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ME5 0DZ

Wayfield & Weeds Wood · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Wayfield & Weeds Wood
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 0DA 0 m
ME5 0AJ 50 m
ME5 0EA 80 m
ME5 0BH 81 m
ME5 0BY 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 0DZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 0
Latitude
51.363907
Longitude
0.539210
British National Grid easting
576,865
British National Grid northing
165,820

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Wayfield & Weeds Wood · E05014472
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00081213
Lower layer super output area
Medway 027C · E01016066
Middle layer super output area
Medway 027 · E02003340

Postcode source versions

Explore ME5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
91
Primary
57
Secondary
17

  1. Kingfisher Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    590 m

  2. The Victory Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    754 m

  3. Wayfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    786 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
4,306
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,740
  • Anti social behaviour 594
  • Shoplifting 421
  • Criminal damage and arson 391
  • Other theft 285

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
ME5 0 residents
12,208

Age bands in ME5 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20%

2,468 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

1,338 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.7%

3,179 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.6%

3,287 residents

Age 65 and over
16.9%

2,096 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

26

within 5 km straight-line

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    572 m

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    660 m

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    10A BEACON HILL, LUTON, CHATHAM, ME5 7JX

    ODS code G82719

    949 m

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

    30-34 MAGPIE HALL ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 5JY

    ODS code G82753

    1.6 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    1.6 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.2 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    2.2 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    2.2 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    2.2 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    JAMES WILLIAMS HEALTHY LIVING CTR, PENTAGON CENTRE, MILITARY RD, CHATHAM, ME4 4HY

    ODS code G82631

    2.4 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

    GILLINGHAM MEDICAL CENTRE, WOODLANDS RD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 2BU

    ODS code G82014

    2.5 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.9 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

    WALDERSLADE VILLAGE SURGERY, 62A ROBIN HOOD LANE, CHATHAM, ME5 9LD

    ODS code G82161

    3.1 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

    HEALTH CARE CENTRE, LONGLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME1 2TH

    ODS code G82095

    3.1 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.3 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.4 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.5 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    3.7 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.1 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

    119 LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9RR

    ODS code G82721

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Spar

    BCT · Wayfield

    0.1 miles

  • Street End Road

    BCT · Wayfield

    0.1 miles

  • Street End Road

    BCT · Wayfield

    0.1 miles

  • Spar

    BCT · Wayfield

    0.1 miles

  • Barnfield

    BCT · Wayfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 027C, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

3 of 10

Overall England rank

7,982 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
8 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

91 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 17 secondary schools. Kingfisher Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 590 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

4,306 published events cover 12 months, averaging 358.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,740 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.