High deprivation
IMD England
Low · 2.7 per 1k
Crime · Jun '26
South East
Region
Live
Status
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Coordinates & Location for ME5 8EE
Postcode
ME5 8EE
Coordinates
51.3347, 0.5428
Grid reference
TQ772625
Easting
577,226
Northing
162,585
Region
South East
Plus Code
9F328GMV+V4
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.
12473
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 12473 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 & WalesPolice Recorded Crime near ME5 8EE
England & WalesCrime trends · near ME5 8EE
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
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.91.1%
African1.8%
Indian1.6%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 4.2%
Religion
No religion50.4%
Christian42.9%
Not answered4.1%
Sikh1.2%
+ other · 1.3%
Age groups
35–4920.6%
50–6418.3%
25–3411.4%
65–7411.0%
10–159.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 29.3%
Households
Any member 66+16.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.7%
All members 66+10.2%
Other9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children9.4%
+ 7 other households · 38.3%
Administrative Information
Medway
Local Authority
Council AreaChatham and Aylesford E14001157
Constituency
E14001157Kent
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 EnglandKent 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 038A E01016055
E01016055MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Medway 038 E02003351
E02003351LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Medway 038A E01016055
E01016055MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Medway 038 E02003351
E02003351Urban: 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 AM
Sunrise
6:07 PM
Sunset
12 hours 30 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
5:37 AM
Sunset (today)
6:07 PM
Daylight duration
12 hours 30 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
July 2012
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~14 years
Active Duration
2012 -> PresentJuly 2012 — Introduced
Postcode ME5 8EE introduced by Royal Mail.
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01016055 and MSOA E02003351 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode ME5 8EE is currently active and in use.
First introduced
July 2012
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~14 years
Last updated
2026-08-01
Current status
Live
Schools near ME5 8EE
Open state schools within 1.2 miles of this postcode, ranked by distance.
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 12%
RWM expected
81%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 8%
RWM expected
83%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 7%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 24%
RWM expected
76%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 15%
RWM expected
77%
PrimaryStateOut of boroughMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 13%
RWM expected
57%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 17%
RWM expected
78%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11FSM 43%
RWM expected
70%
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11FSM 27%
RWM expected
56%
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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