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ME5 0XL

Fort Horsted · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fort Horsted
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 9SP 86 m
ME5 9SL 95 m
ME5 0XJ 119 m
ME5 0PR 122 m
ME5 9TW 168 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 0XL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1990
Terminated
1 June 1996
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 0
Latitude
51.345439
Longitude
0.511406
British National Grid easting
575,000
British National Grid northing
163,700

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Fort Horsted · E05014452
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00081503
Lower layer super output area
Medway 033A · E01016121
Middle layer super output area
Medway 033 · E02003346

Postcode source versions

Explore ME5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
65
Primary
40
Secondary
12

  1. Horsted Junior School

    Community school

    484 m

  2. Horsted Infant School

    Community school

    515 m

  3. Oaklands School

    Academy converter

    786 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,197
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 507
  • Anti social behaviour 182
  • Criminal damage and arson 116
  • Shoplifting 85
  • Other theft 75

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    630 m

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    1.2 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    1.8 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.3 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    2.8 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.0 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.5 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.6 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.8 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    3.9 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    4.0 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82631

    4.4 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    4.5 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Holland Road Shops

    BCT · Davis Estate

    0.1 miles

  • Valerian Close

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Valerian Close

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Sindal Shaw House

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Sindal Shaw House

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 033A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

23,364 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
5 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 12 secondary schools. Horsted Junior School is the nearest published school at 484 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,197 published events cover 12 months, averaging 99.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 507 events.

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