# ME5 8QE

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.337612, 0.539522
- **Open Location Code:** 9F328GQQ+2R
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01gi
- **Qibla:** 119.6°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 76988 62897
- **UTM:** 31U 328616 5690243
- **Elevation:** 130m
- **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:** E01016060
- **2021 MSOA:** Lordswood (E02003351)
- **2021 output area:** E00081184
- **2011 LSOA:** E01016060
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003351
- **2011 output area:** E00081184
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33039937
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 25955
- **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 | 5018 |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital | 1403 |
| GP | Reach Healthcare | 1071 |
| School | Lordswood School | 391 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 28017 |
| Bus stop | Achilles Road | 187 |
| Food bank | Medway | 1659 |
| Defibrillator | Lordswood School | 392 |
| Pharmacy | Fenns Chemist | 912 |
| Post office | Lordswood Post Office | 499 |
| Library | Lordswood Library | 463 |
| Coast | — | 6737 |
| Central London | — | 49967 |

## 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 8QW](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208QW)
- [ME5 8QD](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208QD)
- [ME5 8RJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208RJ)
- [ME5 8QG](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208QG)
- [ME5 8QB](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208QB)
- [ME5 8RA](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208RA)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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