ME5 7SB postcode in Chatham, Medway

ME5 7SB is a postcode in Chatham, in the Princes Park ward of Medway. It is in the Chatham and Aylesford parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since October 1987.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at ME5 7SB can get it Across Medway: 90% Typical price £285,000 Homes sold in ME5 7, last 12 months. ▲ 6.5% on the year before Nearest station Chatham 3.0 km in a straight line

Where ME5 7SB is, and what is near it

Map of ME5 7SB and what is near it Map of ME5 7SB: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the ME5 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. ME5 7FN: also in ME5 7ME5 7JJ: also in ME5 7ME5 7JN: also in ME5 7ME5 7JQ: also in ME5 7ME5 7LF: also in ME5 7ME5 7LL: also in ME5 7ME5 7LQ: also in ME5 7ME5 7LT: also in ME5 7ME5 7LU: also in ME5 7ME5 7LW: also in ME5 7ME5 7LX: also in ME5 7ME5 7LY: also in ME5 7ME5 7LZ: also in ME5 7ME5 7NA: also in ME5 7ME5 7NB: also in ME5 7ME5 7ND: also in ME5 7ME5 7NE: also in ME5 7ME5 7NF: also in ME5 7ME5 7NG: also in ME5 7ME5 7NQ: also in ME5 7ME5 7NS: also in ME5 7ME5 7NT: also in ME5 7ME5 7NU: also in ME5 7ME5 7NX: also in ME5 7ME5 7NY: also in ME5 7ME5 7PD: also in ME5 7ME5 7PQ: also in ME5 7ME5 7PR: also in ME5 7ME5 7PS: also in ME5 7ME5 7PT: also in ME5 7ME5 7PW: also in ME5 7ME5 7PX: also in ME5 7ME5 7PZ: also in ME5 7ME5 7QB: also in ME5 7ME5 7QD: also in ME5 7ME5 7QE: also in ME5 7ME5 7QG: also in ME5 7ME5 7QP: also in ME5 7ME5 7QQ: also in ME5 7ME5 7QR: also in ME5 7ME5 7QS: also in ME5 7ME5 7QT: also in ME5 7ME5 7QU: also in ME5 7ME5 7QW: also in ME5 7ME5 7QX: also in ME5 7ME5 7QY: also in ME5 7ME5 7QZ: also in ME5 7ME5 7RA: also in ME5 7ME5 7RB: also in ME5 7ME5 7RD: also in ME5 7ME5 7RE: also in ME5 7ME5 7RF: also in ME5 7ME5 7RG: also in ME5 7ME5 7RH: also in ME5 7ME5 7RJ: also in ME5 7ME5 7RL: also in ME5 7ME5 7RN: also in ME5 7ME5 7RP: also in ME5 7ME5 7RR: also in ME5 7ME5 7RS: also in ME5 7ME5 7RT: also in ME5 7ME5 7RU: also in ME5 7ME5 7RW: also in ME5 7ME5 7RX: also in ME5 7ME5 7RY: also in ME5 7ME5 7RZ: also in ME5 7ME5 7SA: also in ME5 7ME5 7SD: also in ME5 7ME5 7SF: also in ME5 7ME5 7SG: also in ME5 7ME5 7SH: also in ME5 7ME5 7SQ: also in ME5 7ME5 7ST: also in ME5 7ME5 7SU: also in ME5 7ME5 7SX: also in ME5 7ME5 7SY: also in ME5 7ME5 7SZ: also in ME5 7ME5 7TD: also in ME5 7ME5 7TF: also in ME5 7ME5 7TG: also in ME5 7ME5 7TH: also in ME5 7ME5 7TJ: also in ME5 7ME5 7TQ: also in ME5 7 Maidstone Road Surgery 1.3 kmChatham ME5 7SB Map of ME5 7SB and what is near it Map of ME5 7SB: its centre point, with the 231 other postcodes in the ME5 7 sector, 3 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 11 bus stops and 1 EV charging point. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. GP 1.1 kmMaidstone Road Surgery 1.3 kmChatham ME5 7SB
  • ME5 7SB
  • Other postcodes in ME5 7: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 bus stops
  • 1 EV charging point
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3538, longitude 0.5318)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after ME5 7SB?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at ME5 7SB?

Every home and business at ME5 7SB can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

ME5 7SB 100% Medway 90%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

ME5 7SB 100% Medway 98%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at ME5 7SB?

BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME5 7SB today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for ME5 7SB on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is ME5 7SB at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include ME5 7SB.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Medway

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for ME5 7SB: 2,765 properties in Medway are at high risk (2% of all its properties). All the figures for Medway

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of ME5 7SB is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near ME5 7SB?

Homes in ME5 7 sold for a typical £285,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 124 sales, up 6.5% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£285,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£267,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 6.5% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £397,000 17 sales
  • Semi-detached £300,000 33 sales
  • Terraced £280,000 61 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £115,000 13 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole ME5 district: a typical £310,000 from 578 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in ME5 7SB

HM Land Registry records 6 standard sales of homes in ME5 7SB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 June 2026. The middle price was £257,500, from £228,500 to £420,000. Across ME5 7, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £285,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near ME5 7SB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 680 homes in the neighbourhood around ME5 7SB. Over half of them (66%) are in council tax band B. More were built from 1983 to 1999 than in any other period (90%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around ME5 7SB

Band D in Medway for 2026‑27: £2,329. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,552 (band A) to £2,846 (band E); band B, the most common, is £1,811.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 10 (1%)£1,552
Band Babout 450 (66%)£1,811
Band Cabout 160 (24%)£2,070
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,329
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,846
Band Fwithheld£3,363
Band Gfewer than 5£3,881
Band Hfewer than 5£4,657

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 90% 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1945 to 1964, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Medway before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of ME5 7SB is in (ONS area E01016078), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near ME5 7SB?

The nearest open schools to ME5 7SB, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near ME5 7SB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to ME5 7SB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of ME5 7SB is Chatham Rail Station, 3.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Chatham Rail Station Railway station 3.0 kmCycle
  • Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 3.9 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Monarch Close, 50 m away.

More stations near ME5 7SB, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near ME5 7SB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME5 7SB, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near ME5 7SB?

1 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of ME5 7SB, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 250 mWalk
  • POLAR Charging point · 2 chargers · up to 7.2 kW 2.0 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near ME5 7SB?

The nearest to the centre of ME5 7SB, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to ME5 7SB?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near ME5 7SB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of ME5 7SB, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near ME5 7SB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME5 7SB, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near ME5 7SB?

The nearest vets to the centre of ME5 7SB on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is ME5 7SB in a conservation area?

The centre of ME5 7SB is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near ME5 7SB?

Police.uk records 241 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME5 7SB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour87 reports
Violence and sexual offences71 reports
Criminal damage and arson17 reports
Vehicle crime14 reports
Other theft13 reports
Shoplifting12 reports

Also: public order 8, burglary 7, drugs 4, other crime 4, robbery 3, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for ME5 7SB

Ward
Princes Park
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
South East
Country
England
Built-up area
Chatham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
October 1987

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

ME5 7PD80 mME5 7RJ150 mME5 7RW170 mME5 7RN180 mME5 7SA190 mME5 7PT200 m
All of ME5

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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