# ME5 8SH

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 51.333624, 0.55004
- **Open Location Code:** 9F328HM2+C2
- **Maidenhead Locator:** JO01gi
- **Qibla:** 119.6°
- **Grid reference:** TQ 77736 62479
- **UTM:** 31U 329334 5689775
- **Elevation:** 135m
- **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:** 1981-06

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01016057
- **2021 MSOA:** Lordswood (E02003351)
- **2021 output area:** E00081187
- **2011 LSOA:** E01016057
- **2011 MSOA:** E02003351
- **2011 output area:** E00081187
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33039938
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6B2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 18057
- **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 | Rainham (Kent) | 5635 |
| Hospital | Spire Alexandra Hospital | 1750 |
| GP | Headquarters Medway Practices Alliance | 656 |
| School | Swingate Primary School | 317 |
| Airport | London Southend Airport | 28162 |
| Bus stop | Arundel Close | 85 |
| Food bank | Medway | 2510 |
| Defibrillator | Tesco Stores Ltd | 411 |
| Pharmacy | Fenns Chemist | 1746 |
| Post office | Lordswood Post Office | 1314 |
| Library | Lordswood Library | 489 |
| Coast | — | 6856 |
| Central London | — | 50812 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** UK Power Networks (region J, MPAN 19)
- **Water:** Southern Water
- **Sewerage:** Southern Water
- **Broadband:** 92.9% gigabit, 100% superfast, 92.9% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [ME5 8UR](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208UR)
- [ME5 8UH](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208UH)
- [ME5 8QZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208QZ)
- [ME5 8UZ](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208UZ)
- [ME5 8UT](https://openpostcodes.uk/ME5%208UT)

## Boundary

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

## Data

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