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ME5 8TE

Lordswood & Walderslade · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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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 8LF 81 m
ME5 8TU 108 m
ME5 8TL 151 m
ME5 8TD 185 m
ME5 8JP 190 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 8TE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1995
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 8
Latitude
51.330386
Longitude
0.542166
British National Grid easting
577,200
British National Grid northing
162,100

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
E00081164
Lower layer super output area
Medway 038C · E01016057
Middle layer super output area
Medway 038 · E02003351

Postcode source versions

Explore ME5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
41
Primary
28
Secondary
7

  1. Swingate Primary School

    Community school

    315 m

  2. St Benedict's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    764 m

  3. Lordswood School

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
744
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 284
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Criminal damage and arson 72
  • Other theft 71
  • Vehicle crime 41

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 straight-line

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    1.5 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    2.6 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    3.4 km

  • PARKWOOD FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82721

    3.9 km

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    3.9 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

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    4.2 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    4.2 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Copper Tree Walk

    BCT · Lordswood

    0.0 miles

  • Copper Tree Walk

    BCT · Lordswood

    0.1 miles

  • Longwood

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

  • Boxley Road

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

  • Golden Wood Close

    BCT · Walderslade

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 038C, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,260 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
6 of 10
Crime
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

41 open schools are in scope, including 28 primary and 7 secondary schools. Swingate Primary School is the nearest published school at 315 m.

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

Recorded crime

744 published events cover 12 months, averaging 62 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 284 events.

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