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ME5 0EY

Wayfield & Weeds Wood · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chatham
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 0FS 24 m
ME5 0EZ 49 m
ME5 0EP 66 m
ME5 0EX 72 m
ME5 0DN 85 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 0EY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 0
Latitude
51.362391
Longitude
0.534443
British National Grid easting
576,539
British National Grid northing
165,640

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
E00081214
Lower layer super output area
Medway 027C · E01016066
Middle layer super output area
Medway 027 · E02003340

Postcode source versions

Explore ME5

Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Stalin Avenue, Chatham, ME5 0EY 22 April 1996 £18,860

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
90
Primary
57
Secondary
16

  1. Wayfield Primary School

    Academy converter

    414 m

  2. Kingfisher Community Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    651 m

  3. The Victory Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    766 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,669
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,496
  • Anti social behaviour 522
  • Shoplifting 366
  • Criminal damage and arson 317
  • Other theft 243

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
1.0
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

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME5 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

25

within 5 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    259 m

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    1.0 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    1.2 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    1.3 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.7 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    1.9 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    1.9 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    1.9 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    2.4 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    2.5 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    2.8 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    2.9 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.0 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    3.2 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    3.7 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    3.7 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.8 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.9 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    3.9 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Stalin Avenue

    BCT · Wayfield

    0.0 miles

  • Churchill Avenue

    BCT · Wayfield

    0.0 miles

  • Stalin Avenue

    BCT · Wayfield

    0.0 miles

  • Barnfield

    BCT · Wayfield

    0.1 miles

  • Churchill Avenue

    BCT · Wayfield

    0.1 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

90 open schools are in scope, including 57 primary and 16 secondary schools. Wayfield Primary School is the nearest published school at 414 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,669 published events cover 12 months, averaging 305.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,496 events.

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