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ME5 8AA

Lordswood & Walderslade · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Chatham
Ward
Lordswood & Walderslade
Local authority
Medway
Constituency
Chatham and Aylesford
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 8AG 91 m
ME5 8AE 92 m
ME5 8AD 102 m
ME5 8AB 105 m
ME5 9LW 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 8AA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 8
Latitude
51.341339
Longitude
0.527279
British National Grid easting
576,121
British National Grid northing
163,282

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Electoral ward
Lordswood & Walderslade · E05014458
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00081720
Lower layer super output area
Medway 037B · E01016169
Middle layer super output area
Medway 037 · E02003350

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Property

At this postcode

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27 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
30, Birchfields, Chatham, ME5 8AA 9 February 2024 £352,000
38, Birchfields, Chatham, ME5 8AA 1 December 2023 £340,000
36, Birchfields, Chatham, ME5 8AA 28 July 2023 £320,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
40
Secondary
12

  1. Walderslade Primary School

    Academy converter

    181 m

  2. Oaklands School

    Academy converter

    713 m

  3. Lordswood School

    Academy sponsor led

    735 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,702
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 714
  • Anti social behaviour 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 168
  • Other theft 130
  • Shoplifting 95

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
60

29 female, 31 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
2.6
ME5 8 residents
15,222

Age bands in ME5 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19%

2,909 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.7%

1,640 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

4,154 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

4,025 residents

Age 65 and over
17%

2,600 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME5 8 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+
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%
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

19

within 5 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    456 m

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    1.0 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.1 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.3 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.3 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    3.5 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.5 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.6 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.1 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    4.2 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    4.5 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    4.5 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.6 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    4.7 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.8 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.8 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

    PARKWOOD HEALTH CENTRE, LONG CATLIS ROAD, RAINHAM, ME8 9PR

    ODS code G82737

    4.8 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    4.9 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    5.0 km

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

  • Princes Avenue

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles

  • Village Centre

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles

  • Walderslade Primary School

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles

  • Princes Avenue

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles

  • Walderslade Primary School

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 037B, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

26,806 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
9 of 10
Crime
8 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.

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

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 £335,000 from 5 recorded sales in ME5 8AA. 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 12 secondary schools. Walderslade Primary School is the nearest published school at 181 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,702 published events cover 12 months, averaging 141.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 714 events.

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