
The overall school grade in this area is high.