# ME5 8AB

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.34054, 0.528067
- **Open Location Code:** 9F328GRH+66
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01gi
- **Qibla:** 119.6°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 76179 63195
- **UTM:** 31U 327829 5690596
- **Elevation:** 110m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** South East (E12000008)
- **Admin district:** Medway (E06000035)
- **Ward:** Lordswood & Walderslade (E05014458)
- **Constituency:** Chatham and Aylesford (E14001157)
- **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:** E01016169
- **2021 MSOA:** Walderslade (E02003350)
- **2021 output area:** E00081720
- **2011 LSOA:** E01016169
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003350
- **2011 output area:** E00081720
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33039934
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Urbanites (5B3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 24560
- **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 | Chatham | 4547 |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital | 1405 |
| GP | Reach Healthcare | 414 |
| School | Walderslade Primary School | 180 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 28032 |
| Bus stop | Village Centre | 194 |
| Food bank | Medway | 866 |
| Defibrillator | Lordswood School | 673 |
| Pharmacy | Fenns Chemist | 143 |
| Post office | Birchfields Post Office | 119 |
| Library | Walderslade Village Library | 210 |
| Coast | — | 6793 |
| Central London | — | 49107 |

## 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 8AS](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208AS)
- [ME5 8AG](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208AG)
- [ME5 8AD](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208AD)
- [ME5 9LL](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%209LL)
- [ME5 8AA](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208AA)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208AB.json).

## Data

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