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ME5 7BS

Luton · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chatham
Ward
Luton
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 7DE 46 m
ME5 7DD 65 m
ME5 7BL 88 m
ME5 7TR 89 m
ME5 7DF 105 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 7BS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 7
Latitude
51.372314
Longitude
0.547564
British National Grid easting
577,414
British National Grid northing
166,775

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Luton · E05014459
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00081202
Lower layer super output area
Medway 020C · E01016064
Middle layer super output area
Medway 020 · E02003333

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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118 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
116, Beacon Road, Chatham, ME5 7BS 27 January 2025 £222,000
88a, Flat 6, Beacon Road, Chatham, ME5 7BS 27 November 2024 £75,000
117, Beacon Road, Chatham, ME5 7BS 11 October 2024 £265,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
59
Secondary
17

  1. Chatham Grammar

    Academy converter

    165 m

  2. Luton Primary School

    Academy converter

    318 m

  3. Byron Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    559 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,373
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,754
  • Anti social behaviour 843
  • Criminal damage and arson 574
  • Other theft 431
  • Vehicle crime 342

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
186

92 female, 94 male

Postcode households
79
Residents per household
2.4
ME5 7 residents
12,907

Age bands in ME5 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.5%

2,591 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

1,457 residents

Age 25 to 44
30%

3,794 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

3,198 residents

Age 65 and over
12.8%

1,622 residents

This postcode contained 1.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME5 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
98.8%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
98.8%
Gigabit-capable
98.8%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

26

within 5 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    281 m

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    459 m

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    1.1 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    1.1 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    1.2 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    1.5 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    1.6 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    1.7 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.2 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.4 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.5 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.5 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.6 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    3.0 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.3 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.3 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    3.6 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

    53A-53B MAIDSTONE ROAD, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0DP

    ODS code G82180

    3.8 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

    ST MARY'S ISLAND SURGERY, EDGEWAY, ST MARYS ISLAND, CHATHAM, ME4 3EP

    ODS code G82744

    3.9 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Upper Luton Road

    BCT · Luton

    0.1 miles

  • Upper Luton Road

    BCT · Luton

    0.1 miles

  • Luton Junior School

    BCT · Luton

    0.1 miles

  • St Augustines Church

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles

  • St Augustines Church

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 020C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

3,825 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
6 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
1
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £235,000 from 10 recorded sales in ME5 7BS. 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

Published establishments

93 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 17 secondary schools. Chatham Grammar is the nearest published school at 165 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

6,373 published events cover 12 months, averaging 531.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,754 events.

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