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ME5 9BA

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 9BD 78 m
ME5 9BF 85 m
ME5 9EQ 93 m
ME5 0RJ 96 m
ME5 9BN 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 9BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 9
Latitude
51.342937
Longitude
0.519052
British National Grid easting
575,542
British National Grid northing
163,440

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
E00081743
Lower layer super output area
Medway 037A · E01016168
Middle layer super output area
Medway 037 · E02003350

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Property

At this postcode

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26 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
95, Chestnut Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9BA 4 April 2025 £655,000
79, Chestnut Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9BA 1 November 2024 £425,000
103, Chestnut Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9BA 21 March 2022 £450,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
40
Secondary
12

  1. Oaklands School

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    508 m

  2. Walderslade Primary School

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    653 m

  3. St Thomas More Roman Catholic Primary School

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    766 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,527
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 652
  • Anti social behaviour 223
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Other theft 122
  • Shoplifting 107

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
41

22 female, 19 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.7
ME5 9 residents
11,828

Age bands in ME5 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,825 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.9%

1,123 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.8%

2,707 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.7%

3,265 residents

Age 65 and over
21.6%

2,455 residents

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME5 9 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
6.3%
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

15

within 5 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    666 m

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    676 m

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    2.0 km

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    2.2 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    3.1 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    3.3 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    3.4 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    3.6 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    4.0 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    4.0 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    4.1 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    4.4 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    4.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.9 km

  • WIGMORE MEDICAL CENTRE

    114 WOODSIDE, WIGMORE, GILLINGHAM, ME8 0PW

    ODS code G82226

    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

  • York Avenue

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.0 miles

  • York Avenue

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.0 miles

  • Larkspur Road

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Larkspur Road

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.1 miles

  • Amanda Close

    BCT · Weeds Wood

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 037A, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

11,227 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
3 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
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 £437,500 from 4 recorded sales in ME5 9BA. 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

65 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 12 secondary schools. Oaklands School is the nearest published school at 508 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,527 published events cover 12 months, averaging 127.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 652 events.

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