ME5 9UA

Fort Horsted · Medway · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Chatham
Local authority
Medway
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
ME5 9XE 79 m
ME5 9TX 127 m
ME5 9TT 133 m
ME5 9XA 154 m
ME5 9TU 166 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
ME5 9UA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
ME
Postcode district
ME5
Postcode sector
ME5 9
Latitude
51.354148
Longitude
0.516321
British National Grid easting
575,309
British National Grid northing
164,680

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
South East · E12000008
Local authority district
Medway · E06000035
Parish or community
E43000030
Westminster constituency
Chatham and Aylesford · E14001157
Output area
E00081492
Lower layer super output area
Medway 033C · E01016123
Middle layer super output area
Medway 033 · E02003346

Postcode source versions

Explore ME5

28 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
125, Concord Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9UA 22 June 2026 £405,000
151, Concord Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9UA 29 May 2020 £280,000
127, Concord Avenue, Chatham, ME5 9UA 2 November 2018 £270,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
52
Secondary
12
  1. Horsted Junior School

    Community school

    581 m
  2. Horsted Infant School

    Community school

    605 m
  3. Walderslade School

    Academy converter

    656 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,325
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 856
  • Shoplifting 381
  • Anti social behaviour 319
  • Criminal damage and arson 201
  • Other theft 159

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
46

25 female, 21 male

Postcode households
16
Residents per household
2.9
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 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider ME5 9 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

18

within 5 km

  • KING GEORGE ROAD SURGERY

    52A KING GEORGE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0TT

    ODS code G82108

    603 m

  • MAIDSTONE ROAD SURGERY

    262 MAIDSTONE ROAD, CHATHAM, ME4 6JL

    ODS code G82139

    788 m

  • THE CHURCHILL CLINIC

    94 CHURCHILL AVENUE, CHATHAM, ME5 0DL

    ODS code G82697

    1.4 km

  • REACH HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code G82161

    1.9 km

  • CITY WAY SURGERY

    65-67 CITY WAY, ROCHESTER, ME1 2AY

    ODS code G82051

    2.0 km

  • STONECROSS AND WEST DRIVE SURGERY

    25 STREET END ROAD, CHATHAM, ME5 0AA

    ODS code G82113

    2.6 km

  • BRYANT STREET MEDICAL PRACTICE

    29 BRYANT STREET, CHATHAM, ME4 5QS

    ODS code G82631

    2.9 km

  • MATRIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82719

    2.9 km

  • THE KINGS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82753

    2.9 km

  • BORSTAL VILLAGE SURGERY

    25 WOULDHAM ROAD, BORSTAL, ROCHESTER, ME1 3JY

    ODS code G82711

    3.1 km

  • THORNDIKE PARTNERSHIP

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

    ODS code G82095

    3.1 km

  • PHOENIX MEDICAL PRACTICE

    33 BELL LANE, BURHAM, ROCHESTER, ME1 3SX

    ODS code G82234

    3.7 km

  • THE GLEBE FAMILY PRACTICE

    VICARAGE ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 5UA

    ODS code G82129

    3.8 km

  • NAPIER ROAD SURGERY

    151 NAPIER ROAD, GILLINGHAM, ME7 4HH

    ODS code G82763

    4.0 km

  • WOODLANDS FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code G82014

    4.4 km

  • EASTCOURT LANE SURGERY

    52 EASTCOURT LANE, TWYDALL, GILLINGHAM, ME8 6EY

    ODS code G82600

    4.7 km

  • RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    FERRY ROAD, HALLING, ROCHESTER, ME2 1NP

    ODS code G82106

    4.8 km

  • COURT VIEW SURGERY

    2A DARNLEY ROAD, ROCHESTER, ME2 2HA

    ODS code G82203

    5.0 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Hurst Close

    BCT · Davis Estate

    0.0 miles
  • Vale Drive Play Area

    BCT · Davis Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Amethyst Avenue East

    BCT · Davis Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Field Close

    BCT · Davis Estate

    0.1 miles
  • Amethyst Avenue West

    BCT · Davis Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Medway 033C, 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

21,122 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
7 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

Property market

The five-year median is £405,000 from 1 recorded sale in ME5 9UA. 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

81 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 12 secondary schools. Horsted Junior School is the nearest published school at 581 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,325 published events cover 12 months, averaging 193.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 856 events.

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