# ME5 8RS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.344075, 0.542593
- **Open Location Code:** 9F328GVV+J2
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01gi
- **Qibla:** 119.6°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 77177 63623
- **UTM:** 31U 328854 5690955
- **Elevation:** 112m
- **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:** 1983-03

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01016058
- **2021 MSOA:** Capstone (E02003344)
- **2021 output area:** E00081176
- **2011 LSOA:** E01016058
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003344
- **2011 output area:** E00081176
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33039919
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8A1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 17099
- **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 | 4398 |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital | 2112 |
| GP | Princes Park Medical Centre | 1328 |
| School | Lordswood School | 484 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 27272 |
| Bus stop | Ballens Road | 366 |
| Food bank | Medway | 1547 |
| Defibrillator | Lordswood School | 484 |
| Pharmacy | Morrisons Pharmacy | 1199 |
| Post office | Lordswood Post Office | 544 |
| Library | Lordswood Library | 1113 |
| Coast | — | 5991 |
| Central London | — | 49895 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region J, MPAN 19)
- **Water:** Southern Water
- **Sewerage:** Southern Water
- **Broadband:** 94.3% gigabit, 100% superfast, 94.3% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [ME5 8RT](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208RT)
- [ME5 8XG](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208XG)
- [ME5 8RP](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208RP)
- [ME5 8PN](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208PN)
- [ME5 8YE](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208YE)
- [ME7 3JL](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME7%203JL)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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