# ME5 7HL

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.369199, 0.555983
- **Open Location Code:** 9F329H94+M9
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01gi
- **Qibla:** 119.6°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 78012 66449
- **UTM:** 31U 329880 5693717
- **Elevation:** 97m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** Medway (E06000035)
- **Ward:** Watling (E05014471)
- **Constituency:** Gillingham and Rainham (E14001246)
- **Parish code:** E43000030
- **Travel to work area:** E30000242
- **Police force area:** E23000032
- **Built-up area:** E63012371
- **European electoral region:** South East (E15000008)
- **Date introduced:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01016175
- **2021 MSOA:** Gillingham South East (E02003332)
- **2021 output area:** E00081765
- **2011 LSOA:** E01016175
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003332
- **2011 output area:** E00081765
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33039883
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 24334
- **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 | Gillingham (Kent) | 2010 |
| Hospital | Medway Maritime Hospital | 1528 |
| GP | Matrix Medical Practice | 500 |
| School | Chatham Grammar | 733 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 24336 |
| Bus stop | Hunters Way West | 41 |
| Food bank | One Big Family Kent | 1553 |
| Defibrillator | Kent Fire And Rescue Service | 385 |
| Pharmacy | Jhoots Pharmacy | 419 |
| Post office | Watling Street Post Office | 387 |
| Library | Luton Library | 553 |
| Coast | — | 3067 |
| Central London | — | 49817 |

## Utilities

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

## Adjacent postcodes

- [ME5 7HP](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%207HP)
- [ME5 7HT](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%207HT)
- [ME5 7HN](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%207HN)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%207HL.json).

## Data

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