ME5 8BD postcode in Chatham, Medway
ME5 8BD is a postcode in Chatham, in the Lordswood & Walderslade ward of Medway. It is in the Chatham and Aylesford parliamentary constituency and the Kent police force area, and has been in use since September 1991.
Where ME5 8BD is, and what is near it
- ME5 8BD
- Other postcodes in ME5 8: press one for its page
- 4 schools
- 2 railway stations
- 3 GP practices
- 1 bus stop
- Further out, with the distance
Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 51.3401, longitude 0.5436)
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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
Who looks after ME5 8BD?
- MedwayCouncil, for all local services Medway: bins, council tax, planning
- Council tax bandSet for each home, not for a postcode. The bands and a year's charge around ME5 8BD Check a council tax band on GOV.UK
- KentPolice force area
- Chatham and AylesfordParliamentary constituency. Its MP is Tristan Osborne (Labour), as Parliament lists them. Contact Tristan Osborne
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 8BD?
Every home and business at ME5 8BD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.
Share of homes and businesses that can get it
Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)
Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)
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 8BD?
BinDayBuddy has not read Medway Council's days for ME5 8BD today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.
Check the bin days for ME5 8BD on BinDayBuddySource: 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 8BD 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 8BD.
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 8BD: 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 8BD 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.
Sign up for flood warnings, free, on GOV.UK Check flood risk at another postcodeSource: 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 8BD?
Homes in ME5 8 sold for a typical £310,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 189 sales, up 1.6% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £438,000 34 sales
- Semi-detached £340,000 62 sales
- Terraced £290,000 83 sales
- Flat or maisonette £166,500 10 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 postcodeSource: 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 8BD
HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in ME5 8BD from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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 8BD?
The Valuation Office Agency counts about 630 homes in the neighbourhood around ME5 8BD. The largest share of them, 44%, are in council tax band C. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (73%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.
Council tax bands, and a year's council tax
Band D in Medway for 2026‑27: £2,329. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,811 (band B) to £3,363 (band F); band C, the most common, is £2,070.
| Band | Homes around here | A year |
|---|---|---|
| Band A | withheld | £1,552 |
| Band B | about 20 (3%) | £1,811 |
| Band C | about 280 (44%) | £2,070 |
| Band D | about 210 (33%) | £2,329 |
| Band E | about 90 (14%) | £2,846 |
| Band F | about 30 (5%) | £3,363 |
| Band G | withheld | £3,881 |
| Band H | fewer than 5 | £4,657 |
When the homes were built
- None Before 1900
- None 1900 to 1918
- None 1919 to 1939
- 27% 1945 to 1964
- 73% 1965 to 1982
- None 1983 to 1999
- Withheld 2000 to 2009
- None 2010 to 2019
- None 2020 or later
Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1983 to 1999, 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 8BD is in (ONS area E01016060), rounded by the VOA.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: 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 8BD?
The nearest open schools to ME5 8BD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.
Primary
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 8BD?
The nearest railway station to the centre of ME5 8BD is Chatham Rail Station, 4.7 km away in a straight line.
- Chatham Rail Station Railway station 4.7 kmCycle
- Gillingham (Kent) Rail Station Railway station 5.2 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Leisure Centre, 176 m away.
More stations near ME5 8BD, and how we find themSource: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are near ME5 8BD?
The nearest GP practices to the centre of ME5 8BD, 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.
- Reach Healthcare Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 687200 1.4 kmCycle
- King George Road Surgery Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report October 2022, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 671037 2.0 kmCycle
- The Churchill Clinic Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report February 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 842397 2.3 kmCycle
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 8BD?
The nearest charging points to the centre of ME5 8BD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:
- GeniePoint Charging point · 2 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO 1.7 kmCycle
- A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.1 kmCycle
- POLAR Charging point · 2 chargers · up to 7.2 kW 2.4 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 MapSource: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it
Which dentists are near ME5 8BD?
The nearest to the centre of ME5 8BD, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.
- Miss S. P. Meads & Associates Dental Practice Phone 01634 201636 600 mWalk
- Kent Smile Studio Phone 01634 683123 1.1 kmWalk
- Medway Dental Care 1.9 kmCycle
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 8BD?
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.
- Spire Alexandra Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report September 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 686162 1.8 kmCycle
- Medway Maritime Hospital Care Quality Commission rating: Requires improvement CQC report November 2025 · Phone 01634 833824 4.4 kmCycle
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 8BD?
The nearest care homes to the centre of ME5 8BD, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.
- PILS Care Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report May 2020, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 579505 550 mWalk
- Insight Walderslade Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report July 2017, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 869273 1.5 kmCycle
- 146 Lower Robin Hood Lane Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report June 2019, over 3 years old · Phone 01634 200335 1.7 kmCycle
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 8BD?
The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of ME5 8BD, 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.
- Lordswood Pharmacy Mon to Fri 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 1pm; Sun closed · Phone 01634 863372 650 mWalk
- Fenns Chemist Mon to Fri 9am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed 1.2 kmWalk
- Morrisons Pharmacy, Neighborough Centre Mon to Sat 9am to 1pm, 2pm to 7pm; Sun 10am to 4pm · Phone 01634 684964 1.6 kmCycle
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 8BD?
The nearest vets to the centre of ME5 8BD on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.
- PDSA PetAid Hospital 3.3 kmCycle
- Wigmore Veterinary Centre 3.5 kmCycle
- Medway Park Veterinary Centre Phone +441634570530 3.8 kmCycle
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 8BD in a conservation area?
The centre of ME5 8BD 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 8BD?
Police.uk records 105 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of ME5 8BD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.
Also: burglary 3, robbery 2, other crime 2, public order 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 monthsSource: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
The official record for ME5 8BD
- Ward
- Lordswood & Walderslade
- 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
- September 1991
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
- Food hygiene ratings: Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency
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