# ME5 8SD

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.334501, 0.540699
- **Open Location Code:** 9F328GMR+R7
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01gi
- **Qibla:** 119.6°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 77082 62554
- **UTM:** 31U 328687 5689895
- **Elevation:** 142m
- **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:** E01016055
- **2021 MSOA:** Lordswood (E02003351)
- **2021 output area:** E00081163
- **2011 LSOA:** E01016055
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003351
- **2011 output area:** E00081163
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33039937
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 12327
- **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 | 5374 |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital | 1224 |
| GP | Headquarters Medway Practices Alliance | 728 |
| School | Swingate Primary School | 342 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 28307 |
| Bus stop | Achilles Road | 155 |
| Food bank | Medway | 1950 |
| Defibrillator | Tesco Stores Ltd | 281 |
| Pharmacy | Fenns Chemist | 1119 |
| Post office | Lordswood Post Office | 845 |
| Library | Lordswood Library | 169 |
| Coast | — | 7028 |
| Central London | — | 50175 |

## 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 8SP](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208SP)
- [ME5 8SG](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208SG)
- [ME5 8SE](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208SE)
- [ME5 8SB](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208SB)
- [ME5 8SA](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208SA)
- [ME5 8RY](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208RY)
- [ME5 8SN](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208SN)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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