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ME5 8BB

POSTCODE

ME5 8BB is a postcode in Lordswood & Walderslade.

Small user postcodeQuality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)Updated 2026-08-01
Coordinates
51.3346, 0.5457
OS grid TQ774625 (577,427, 162,581)
IMD England
5/10
#13731
Crime · Jun '26
Low · 2.7 per 1k
MoM -21% vs May '26
Plus Code
9F328GMW+V7
Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
Around average
IMD England
Low · 2.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status

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Coordinates & Location for ME5 8BB

England
Country
Medway
Local Authority
Lordswood & Walderslade
Ward
Medway
Travel to Work
TTWA
Postcode
ME5 8BB
Coordinates
51.3346, 0.5457
Grid reference
TQ774625
Easting
577,427
Northing
162,581
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F328GMW+V7
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Chatham
Travel to Work
Medway
ITL Region
Medway
National Park
Non-National Park

Deprivation Index(IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
13731
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 13731 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales
See sold prices in ME5

Police Recorded Crime near ME5 8BB

England & Wales
Crime trends · near ME5 8BB

Counts are for Lordswood & Walderslade electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
14
YoY -53%
312110
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
20
YoY stable
32172
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
0
YoY —
630
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
2
YoY —
320
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
9
YoY -31%
1481
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving

60
incidents · Jun '26

Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)

Ethnicity

Total residents: 1,457
White Brit.87.1%
Other White3.6%
African3.4%
+ other · 5.9%

Religion

Total residents: 1,464
No religion51.2%
Christian41.2%
Not answered4.5%
Hindu1.2%
Muslim1.2%
+ other · 0.7%

Age groups

Total residents: 1,470
35–4919.7%
50–6418.8%
25–3417.9%
≤48.1%
65–748.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.5%

Households

Total households: 638
Other19.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children13.6%
Any member 66+13.5%
Cohabiting couple family: No children9.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
+ 7 other households · 34.3%

Administrative Information

Medway
Local Authority
Council Area
Chatham and Aylesford E14001157
Constituency
E14001157
Kent
Police Force
England
Ward
Lordswood & Walderslade
Constituency code
E14001157
EU Electoral Region
South East
Parish
Medway, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Medway

Health & NHS

South East Coast
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS England
Kent and Medway
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
South East Coast
NHS Region
South East
Integrated Care Board
NHS Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Medway
Sub ICB Location
NHS Kent and Medway ICB - 91Q
Cancer Alliance
Kent and Medway

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Medway 038B E01016056
E01016056
MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 038 E02003351
E02003351
LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 038B E01016056
E01016056
MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 038 E02003351
E02003351
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban city and town C1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1

Sun & Time Information

5:37 AM6:06 PM
5:37 AM
Sunrise
6:06 PM
Sunset
12 hours 29 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:06 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 29 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

July 1990
First Introduced
Active from
Not terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated
~36 years
Active Duration
1990 -> Present
July 1990 — Introduced
Postcode ME5 8BB introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban city and town C1. IMD England rank: 13731
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016056 and MSOA E02003351 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME5 8BB is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 1990
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~36 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
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