ME5 7FD

Luton · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 7DB 104 m
ME5 7TS 108 m
ME5 7BL 125 m
ME5 7EQ 134 m
ME5 7JR 150 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 7FD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2011
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 7
Latitude
51.371833
Longitude
0.550224
British National Grid easting
577,601
British National Grid northing
166,728

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

Explore ME5

80 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
54, Ward View, Chatham, ME5 7FD 5 December 2025 £230,000
42, Ward View, Chatham, ME5 7FD 31 July 2025 £176,000
9, Ward View, Chatham, ME5 7FD 7 March 2025 £155,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
93
Primary
59
Secondary
17
  1. Chatham Grammar

    Academy converter

    249 m
  2. Luton Primary School

    Academy converter

    487 m
  3. Byron Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    614 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
6,045
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 2,584
  • Anti social behaviour 773
  • Criminal damage and arson 554
  • Other theft 406
  • Vehicle crime 327

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
114

52 female, 62 male

Postcode households
54
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.9% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME5 7 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

26

within 5 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    233 m

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    509 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

    1.3 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    1.3 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    1.4 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    1.7 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    1.7 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    2.0 km

  • WALTHAM ROAD MEDICAL CENTRE

    4A WALTHAM ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6XQ

    ODS code G82184

    2.4 km

  • PRINCES PARK MEDICAL CTR

    SUNLIGHT SURGERY, SUNLIGHT CENTRE, GILLINGHAM, ME7 1LX

    ODS code G82741

    2.5 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.6 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.7 km

  • PUMP LANE SURGERY

    13 PUMP LANE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 7AA

    ODS code G82635

    2.8 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.4 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.4 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    3.5 km

  • MAIDSTONE RD RAINHAM SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82180

    3.7 km

  • THAMES AVE SURGERY

    2 THAMES AVENUE, RAINHAM, GILLINGHAM, ME8 9BW

    ODS code G82154

    3.8 km

  • MARITIME HEALTH PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82744

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 26 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

  • Upper Luton Road

    BCT · Luton

    0.2 miles
  • Jezreels Canterbury Street

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.2 miles
  • Jezreels Canterbury Street

    BCT · Gillingham

    0.2 miles
  • Hen and Chickens

    BCT · Luton

    0.2 miles
  • Upper Luton Road

    BCT · Luton

    0.2 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
1
Low risk addresses
4
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 £190,000 from 15 recorded sales in ME5 7FD. 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

93 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 17 secondary schools. Chatham Grammar is the nearest published school at 249 m.

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

Recorded crime

6,045 published events cover 12 months, averaging 503.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 2,584 events.

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