ME5 0TX

Wayfield & Weeds Wood · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chatham
Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 0UA 62 m
ME5 0UE 108 m
ME5 0AZ 118 m
ME5 0TZ 137 m
ME5 0TU 140 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 0TX
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 0
Latitude
51.350126
Longitude
0.521027
British National Grid easting
575,652
British National Grid northing
164,244

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00081727
Lower layer super output area
Medway 033D · E01016173
Middle layer super output area
Medway 033 · E02003346

Postcode source versions

Explore ME5

54 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
29, King George Road, Chatham, ME5 0TX 30 May 2025 £520,000
32, King George Road, Chatham, ME5 0TX 24 January 2025 £350,000
3, Beckley Mews, Chatham, ME5 0TX 3 January 2025 £425,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
47
Secondary
12
  1. Walderslade School

    Academy converter

    263 m
  2. Greenacre School

    Academy converter

    350 m
  3. Oaklands School

    Academy converter

    363 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,922
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 807
  • Anti social behaviour 285
  • Criminal damage and arson 199
  • Other theft 141
  • Shoplifting 134

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
103

49 female, 54 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
3.1
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 0.8% 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
22.2%

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

18

within 5 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    219 m

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    1.3 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    1.4 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    1.4 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.5 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    2.6 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    2.9 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    3.2 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    3.2 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.6 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.6 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    3.6 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.0 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.1 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.5 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    4.6 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    4.7 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    5.0 km

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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Silverweed Road

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Silverweed Road

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.1 miles
  • Poachers Pocket

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles
  • Poachers Pocket

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles
  • Barrington Close

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 033D, 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

7,412 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
3
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

Property market

The five-year median is £380,000 from 5 recorded sales in ME5 0TX. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Medway is £296,182 in June 2026, up 1.1% year on year.

Schools

74 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 12 secondary schools. Walderslade School is the nearest published school at 263 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,922 published events cover 12 months, averaging 160.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 807 events.

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