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ME5 8RF

Boxley Downs · Maidstone · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chatham
Ward
Boxley Downs
Local authority
Maidstone
Constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 8RZ 40 m
ME5 8UD 219 m
ME5 8XS 256 m
ME5 8XT 259 m
ME5 8XR 260 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 8RF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2006
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 8
Latitude
51.326639
Longitude
0.545734
British National Grid easting
577,463
British National Grid northing
161,692

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Maidstone · E07000110
Electoral ward
Boxley Downs · E05015597
Parish or community
E04013399
Westminster constituency
Faversham and Mid Kent · E14001235
Output area
E00123540
Lower layer super output area
Maidstone 001A · E01024333
Middle layer super output area
Maidstone 001 · E02005068

Postcode source versions

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Gladepoint, Unit 3, Gleaming Wood Drive, Chatham, ME5 8RF 8 July 2016 £235,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
34
Primary
27
Secondary
4

  1. Swingate Primary School

    Community school

    675 m

  2. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

  3. Lordswood School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
469
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 170
  • Anti social behaviour 111
  • Criminal damage and arson 48
  • Other theft 38
  • Vehicle crime 31

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

10

within 5 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    1.9 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    3.1 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.8 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    3.8 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    4.1 km

  • LONG CATLIS ROAD SURGERY

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

    ODS code G82737

    4.2 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    4.3 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    4.5 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.7 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    4.8 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

  • Autumn Glade

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.1 miles

  • Boxley Road

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

  • Golden Wood Close

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

  • Timber Tops

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.3 miles

  • Timber Tops

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Maidstone 001A, 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

20,953 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
2 of 10
Living environment
9 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
2
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

Schools

34 open schools are in scope, including 27 primary and 4 secondary schools. Swingate Primary School is the nearest published school at 675 m.

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

Recorded crime

469 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 170 events.

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