# ME1 1BU

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.383609, 0.513883
- **Open Location Code:** 9F329GM7+CH
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01gj
- **Qibla:** 119.6°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 75027 67950
- **UTM:** 31U 327004 5695418
- **Elevation:** 4m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** Medway (E06000035)
- **Ward:** Fort Pitt (E05014453)
- **Constituency:** Rochester and Strood (E14001447)
- **Parish code:** E43000030
- **Travel to work area:** E30000242
- **Police force area:** E23000032
- **Built-up area:** E63012252
- **European electoral region:** South East (E15000008)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01035296
- **2021 MSOA:** Chatham Central and Rochester Riverside (E02003328)
- **2021 output area:** E00081424
- **2011 LSOA:** E01016110
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003328
- **2011 output area:** E00081424
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33039869
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Cosmopolitans (2A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 6424
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000005
- **ICB location:** E38000237
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000032
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000011

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Rochester | 268 |
| Hospital | Medway Maritime Hospital | 2001 |
| GP | Tekihealth Solutions Ltd | 650 |
| School | Ripplevale School Rochester | 251 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 24230 |
| Bus stop | Bath Hard Lane | 103 |
| Food bank | Medway | 820 |
| Defibrillator | Ripplevale College | 125 |
| Pharmacy | Payden's Ltd | 552 |
| Post office | Chatham Post Office | 712 |
| Library | Rochester Community Hub | 627 |
| Coast | — | 4217 |
| Central London | — | 46544 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region J, MPAN 19)
- **Water:** Southern Water
- **Sewerage:** Southern Water
- **Broadband:** 0% gigabit, 100% superfast, 0% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [ME1 1BY](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME1%201BY)
- [ME1 1BT](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME1%201BT)
- [ME1 1BZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME1%201BZ)
- [ME1 1TH](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME1%201TH)

## Boundary

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## Data

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